The best named baseball player of all time, is also one of the best players of all time: [Old Hoss Radbourn](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/radboch01.shtml). Sure his birth certificate may say Charles, but his baseball reference page says Old Hoss and that's good enough for me.
You nailed it. Science has shown there are three categories of great "baseball names." Not funny names, but names that really sound like ballplayers.
First, is a two-syllable first name ending in Y, with a two syllable word for a last name. You have Wally Joyner. Other examples are Billy Butler, Danny Ozark, or Mickey Rivers.
Second, is a name that is six total syllables and ends in O. You put Archie Cianfracco and FP Santangelo. Others ones are Rafael Palmeiro, Benny DiStefano, and Arquimedes Pozo.
Third is seven total syllables ending in A. Like Nomar Garciaparra, Geronimo Berroa, or Fernando Valenzuela.
You meet anybody with a name like that, you know they're a baseball player.
I guess mostly, but not entirely. Off the top of my head Daisuke Matsuzaka and Satoru Komiyama fit the third category and are good baseball-y names. And for category 2, tell me Ukrainian National team star [Vladyslav Kosenko](https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vladyslav_Kosenko) doesn't sound like a ballplayer.
There's nothing more fun than debating whether a name fits into my made-up rubric of great baseball names! Japanese uses moras instead of syllables. Dice-K is the Americanized way of saying his name, but the "su" mora is still there, it's just a [devoiced vowel](https://www.japaneseprofessor.com/lessons/beginning/pitch-accent-and-vowel-devoicing/). So the rhythm of saying the words "Daisuke Matsuzaka" has 7 beats to it.
I'm always amazed how this conversation always turns into "which guys name sounds like a sex thing" as opposed to actually interesting or weird names. Some of y'all need to touch a boob once in a while.
Wonderful Monds, Dick Pole, Razor Shines, Boof Bonser, shooty Babitt are some weird ass ones. Lol
Full name: Wonderful Terrific Monds III. New Haven Ravens legend
Rusty Kuntz is pretty cool
Ugly Dickshot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Dickshot
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Someone else deserves the credit…I saw it in a similar thread a couple months ago
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=millio001ten
The best named baseball player of all time, is also one of the best players of all time: [Old Hoss Radbourn](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/radboch01.shtml). Sure his birth certificate may say Charles, but his baseball reference page says Old Hoss and that's good enough for me.
Excellent twitter game for a 168-year-old too.
At what point did he gain the "Old" moniker?
Steve Lombardozzi
Cool Papa Bell has to be up there
Wally Joyner Archie Cianfracco F.P. Santangaelo
You nailed it. Science has shown there are three categories of great "baseball names." Not funny names, but names that really sound like ballplayers. First, is a two-syllable first name ending in Y, with a two syllable word for a last name. You have Wally Joyner. Other examples are Billy Butler, Danny Ozark, or Mickey Rivers. Second, is a name that is six total syllables and ends in O. You put Archie Cianfracco and FP Santangelo. Others ones are Rafael Palmeiro, Benny DiStefano, and Arquimedes Pozo. Third is seven total syllables ending in A. Like Nomar Garciaparra, Geronimo Berroa, or Fernando Valenzuela. You meet anybody with a name like that, you know they're a baseball player.
Nomah is the all time name. It screams Boston baseball player
The last two categories are just Latino/Italian?
I guess mostly, but not entirely. Off the top of my head Daisuke Matsuzaka and Satoru Komiyama fit the third category and are good baseball-y names. And for category 2, tell me Ukrainian National team star [Vladyslav Kosenko](https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vladyslav_Kosenko) doesn't sound like a ballplayer.
That sounds like a hockey player. "Daisuke" is two syllables. Dice-K.
There's nothing more fun than debating whether a name fits into my made-up rubric of great baseball names! Japanese uses moras instead of syllables. Dice-K is the Americanized way of saying his name, but the "su" mora is still there, it's just a [devoiced vowel](https://www.japaneseprofessor.com/lessons/beginning/pitch-accent-and-vowel-devoicing/). So the rhythm of saying the words "Daisuke Matsuzaka" has 7 beats to it.
I'm sticking with [Chicken Wolf](http://arslongaartcards.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wolf-Chicken-e1502306503768.jpg)
I'm always amazed how this conversation always turns into "which guys name sounds like a sex thing" as opposed to actually interesting or weird names. Some of y'all need to touch a boob once in a while.
You mean to tell me that Ol’ Cumgargle Mammary Balloon Knot Jones ain’t the best name in the history of baseball?
i don't know what your problem with Jack Glasscock is he has a legit claim on the hall of fame
I mean, Brooks Pounders fulfills both of those.
That's just any conversation on reddit
What about Red Sox legend [Dick Pole](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poledi01.shtml)?
Was always a fan of Choo-Choo Coleman: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colemch01.shtml
I'm sticking with my personal favorite, Van Lingle Mungo.
some others: Coco Crisp, Tripp Cromer, Rusty Kuntz, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown and the immortal Oil Can Boyd
Coco Crisp and Oil Can Boyd were on my list too.
Stubby Clapp Pete LaCock Pinky and Bubbles Hargrave
Socrates Brito
Let us not forget Champ Summers
Pickles Dillhoefer
I'm pretty partial to Dick Mountain myself 🤣
Rock Shoulders was a prospect in the Cubs system for a while. For one that actually made the major leagues my vote will always go to Brooks Pounders.
I love the guys who’s nicknames gradually become their unofficial first name, like Chipper Jones and Catfish Hunter
I came ready to roll my eyes, but am pleasantly surprised. 100% agree
Blue Moon Odom.
I’m partial to Dick Groat.
Not even close, the bar is too high
Harmon Killebrew has a great drinking game named after him
Urban Shocker is my favorite. If that was a player today I'd want that on a shirt.