Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>I picked up my first E137 last night. It's a 1915 Zeenut of "Tubby" Spencer w/o coupon. After viewing his card, I know that he came by his nickname honestly. Who said stripes make you look thinner?....It didn't work for the Babe Ruth or Tubby Spencer.<br /><br />The card also made me curious as to when striped uniforms began. Here's a link to a great site on uniforms, and a page that answers that question:<br /><br /><a href="http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline_1888.htm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline_1888.htm</a> <br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197955876.JPG"><br /><br />Anyone else have cards depicting "portly" players? <br /><br />Patrick

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197990996.JPG">

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>Thanks for sharing Leon. Those ladies are certainly not Virginia Slims.<br /><br />Patrick

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>I don't know Patrick, but I think Tubby may have gone on a diet, he looks a little bigger in his 1913 Zeenut. Either that or the guy cropping the 1915 was a little generous.<br />-Rhett<br /><img src="http://www.geocities.com/cameopepsin/13zeespenger.JPG">

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Honest John Mutrie<br />Fats Fothergill<br />Dirty Jack Doyle<br />Jesse "Crab" Burkett<br />Earl "Granny" Caldwell<br />Flea Clifton<br />Jumbo Brown<br />Stubby Clapp<br />Bill "Spaceman" Lee<br />Any player nicknamed "Specs"<br />

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>David "Boomer" Wells

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown<br /><br />Not the kind of nickname you want to earn for it's veracity (ouch), but the mangled digits worked wonders for him.

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Ricky Y</b><p>I always thought then name James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn made me crack up. He sorta was big I guess for his day.<br /><br />Ricky Y

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Dave Haas</b><p>George "Mule" Haas

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>Not pre-war and I don't know if he could be considered "portly", but one look at Walt Williams and one could see thst he came by his nick-name "No Neck" honestly.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii248/pmcelveen/walt_williams_autograph.jpg">

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>Let's not forget... Cap "You Make Me Feel Like" Anson and Dummy "Chips A" Hoy.<br />

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>"Ironman" Joe McGinnity

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>paulstratton</b><p>"Smokey" Robert Weed or "Bloodshot" Bobby Weed, I've heard both.<br /><img src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z105/pstratt63/Weed-1.jpg"><br /><br />This is a scan of someone else's Weed. It's not mine.

Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly
 

Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>"fat" freddie fitzsimmons<br /><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/dcc1/fatfred.jpg">