Hall of Name: Baseball`s Most Magnificent Monikers from `The Only Nolan` to `Van Lingle Mungo` and More, Firstman D. B.

Paying homage to some of the great names in the history of this great game.

Each player profile within has the following:

• general demographic information (name they played under, their full name at birth, date of birth/death, years active in the majors, positions played, etc.)

• etymology/definition of each part of their given name

• baseball biography (generally, how they made it to the majors, what they did while they were there)
• best day (a recap of a great day in their major league career)
• the wonder of his name (why his name is memorable)
• not to be confused with (names that sound and/or look like the players name)
• fun anagrams (anagrams of their given names, just because)
• ephemera (factoids, tidbits, trivia about the player, details regarding their parents, their family and their life after baseball)