Baseball Nicknames From the Archives | MLB News

Sports Reference just launched a new search engine that lets you hunt down players and teams — and now you can even search by nickname. Dive into wild 19th-century baseball lore: Tony Mullane, the “Apollo of the Box,” was a pitchin’ pretty boy who switched hands mid-game; Jack Chapman and Bob Ferguson both earned “Death To Flying Things” for their outfield prowess — Chapman even managed a scandal-ridden team. Pearce Chiles, with a rap sheet, shouted “What’s the Use?” before snagging pop-ups. And Jimmy Bannon, at five-foot-five, became “Foxy Grandpa” for his early gray hair — later a minor league journeyman and even a state legislator. This tool is your ticket to uncovering baseball’s deepest, weirdest nickname rabbit holes.

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