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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the asterisk being a symbol commonly used in typography to ...
Runs batted in. 263. Teams. Cleveland Indians ( 1974 – 1981) San Francisco Giants ( 1982 – 1985) Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950), nicknamed " Kuip ", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a player, he was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball ...
September 1, 1914. (1914-09-01) (aged 28–29) Cincinnati Zoo. Resting place. National Museum of Natural History. Known for. Last known living passenger pigeon. Martha ( c. 1885 – September 1, 1914) was a passenger pigeon, the last known of her species; she was named "Martha" in honor of Martha Washington, the first lady of the United States ...
Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [ 1] and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morphology and the behaviour of the domesticated descendants of the rock dove to suit their needs for ...
Pigeon drop. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object. [ 2][ 3][ 4][page needed] One of the con artists will typically claim to have found the money or ...
He guessed it was reality TV star Gemma Collins. Ross, meanwhile, used the “old bird” clue to guess it was Camilla, the Queen Consort. Rita Ora thought it was a younger star and guessed Love ...
Gordon Clegg (1982–) Sons. Peter Clegg. Caroline Clegg (née Wilson) is the wife of Gordon Clegg. Caroline and Gordon had met in 1982, and got engaged. Gordon introduced Caroline to his mother Betty Turpin. Betty took a shine to Caroline, although felt Gordon was rushing into things. Nevertherless, they got married later on, although it was a ...