Players Named for Places
From BR Bullpen
OK, they may not all have been named after their birthplace. But they did at least share their name (or nickname) with that place. They're listed in order of career Win Shares.
[edit] Players
Vinegar Bend Mizell, Vinegar Bend, AR
Verne Clemons, Clemons, IA
Estel Crabtree, Crabtree, OH
Happy Townsend, Townsend, DE
Slim Love, Love, MS
Jack Ogden, Ogden, PA
Curly Ogden, Ogden, PA
Lore Bader, Bader, IL
Charlie Gassaway, Gassaway, TN
George Turbeville, Turbeville, SC
Pea Ridge Day, Pea Ridge, AR
Clay Perry, Clayton, WI
Steve Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
