Hall of Fame Nicknames Quiz (+ Answers)

Our Hall of Fame Nicknames Quiz: 20+ Names and Answers

Baseball writer Norman L. Macht lists some of the greatest MLB Hall of Famers of all-time - but do you know their real names?

Test your baseball knowledge with our Hall of Fame nicknames quiz!

Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez with wife June O’Dea

During Major League Baseball’s first 100 years, so many players were known by nicknames, most fans never heard or read their real given names.

So, how many of these baseball Hall of Famers’ real first names do you know? Tell us your scores in the comments!

Lefty Grove - Robert Moses Grove

Babe Ruth - George Herman Ruth Jr.

Sparky Anderson - George Lee Anderson

Yogi Berra - Lawrence Peter Berra

Chief Bender - Charles Albert Bender

Three-Finger Brown - Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Mickey Cochrane - Gordon Stanley Cochrane

Whitey Ford - Edward Charles Ford

Lefty Gomez - Vernon Louis Gomez

Goose Goslin - Leon Allen Goslin

Goose Gossage - Richard Michael Gossage

Gabby Hartnett - Charles Leo Hartnett

Whitey Herzog - Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

Catfish Hunter - James Augustus Hunter

Chipper Jones - Larry Wayne Jones Jr.

Pee Wee Reese - Harold Peter Henry Reese

Red Schoendienst - Albert Fred Schoendienst

Duke Snider - Edwin Donald Snider

Arky Vaughan - Joseph Floyd Vaughan

Pie Traynor - Harold Joseph Traynor

Hack Wilson - Lewis Robert Wilson

Cy Young - Denton True Young

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