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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
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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The Sporting News Official Baseball Guide for 1965 explained why the team was renamed: "Late in the year 1964 the Harris County Domed Stadium was officially named the Astrodome after the Houston club changed its nickname, December 1, from Colt .45s to Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Company to the club's sales of ...
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