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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
The Bronx Bombers – Reference to the team's home, the New York City borough of the Bronx, along with their propensity for hitting "bombs" (home runs). The Bombers – Short version of the previous. The Baby Bombers – A description of the relatively young team in 2017 that had much more power than expected and were led by Aaron Judge , a ...
Their most prominently used nickname is "the Bronx Bombers" or simply "the Bombers", a reference to their home and their prolific hitting. The nickname "Bronx Bombers" was first used by writer Frank Wallace in a July 5, 1928, article in the New York Daily News. [396] By 1935, the name had caught on among sportswriters around the country. [397 ...
Tri-Cornered Baseball Game: June 26, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees: 5–1–0 New York Giants: Three-way exhibition baseball game as a fund-raiser for World War II, played in a round-robin format. [6] [7] Grandstand Managers Night: August 24, 1951 Philadelphia Athletics: 3–5 St. Louis Browns
The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees is a nonfiction book written by former Major League Baseball pitcher Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock. A memoir of Lyle's tenure with the New York Yankees , the book documents the 1978 New York Yankees season , including the 1978 World Series and conflicts ...
As 'Mr. Baseball' turns 90 and 'Doc' potentially moves in to take over the Bucks, here's a look at the great nicknames in Wisconsin sports history.
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