1949 Leaf: Wig
A short nickname for a short career. This is the second in a series of profiles of the nicknames appearing in the 1949 Leaf baseball card checklist.
1949 Leaf Profile
1949 Leaf: Hippity Hopp
The first in a series of 98 explorations into how seemingly every player depicted in the ’49 Leaf Baseball set earned their nicknames. Before the advent of Rapper’s Delight, Hippity Hop carried a decidedly baseball flavored meaning.