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Trivia: 1950s baseball nicknames

Posted By: Dan Pelton
Date: Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 1:25 a.m.

In Response To: Trivia: 1950s baseball nicknames (Marv Porten)

Having grown up in metro Detroit, we had the "Yankee Killer" in the 50's, known for his lifetime 28-13 record against NY, including 7-0 in 1958.

We also had Don Mossi, who Bill James described in the Historical Almanac as being able to run ugly, hit ugly, throw ugly, field ugly, and was ugly for power, as well as being ugly to all fields. You also never saw an uglier player in the clutch.

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• Trivia: 1950s baseball nicknames
  Marv Porten -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 7:12 p.m.
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    Bill Riles -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 7:23 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 7:29 p.m.
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    Bill Riles -- Saturday, 28 March 2009, at 7:50 p.m.
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    Dan Pelton -- Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 1:25 a.m.
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      Marv Porten -- Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 4:05 a.m.
      • Trivia: 1950s baseball nicknames
        Dan Pelton -- Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 4:52 p.m.
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    lenny -- Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 8:53 a.m.
  • ANSWERS: 1950s baseball nicknames
    Marv Porten -- Sunday, 29 March 2009, at 6:45 p.m.