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#Redirect [[List of baseball nicknames#Chicago White Sox players nicknames]]
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In the last 100-plus years, the [[Chicago White Sox]] have had many players with colorful and memorable nicknames from “Shoeless Joe” Jackson to “Old Aches & Pains” Appling, Minnie the “Cuban Comet” Minoso, “Little Louie” Aparicio, “Black Jack” McDowell, and Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas. These are some of the best.
*[[Dick Allen]]: “’’’Wampum’’’”
*[[Sandy Alomar]]: “’’’Iron Pony’’’”
*[[Luis Aparicio]]: “’’’Little Louie’’’”
*[[Luke Appling]]: “’’’Fumblefoot’’’” or “’’’Kid Boots’’’” or “’’’Old Aches & Pains’’’”
*[[Cuke Barrows]], Roland Barrows: “’’’Cuke’’’”
*[[Bruno Block]], James John Blochowicz: “’’’Bruno’’’”
*[[Ken Boyer]]: “’’’Cap’’’” or “’’’Captain’’’”
*[[Smoky Burgess]], Forrest Harrill Burgess: “’’’Smoky’’’”
*[[Ivan Calderon]]: “’’’ Ivan The Terrible’’’”
*[[Norm Cash]]: “’’’Stormin’ Norman’’’”
*[[Eddie Cicotte]]: “’’’Knuckles’’’”
*[[Rocky Colavito]], Rocco Colavito: “’’’Rocky’’’”
*[[Eddie Collins]]: “’’’Cocky’’’”
*[[Bucky Dent]]. Russell Earl O’Day: “’’’Bucky’’’” or “’’’Bucky $#&*ing Dent’’’”
*[[Richard Dotson]]: “’’’Dot’’’”
*[[Brian Downing]]: “’’’Incredible Hulk’’’”
*[[Red Faber]], Urban Clarence Faber: “’’’Red’’’”
*[[Carlton Fisk]]: “’’’Pudge’’’”
*[[Nellie Fox]], Jacob Nelson Fox,: “’’’Nellie’’’,” “’’’Little Nel’’’,” or “’’’The Mighty Mite’’’”
*[[Freddy Garcia]]: “’’’Chief’’’”
*[[Ralph Garr]]: “’’’Road Runner’’’”
*[[Kid Gleason]], William Gleason: “’’’Kid’’’”
*[[Goose Gossage]], Richard Michael Gossage: “’’’Goose’’’” or “’’’The White Gorilla’’’”
*[[Bo Jackson]], Vincent Edward Jackson: “’’’Bo’’’”
*[[Joe Jackson]]:: “’’’Shoeless Joe’’’”
*[[Ted Kluszewski]]: “’’’Big Klu’’’”
*[[Ted Lyons]]: “’’’ Sunday Teddy’’’”
*[[Jack McDowell]]: “’’’Black Jack’’’”
*[[Catfish Metkovich]], George Michael Metkovich: “’’’Catfish’’’”
*[[Minnie Minoso]], Saturnino Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Miñoso: “’’’Minnie’’’” or “’’’The Cuban Comet’’’”
*[[Blue Moon Odom]], Johnny Lee Odom: “’’’Blue Moon’’’”
*[[Magglio Ordonez]]: “’’’El Caribe Mayor (The Caribbean Mayor)’’’” or ”’’’Mags’’’”
*[[Tom Paciorek]]: “’’’Wimpy’’’”
*[[Bubba Phillips]], John Melvin Phillips: “’’’Bubba’’’”
*[[Billy Pierce]]: “’’’Billy the Kid’’’”
*[[Scott Podsednik]]: “’’’Podsy’’’”
*[[Tim Raines]]: “’’’Rock’’’”
*[[Ray Schalk]]: “’’’The Cracker’’’”
*[[Tom Seaver]]: “’’’Tom Terrific’’’”
*[[Bill Skowron]]: “’’’Moose’’’”
*[[Moose Solters]], Julius Joseph Soltesz: “’’’Moose’’’” or “’’’Lemons’’’”
*[[Frank Thomas]]: “’’’Big Hurt’’’”
*[[Jim Thome]]: “’’’Mr. High Socks’’’”
*[[Robin Ventura]]: “’’’Batman’’’”
*[[Ed Walsh]]: “’’’Big Ed’’’”
*[[Skeeter Webb]], James Laverne Webb: “’’’Skeeter’’’”
*[[Hoyt Wilhelm]]: “’’’Old Sarge’’’”
*[[Taffy Wright]], Taft Shedron Wright:: “’’’Taffy’’’”*[[Early Wynn]]: “’’’Gus’’’”
==See also==
*[[Chicago White Sox]]
*[[Chicago White Sox all-time roster]]*[[List of Chicago White Sox people]]
*[[List of Chicago White Sox award winners and league leaders|White Sox award winners and league leaders]]
*[[List of Chicago White Sox broadcasters|White Sox broadcasters and media]]
*[[List of Chicago White Sox managers and ownership|White Sox managers and ownership]]
*[[Boston Red Sox Nicknames]]
*[[Detroit Tigers Nicknames]]
*[[New York Yankees Nicknames]]
==Sources==
All nicknames cited in this article are verified from either http//www.baseball-reference.com and/or http//www.baseball-almanac.com
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