Monthly Archives: March 2015

Nels Potter, also nicknamed “Clint” and “Popcorn” played part of 12 seasons in the majors, mostly for pretty weak teams.

Born just up the road from me in Sparta, Virginia, Clarence Campbell was nicknamed “Soup,” just as almost everyone with the surname Campbell has been. He starred in both baseball and football at Hampden-Sydney College.

Rollie Hemsley was a good enough catcher to stay on a big league roster but a bad enough drunk to always be plucking on his manager’s last nerve.

Gerald Walker

John Rucker‘s career spanned six seasons. While it wasn’t a particularly

Nicknamed “Snooker,” Morris Arnovich was a line drive hitting outfielder for the Reds, Phillies and Giants.