Welcome to the final part of the Donruss Names Series, where we look at some of the more interesting names on the back of Donruss baseball cards. This series takes advantage of the fact that from 1981 to 1992, Donruss printed the players full legal name on the back of their cards. If you're new to this series of posts or just want to reminisce, here's what we've covered so far:
Part 1: Famous players who went by their middle name
Part 2: Players who you thought had a nickname, but their nickname was their real name
Part 3: Players with a unique first name (Part 1)
Part 4: Players with a unique first name (Part 2)
Part 5: Players with a unique middle name
Part 6: Players who went by a nickname (Part 1 - 70s/80s)
All of the previous posts in the Donruss Names Series can be accessed by clicking here.
The final installment of the series today will feature players from the 80s/90s era who went by a nickname. I'm using a quiz format again to spice things up a bit, but if you want to skip ahead to the answers, feel free. The questions and answers are repeated below along with the cards that show the info.
Let's dive in!
1) Which three-time all-star slugger had the given first/middle name Charles Theodore?A) Cecil Fielder
B) Chili Davis
C) Danny Tartabull
D) Chet Lemon
2) Which pitcher who spent 13 years as a starter and reliever in the American League (and only played part of one season in the National League), had the given first/middle name George Earl?
A) Storm Davis
B) Goose Gossage
C) Turk Wendell
D) Tug McGraw
3) Which speedy one-time all-star had the given first/middle name Leon Joseph?
A) Otis Nixon
B) Willie Wilson
C) Bip Roberts
D) Mickey Rivers
4) Which long-time reliever had the given first/middle name Richard Michael?
A) Rollie Fingers
B) Goose Gossage
C) Willie Hernandez
D) Sparky Lyle
5) Which athletic outfielder had the given first/middle name Vincent Edward?
A) Kenny Lofton
B) Lonnie Smith
C) Bo Jackson
D) Barry Bonds
6) Which future manager had the given first/middle name Harry Ralston?
A) Bud Black
B) Torey Lovullo
C) Terry Francona
D) Dusty Baker
7) Which star shortstop had the given first/middle name Osborne Earl?
A) Ozzie Guillen
B) Ozzie Canseco
C) Ozzie Virgil
D) Ozzie Smith
Ok, let's see how you did!
1) Which three-time all-star slugger had the given first/middle name Charles Theodore?A) Cecil Fielder
B) Chili Davis
C) Danny Tartabull
D) Chet Lemon
Chili got his nickname after a particularly bad haircut as a child. Other kids made fun of the haircut by saying it looked like someone had put a chili bowl over his head to cut around.
2) Which pitcher who spent 13 years as a starter and reliever in the American League (and only played part of one season in the National League), had the given first/middle name George Earl?
A) Storm Davis
B) Goose Gossage
C) Turk Wendell
D) Tug McGraw
Storm apparently got his nickname from a book his mother read while pregnant with him.
3) Which speedy one-time all-star had the given first/middle name Leon Joseph?
A) Otis Nixon
B) Willie Wilson
C) Bip Roberts
D) Mickey Rivers
4) Which long-time reliever had the given first/middle name Richard Michael?
A) Rollie Fingers
B) Goose Gossage
C) Willie Hernandez
D) Sparky Lyle
A friend thought Rich looked like a goose when he looked in to read the signs from the catcher.
5) Which athletic outfielder had the given first/middle name Vincent Edward?
A) Kenny Lofton
B) Lonnie Smith
C) Bo Jackson
D) Barry Bonds
Bo was short for "boar hog," which Vincent was compared to as a child due to his penchant for getting into trouble.
6) Which future manager had the given first/middle name Harry Ralston?
A) Bud Black
B) Torey Lovullo
C) Terry Francona
D) Dusty Baker
Harry's sister started calling him Bud after the son in the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best.
7) Which star shortstop had the given first/middle name Osborne Earl?
A) Ozzie Guillen
B) Ozzie Canseco
C) Ozzie Virgil
D) Ozzie Smith
Thanks for reading the final installment of the Donruss Names Series. As a thank you, I'm happy to announce you've stumbled into a "Pick 3" giveaway!
Anyway, this giveaway is simple. There are three sets of players. Pick one player from each of the groups of names. Enter your names in the comments below. The first 6 people that comment will win and receive a PWE of cards of those three players. I'll try to include some interesting cards if I have them. Also, in the comments, if you want cards of that player from a particular team, you can say so, and I will try to accommodate. No doubling up on names. Once a player is taken by someone, you need to pick someone else in the group.
In subsequent giveaways, players chosen in the previous giveaways will not be available to choose again until some unknown date in the future. (Names with strikethrough below are not available.)
If you win, please provide your name and address via email by accessing my Blogger profile. If I've traded with you or have sent you cards before, you can skip this step.
Remember, pick one player from each group!
HOF - Group 1
| Roberto |
Alomar |
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Whitey |
Herzog |
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Cal |
Ripken Jr. |
| Sparky |
Anderson |
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Trevor |
Hoffman |
|
Ivan |
Rodriguez |
| Jeff |
Bagwell |
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Reggie |
Jackson |
|
Pete |
Rose |
| Harold |
Baines |
|
Randy |
Johnson |
|
Babe |
Ruth |
| Craig |
Biggio |
|
Chipper |
Jones |
|
Nolan |
Ryan |
| Bert |
Blyleven |
|
Barry |
Larkin |
|
Mike |
Schmidt |
| Wade |
Boggs |
|
Tony |
LaRussa |
|
Tom |
Seaver |
| George |
Brett |
|
Tommy |
Lasorda |
|
Lee |
Smith |
| Steve |
Carlton |
|
Greg |
Maddux |
|
Ozzie |
Smith |
| Gary |
Carter |
|
Edgar |
Martinez |
|
John |
Smoltz |
| Andre |
Dawson |
|
Pedro |
Martinez |
|
Bruce |
Sutter |
| Dennis |
Eckersley |
|
Paul |
Molitor |
|
Don |
Sutton |
| Carlton |
Fisk |
|
Jack |
Morris |
|
Frank |
Thomas |
| Tom |
Glavine |
|
Eddie |
Murray |
|
Jim |
Thome |
| Goose |
Gossage |
|
Mike |
Mussina |
|
Alan |
Trammell |
Ken |
Griffey Jr. |
|
Phil |
Niekro |
|
Larry |
Walker |
| Vladimir |
Guerrero |
|
Tony |
Perez |
|
Dick |
Williams |
| Tony |
Gwynn |
|
Mike |
Piazza |
|
Dave |
Winfield |
| Rickey |
Henderson |
|
Kirby |
Puckett |
|
Robin |
Yount |
|
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Tim |
Raines |
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Jim |
Rice |
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| Grover |
Alexander |
|
Reggie |
Jackson |
Luke |
Appling |
|
Fergie |
Jenkins |
| Earl |
Averill |
|
Walter |
Johnson |
| Ernie |
Banks |
|
Chuck |
Klein |
Johnny |
Bench |
|
Nap |
Lajoie |
| Jim |
Bottomley |
|
Joe |
Morgan |
Lou |
Brock |
|
Stan |
Musial |
| Rod |
Carew |
|
Brooks |
Robinson |
Mickey |
Cochrane |
|
Frank |
Robinson |
| Joe |
Cronin |
|
Tris |
Speaker |
| Bob |
Feller |
|
Willie |
Stargell |
| Rollie |
Fingers |
|
Bill |
Terry |
| Jimmie |
Foxx |
|
Honus |
Wagner |
| Frankie |
Frisch |
|
Paul |
Waner |
| Bob |
Gibson |
|
Billy |
Williams |
| Goose |
Goslin |
|
Ted |
Williams |
| Lefty |
Grove |
|
Carl |
Yastrzemski |
| Gabby |
Hartnett |
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| Rogers |
Hornsby |
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Past Stars - Group 2
| Mark |
McGwire |
|
Curt |
Schilling |
| Kevin |
Mitchell |
|
Mike |
Scioscia |
| Raul |
Mondesi |
|
Gary |
Sheffield |
| Dale |
Murphy |
|
Ruben |
Sierra |
| Graig |
Nettles |
|
JT |
Snow |
| John |
Olerud |
|
Sammy |
Sosa |
| Paul |
O'Neill |
|
Dave |
Stewart |
| Magglio |
Ordonez |
|
Darryl |
Strawberry |
| Rafael |
Palmeiro |
|
Rick |
Sutcliffe |
| Dave |
Parker |
|
Danny |
Tartabull |
| Lance |
Parrish |
|
Miguel |
Tejada |
| Larry |
Parrish |
|
John |
Valentin |
| Lou |
Piniella |
|
Fernando |
Valenzuela |
| Darrell |
Porter |
|
Andy |
Van Slyke |
| Aramis |
Ramirez |
|
Greg |
Vaughn |
| Manny |
Ramirez |
|
Mo |
Vaughn |
| Jeff |
Reardon |
|
Robin |
Ventura |
| Edgar |
Renteria |
|
Omar |
Vizquel |
| Kenny |
Rogers |
|
Tim |
Wakefield |
| Scott |
Rolen |
|
Tim |
Wallach |
| Bret |
Saberhagen |
|
David |
Wells |
| Tim |
Salmon |
|
Vernon |
Wells |
| Deion |
Sanders |
|
Lou |
Whitaker |
| Benito |
Santiago |
|
Frank |
White |
| Steve |
Sax |
|
Bernie |
Williams |
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Matt |
Williams |
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Willie |
Wilson |
|
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Don |
Zimmer |
Current/Recent Stars - Group 3
| Jose |
Abreu |
|
Robinson |
Cano |
| Ronald |
Acuna Jr. |
|
Matt |
Carpenter |
| Ozzie |
Albies |
|
Starlin |
Castro |
Jose |
Altuve |
|
Matt |
Chapman |
| Elvis |
Andrus |
|
Willson |
Contreras |
| Chris |
Archer |
|
Carlos |
Correa |
| Nolan |
Arenado |
|
Nelson |
Cruz |
| Jake |
Arrieta |
|
Yu |
Darvish |
| Josh |
Bell |
|
Khris |
Davis |
Cody |
Bellinger |
|
Jacob |
deGrom |
| Andrew |
Benintendi |
|
Ian |
Desmond |
Mookie |
Betts |
|
Josh |
Donaldson |
| Charlie |
Blackmon |
|
Jacoby |
Ellsbury |
| Michael |
Brantley |
|
Freddie |
Freeman |
Alex |
Bregman |
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| Joey |
Gallo |
Kyle |
Schwarber |
| Paul |
Goldschmidt |
Chris |
Sale |
| Didi |
Gregorius |
Carlos |
Santana |
| Zach |
Greinke |
Max |
Scherzer |
| Bryce |
Harper |
Jean |
Segura |
| Felix |
Hernandez |
Luis |
Severino |
| Jason |
Heyward |
Andrelton |
Simmons |
| Aaron |
Judge |
George |
Springer |
Clayton |
Kershaw |
Giancarlo |
Stanton |
| Dallas |
Keuchel |
Trevor |
Story |
Cory |
Kluber |
Stephen |
Strasburg |
| Jon |
Lester |
Dansby |
Swanson |
| Francisco |
Lindor |
Ichiro |
Suzuki |
| Evan |
Longoria |
Noah |
Syndergaard |
| Manny |
Machado |
Masahiro |
Tanaka |
| Trey |
Mancini |
Troy |
Tulowitzki |
| JD |
Martinez |
Justin |
Turner |
| Andrew |
McCutchen |
Trea |
Turner |
| Yadier |
Molina |
Justin |
Upton |
| Matt |
Olson |
Joey |
Votto |
| Salvador |
Perez |
Adam |
Wainwright |
| Tommy |
Pham |
Christian |
Yelich |
| Buster |
Posey |
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| David |
Price |
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| Jose |
Ramirez |
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