A farmer’s guide to baseball player’s nicknames
Posted on Jul 15, 2015![baseball nicknames](https://cdn.kyfb.com/KYFB/assets/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/baseball-nicknames-300x300.jpg)
Bull. Workhorse. Pickles.
Nicknames in the sporting world are no new thing, but did you ever stop to think about how many of those nicknames have agricultural ties? A long look at the history of baseball and its players says quite a few. Whether you were tagged for your size, style of play or simply because a new moniker played well (or humorously) with your real name, nicknames have defined these athletes since the late 1800s.
Here, in alphabetical order by nickname, is a near-exhaustive list of the many different baseball players with ag-related nicknames from the past century or more…
"Apples" Andy Lapihuska Team played for: Phillies Years played: 1942-1943
"Baby Bull" Orlando Cepeda Teams played for: Giants, Cardinals, Braves, Red Sox and Royals Years played: 1958-1974
Wilin Rosario Team played for: Rockies Years played: 2011-present
"Baby Goose" Lance McCullers Teams played for: Padres, Yankees, Tigers and Rangers Years played: 1975-1992
"Barnyard" Bernie Henderson Team played for: Indians Year played: 1921
"Beans" Harry Keener Team played for: Phillies Years played: 1896
"Beef" Welington Castillo Teams played for: Cubs, Diamondbacks and Mariners Years played: 2010 - present
"Big Donkey" Adam Dunn Teams played for: Reds, White Sox, Nationals, Diamondbacks and Athletics Years played: 2001-2014
"Blue Goose" Gene Moore Teams played for: Reds and Pirates Years played: 1909-1912
"Bull" Ed Durham Teams played for: Red Sox and White Sox Years played: 1929-1933
Leon Durham Teams played for: Cubs, Cardinals and Reds Years played: 1980-1989
Bruce Edwards Teams played for: Dodgers, Cubs, Senators and Redlegs Years played: 1946-1956
John Henry Teams played for: Senators and Braves Years played: 1910-1918
Brooks Lawrence Teams played for: Redlegs, Cardinals and Reds Years played: 1954-1960
Al Schroll Teams played for: Red Sox, Twins, Phillies and Cubs Years played: 1958-1961
Bobby Thompson Team played for: Rangers Year played: 1978
Bob Watson Teams played for: Astros, Yankees, Braves and Red Sox Years played: 1966-1984
"Cheese" Al Schweitzer Team played for: Browns Years played: 1908-1911
"Chick" Chet Morgan Team played for: Tigers Years played: 1935-1938
Frank Naleway Team played for: White Sox Year played: 1924
Marino Pieretti Teams played for: Senators, White Sox and Indians Years played: 1945-1950
Ivey Shiver Teams played for: Reds and Tigers Years played: 1931-1934
Charlie Wiedemeyer Team played for: Cubs Year played: 1934
“Chicken” Fred Stanley Teams played for: Yankees, Athletics, Indians, Padres... Years played: 1969-1982
"Chicken Man" Wade Boggs Teams played for: Red Sox, Yankees and Devil Rays Years played: 1982-1999
"Cotton" Brandon Dickson Team played for: Cardinals Years played: 2011-2012
Bowie Jones Team played for: Cardinals Year played: 1921
Hughie Miller Team played for: Phillies Years played: 1911-1915
Oscar Siemer Team played for: Braves Years played: 1925-1926
"Country" Mark Littell Team played for: Cardinals and Royals Years played: 1963-1982
"Country Breakfast" Billy Butler Teams played for: Royals and Athletics Years played: 2007-present
"Cowboy" Ray Harrell Teams played for: Cardinals, Phillies, Giants, Cubs and Pirates Years played: 1935-1945
Michael Lorenzen Team played for: Reds Year played: 2015-present
George Milsread Team played for: Cubs Years played: 1924-1926
Jim Winford Teams played for: Cardinals and Dodgers Years played: 1932-1938
"Duck" Garland Shifflett Teams played for: Twins and Senators Years played: 1957-1964
"Ducky" George Hale Team played for: Browns Years played: 1914-1918
"Farmer" Ray Moore Teams played for: Twins, Orioles, White Sox, Senators and Dodgers Years played: 1952-1963
"Goat" Les Channell Teams played for: Highlanders and Yankees Years played: 1910-1914
"Goose" John Easton Team played for: Phillies Years played: 1955-1959
Rich Gossage Teams played for: Yankees, Padres, White Sox, Pirates, Athletics... Years played: 1962-1994
"Ham" Tom Hamilton Team played for: Athletics Years played: 1952-1953
"Horse" Bob Lee Teams played for: Angels, Reds and Dodgers Years played: 1964-1968
John Orsino Teams played for: Orioles, Giants and Senators Years played: 1961-1967
"Horse Belly" Joe Sargent Team played for: Tigers Year played: 1921
"Hot Potato" Luke Hamlin Teams played for: Dodgers, Athletics, Tigers and Pirates Years played: 1933-1944
"Little Cowboy" Josh Tomlinson Team played for: Indians Years played: 2010-2014
"Mule" Frank Lary Teams played for: Tigers, Mets, White Sox and Braves Years played: 1954-1965
Charlie Peete Team played for: Cardinals Year played: 1956
Joe Sprinz Teams played for: Indians and Cardinals Years played: 1930-1933
Milt Watson Teams played for: Cardinals and Phillies Years played: 1916-1919
"Oats" Joe DeMaestri Teams played for: Athletics, Browns, Yankees and White Sox Years played: 1951-1961
"Old Tomato Face" Gabby Hartnett Teams played for: Cubs and Giants Years played: 1922-1941
"Onion" Jhonatan Solano Teams played for: Nationals and Marlins Years played: 2012-present
"Ox" Ray Goolsby Team played for: Senators Year played: 1946
"Peaches" Andy Nelson Team played for: White Sox Year played: 1908
Dan Petry Teams played for: Tigers, Angels, Red Sox and Braves Years played: 1979-1991
Johnny Werhas Teams played for: Angels and Dodgers Years played: 1964-1967
"Peanuts" Erv Kantlehner Teams played for: Pirates and Phillies Years played: 1914-1916
Paul Lehner Teams played for: Browns, Athletics, White Sox, Indians and Red Sox Years played: 1946-1952
Ed Pinnance Team played for: Athletics Year played: 1903
“Pepper” Marty Berghammer Teams played for: Reds, Rebels and White Sox Years played: 1911-1915
Eddie Morgan Teams played for: Dodgers and Cardinals Years played: 1936-1937
"Pickles" George Gerken Team played for: Indians Years played: 1927-1928
"Pig" Frank House Teams played for: Tigers, Athletics and Reds Years played: 1950-1961
"Piggy" Walt French Team played for: Athletics Years played: 1923-1929
"Pigpen" Eric Byrnes Teams played for: Athletics, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Rockies and Mariners Years played: 2000-2010
Jim Dwyer Teams played for: Orioles, Cardinals, Red Sox, Twins, Expos... Years played: 1973-1990
"Plowboy" Tom Morgan Teams played for: Yankees, Angels, Tigers, Athletics and Senators Years played: 1951-1963
"Pork Chop" John Hoffman Team played for: Astros Years played: 1964-1965
"Potato" Manuel Cueto Teams played for: Reds and Terriers Years played: 1914-1919
"Rooster" Rick Burleson Teams played for: Red Sox, Angels and Orioles Years played: 1974-1987
"Spinach" Ski Melillo Teams played for: Browns and Red Sox Years played: 1926-1937
"Strawberry Bill" Bill Bernhardt Teams played for: Naps, Phillies, Athletics and Bronchos Years played: 1899-1907
"Sugar" Frank Kane Team played for: Yankees Years played: 1915-1919
"T-Bone" Tommy Giorando Team played for: Athletics Year played: 1953
Bill Koski Team played for: Pirates Year played: 1951
Taylor Phillips Teams played for: Braves, Cubs, Phillies and White Sox Years played: 1956-1963
Jesse Winters Teams played for: Phillies and Giants Years played: 1919-1923
"The Bull" Greg Luzinski Teams played for: Phillies and White Sox Years played: 1970-1984
George Uhle Teams played for: Indians, Tigers, Yankees and Giants Years played: 1919-1936
"The Horse" Matt Cain Team played for: Giants Years played: 2005- present
"Tomato Face" Nick Cullop Teams played for: Reds, Indians, Senators, Robins and Yankees Years played: 1926-1931
"Tomatoes" Jake Kafora Team played for: Pirates Years played: 1913-1914
"Turkeyfoot" Frank Brower Teams played for: Senators and Indians Years played: 1920-1924
"Wagon Tongue" Bill Keister Teams played for: Orioles, Cardinals, Senators, Phillies and Beaneaters Years played: 1896-1903
"Workhorse" Herb Crompton Teams played for: Yankees and Senators Years played: 1937-1945
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