MLBers . . . Minus One Letter

Friend of the VORG High Heat Stats asked me the following question recently:

@dianagram with NFL player Whitner dropping the W from his name, can you come up with a list of MLB players whose names from real words when dropping the first letter? I already have Mackey Sasser 🙂

In case you missed this, Donte Whitner of the 49ers is apparently changing his last name to Hitner, as a testament to his umm . . . hard-hitting style on the field (he’s been fined $21,000 by the NFL for a hard hit during a recent game).

So, here are the MLB players whose last names make real words when you drop the first letter. You can see that Elroy Face should have been an ACE, Josh Thole has a HOLE in his swing, Dave Winfield should have played the INFIELD, etc.

PLAYER NAMES MINUS 1
(D)AAL AAL
(H)AAS (M)AAS AAS
(T)ABAKA ABAKA
(G)ABLER (T)ABLER ABLER
(G)ABLES ABLES
(S)ABO ABO
(F)ACE (M)ACE ACE
(V)ACHE ACHE
(L)ACOCK ACOCK
(L)ADD ADD
(C)ADORE ADORE
(R)AETHER AETHER
(G)AFF (T)AFF AFF
(H)AFFORD AFFORD
(R)AFTER AFTER
(L)AGA AGA
(C)AGE (P)AGE (S)AGE AGE
(M)AGEE AGEE
(S)AGER AGER
(L)AGGER AGGER
(F)AGIN AGIN
(H)AGUE AGUE
(J)AHA AHA
(N)AHEM AHEM
(H)AID AID
(V)AIL AIL
(M)AILS AILS
(B)AIN (C)AIN (F)AIN (M)AIN (R)AIN (S)AIN AIN
(M)AINS AINS
(B)AIR (F)AIR AIR
(W)AITS AITS
(G)ALAN ALAN
(B)ALAS (H)ALAS (S)ALAS ALAS
(M)ALASKA ALASKA
(B)ALE (D)ALE (G)ALE (H)ALE (S)ALE (Y)ALE ALE
(G)ALEHOUSE ALEHOUSE
(B)ALES (S)ALES ALES
(K)ALINE ALINE
(B)ALL (G)ALL (H)ALL (P)ALL (W)ALL ALL
(S)ALLEE ALLEE
(M)ALLOY ALLOY
(W)ALLS ALLS
(L)ALLY ALLY
(M)ALONE ALONE
(H)ALT ALT
(H)ALTER (W)ALTER ALTER
(W)ALTERS ALTERS
(D)AM (H)AM (T)AM AM
(G)AMBLE AMBLE
(L)AMBO (R)AMBO AMBO
(C)AMP (K)AMP (L)AMP AMP
(S)AMPLE AMPLE
(Y)AN AN
(O)ANA ANA
(H)AND (L)AND (R)AND (S)AND AND
(H)ANDS (S)ANDS ANDS
(B)ANE (K)ANE (L)ANE ANE
(R)ANEW ANEW
(M)ANION ANION
(H)ANNA ANNA
(V)ANNOY ANNOY
(M)ANON ANON
(G)ANT ANT
(B)ANTA ANTA
(P)ANTHER ANTHER
(P)APE APE
(M)APES APES
(P)APISH APISH
(H)APP (L)APP (R)APP APP
(K)APPEL APPEL
(C)APPS APPS
(C)APRON APRON
(M)ARAK ARAK
(B)ARE (H)ARE (W)ARE ARE
(W)ARES ARES
(S)ARGENT ARGENT
(V)ARGUS ARGUS
(B)ARK (D)ARK (P)ARK ARK
(P)ARKS ARKS
(F)ARMER ARMER
(G)ARMS ARMS
(L)AROSE AROSE
(F)ARRIS (H)ARRIS (P)ARRIS ARRIS
(D)ARROW (F)ARROW (M)ARROW ARROW
(B)ARROWS ARROWS
(M)ARS ARS
(C)ARSON (L)ARSON (M)ARSON (P)ARSON ARSON
(P)ARSONS ARSONS
(H)ART ART
(M)ARTEL ARTEL
(H)ARTS ARTS
(C)ARTY (M)ARTY ARTY
(N)ARUM ARUM
(C)ASH (H)ASH (N)ASH ASH
(B)ASHORE (M)ASHORE ASHORE
(J)ASPER ASPER
(B)ASS (F)ASS ASS
(M)ASSET ASSET
(C)ASTER (E)ASTER (J)ASTER ASTER
(M)ASTERS ASTERS
(C)ATE (P)ATE (T)ATE ATE
(B)ATES (C)ATES (G)ATES (O)ATES (Y)ATES ATES
(L)ATMAN ATMAN
(K)ATOLL ATOLL
(K)ATT (W)ATT ATT
(H)AUGER AUGER
(H)AUGHT AUGHT
(N)AVA AVA
(E)AVE AVE
(H)AVENS AVENS
(E)AVES AVES
(D)AVID AVID
(G)AW (L)AW AW
(H)AWES AWES
(L)AWING AWING
(L)AWLESS AWLESS
(L)AWRY AWRY
(S)AX AX
(B)AXES AXES
(B)AY (D)AY (J)AY (K)AY (M)AY (R)AY (S)AY (W)AY (Z)AY AY
(K)AYE (M)AYE AYE
(H)AYES (M)AYES AYES
(M)AYS AYS
(A)BAD BAD
(O)BERLIN BERLIN
(E)BRIGHT BRIGHT
(I)BURG BURG
(S)CHAFER CHAFER
(S)CHAFFER CHAFFER
(S)CHALK CHALK
(S)CHANG CHANG
(S)CHEER CHEER
(S)CHEFFING CHEFFING
(S)CHICK CHICK
(S)CHILLING CHILLING
(S)CHOTT CHOTT
(S)CHURR CHURR
(M)CLEAN CLEAN
(S)CORE CORE
(A)COSTA COSTA
(S)CURRY CURRY
(A)DAMS DAMS
(A)DAMSON DAMSON
(Y)DE DE
(Z)DEB DEB
(E)DEN DEN
(E)DENS DENS
(O)DOM DOM
(O)DWELL DWELL
(B)EACH (L)EACH (R)EACH (V)EACH EACH
(S)EAGER (Y)EAGER EAGER
(D)EAGLE (K)EAGLE (N)EAGLE EAGLE
(D)EAR (F)EAR (G)EAR (L)EAR EAR
(H)EARN EARN
(K)EARNS EARNS
(M)EARS (P)EARS (S)EARS EARS
(H)EATH EATH
(K)EATING EATING
(S)EATS EATS
(W)EBB EBB
(M)ECHE ECHE
(L)ECLAIR ECLAIR
(W)EDGE EDGE
(L)EEK (M)EEK (P)EEK EEK
(N)EEL (P)EEL EEL
(K)EELY EELY
(P)EERY (S)EERY EERY
(N)EFF EFF
(L)EGG EGG
(B)EGGS EGGS
(R)EGO EGO
(Z)EIDER EIDER
(H)ELD ELD
(F)ELDER ELDER
(H)ELF (S)ELF (W)ELF ELF
(D)ELHI ELHI
(B)ELK ELK
(J)ELKS ELKS
(B)ELL (D)ELL (K)ELL (S)ELL ELL
(E)ELLS (S)ELLS (W)ELLS ELLS
(H)ELMS ELMS
(P)EMBER (S)EMBER EMBER
(D)EMERY EMERY
(K)EMMER EMMER
(H)EMUS EMUS
(N)EN EN
(V)ENABLE ENABLE
(B)ENDER ENDER
(K)ENDERS ENDERS
(H)ENRICH ENRICH
(C)ENTER ENTER
(V)ENTERS ENTERS
(G)ENTRY ENTRY
(L)EON EON
(W)ERA ERA
(V)ERAS ERAS
(B)ERE ERE
(B)ERG ERG
(K)ERN ERN
(K)ERNS ERNS
(H)ERR (K)ERR ERR
(H)ERRING (P)ERRING ERRING
(H)ESS (N)ESS ESS
(H)ESTER (J)ESTER (K)ESTER (L)ESTER (O)ESTER ESTER
(W)ESTRUM ESTRUM
(B)ETCHER (L)ETCHER ETCHER
(B)EVENS (D)EVENS EVENS
(W)EVER EVER
(B)EVIL EVIL
(G)EYER (M)EYER EYER
(M)EYERS EYERS
(R)EYES EYES
(P)FUND FUND
(E)GAN GAN
(A)GEE GEE
(T)HACKER HACKER
(T)HAKE HAKE
(W)HALING HALING
(U)HALT HALT
(T)HAMES HAMES
(C)HANCE HANCE
(C)HANDLER HANDLER
(S)HANK HANK
(S)HANKS HANKS
(C)HANT HANT
(S)HARP HARP
(T)HATCHER HATCHER
(S)HAUTE HAUTE
(S)HAVE HAVE
(S)HAVER HAVER
(S)HAW HAW
(S)HAWKEY HAWKEY
(S)HAY HAY
(T)HAYER HAYER
(S)HEARER HEARER
(S)HEARS HEARS
(W)HEAT HEAT
(W)HEELER HEELER
(S)HELL HELL
(P)HELPS HELPS
(R)HEM HEM
(C)HEN HEN
(T)HERIOT HERIOT
(C)HERRY (S)HERRY HERRY
(C)HICK HICK
(T)HIES HIES
(S)HILLING HILLING
(W)HILLOCK HILLOCK
(S)HIRES HIRES
(W)HITCHER HITCHER
(W)HITMAN HITMAN
(C)HO HO
(S)HOCKER HOCKER
(S)HOKES HOKES
(T)HOLE HOLE
(T)HOME HOME
(T)HON HON
(T)HONEY HONEY
(S)HOOK HOOK
(S)HOOP HOOP
(S)HOUSE HOUSE
(S)HOW HOW
(S)HUCK HUCK
(C)HULK HULK
(S)HUMAN (T)HUMAN HUMAN
(C)HURRY HURRY
(G)IAMBI IAMBI
(R)ICE ICE
(R)ICH ICH
(F)ICK (G)ICK (P)ICK (V)ICK (Z)ICK ICK
(W)ICKER ICKER
(V)ICKERS ICKERS
(L)IDLE IDLE
(B)IGGS (D)IGGS (R)IGGS (W)IGGS IGGS
(W)ILK ILK
(G)ILKS (W)ILKS ILKS
(G)ILL (H)ILL (N)ILL (P)ILL (W)ILL ILL
(H)ILLER (M)ILLER ILLER
(M)ILLS (W)ILLS ILLS
(H)ILLY (L)ILLY ILLY
(C)IMINO IMINO
(L)IN IN
(V)INCENT INCENT
(F)INCH (H)INCH INCH
(F)INCHER (M)INCHER INCHER
(W)INFIELD INFIELD
(F)INK (L)INK (Z)INK INK
(R)INKER (T)INKER INKER
(H)INKLE INKLE
(B)INKS INKS
(F)INN (G)INN (W)INN (Z)INN INN
(M)INNER INNER
(T)INNING INNING
(G)INTER (W)INTER (Z)INTER INTER
(W)INTERS INTERS
(P)INTO INTO
(C)INTRON INTRON
(K)IRK IRK
(D)IRKS IRKS
(L)IS IS
(B)ISLAND ISLAND
(H)ISLE ISLE
(S)KEELS KEELS
(B)LACK (C)LACK (F)LACK LACK
(G)LADE (S)LADE LADE
(S)LADEN LADEN
(B)LADES LADES
(F)LAGER LAGER
(B)LAIR (F)LAIR LAIR
(B)LAKE LAKE
(S)LAMA LAMA
(B)LAND (E)LAND LAND
(O)LANDER LANDER
(B)LANDING LANDING
(B)LANK (P)LANK LANK
(C)LARK LARK
(G)LASER LASER
(B)LASS (G)LASS LASS
(S)LATEN LATEN
(F)LATER LATER
(P)LATTE LATTE
(S)LAUGHTER LAUGHTER
(C)LAY LAY
(G)LAZE LAZE
(B)LAZIER LAZIER
(R)LEAL LEAL
(C)LEAR LEAR
(C)LEARY LEARY
(S)LEDGE LEDGE
(K)LEE LEE
(F)LEET LEET
(P)LEIS LEIS
(C)LEMONS LEMONS
(A)LENO LENO
(P)LESS LESS
(B)LEVINS LEVINS
(F)LICK LICK
(C)LIFT LIFT
(O)LIN LIN
(C)LINE (K)LINE LINE
(C)LINES LINES
(K)LING LING
(K)LINGER LINGER
(K)LINK LINK
(F)LINN LINN
(F)LINT LINT
(O)LIVER LIVER
(G)LOAD LOAD
(S)LOAN LOAN
(B)LOCK (P)LOCK LOCK
(B)LOCKER LOCKER
(S)LOCUM LOCUM
(B)LONG LONG
(F)LORES LORES
(C)LOUGH LOUGH
(G)LOVER LOVER
(B)LOWERS (C)LOWERS (F)LOWERS LOWERS
(B)LUM LUM
(B)LUMA LUMA
(P)LUNK LUNK
(S)MALL MALL
(S)MART MART
(E)MIG MIG
(A)MOLE MOLE
(S)MOLL MOLL
(S)MOOT MOOT
(A)MOR MOR
(S)MYTH MYTH
(K)NABE NABE
(S)NEED NEED
(K)NICELY NICELY
(K)NIGHT NIGHT
(K)NODE NODE
(S)NOOK NOOK
(S)NOW NOW
(B)OAK (D)OAK (H)OAK OAK
(G)OAR OAR
(P)OAT (R)OAT OAT
(C)OATS OATS
(T)OCA OCA
(K)OCHER OCHER
(L)OCKER (R)OCKER OCKER
(R)ODAS ODAS
(D)ODD (S)ODD (T)ODD ODD
(H)ODES ODES
(D)OE (L)OE (R)OE OE
(H)OES (L)OES OES
(G)OFF (H)OFF (P)OFF (S)OFF OFF
(H)OFFER OFFER
(B)OGLE OGLE
(C)OKE OKE
(N)OKES OKES
(B)OLD (N)OLD OLD
(B)OLDEN (G)OLDEN (H)OLDEN OLDEN
(G)OLDY OLDY
(C)OLE (D)OLE (M)OLE (P)OLE OLE
(B)OLES (C)OLES (N)OLES OLES
(C)OMER (T)OMER OMER
(T)OMS OMS
(P)ONCE ONCE
(B)ONE (C)ONE ONE
(B)ONES (J)ONES ONES
(B)ONO ONO
(R)OOT OOT
(H)OPE (P)OPE OPE
(L)OPES OPES
(N)OPS OPS
(C)ORA (M)ORA ORA
(B)ORCHARD ORCHARD
(B)ORDERS ORDERS
(G)ORE (M)ORE ORE
(K)ORES ORES
(C)ORGAN (D)ORGAN (H)ORGAN (M)ORGAN ORGAN
(M)ORRIS (N)ORRIS ORRIS
(C)ORT ORT
(R)OSAR OSAR
(G)OSE (J)OSE (P)OSE (R)OSE OSE
(M)OSES OSES
(C)OTTER (D)OTTER (P)OTTER OTTER
(C)OTTO (V)OTTO OTTO
(C)OUCH OUCH
(M)OUNCE OUNCE
(D)OUTHIT OUTHIT
(N)OVA OVA
(D)OW (L)OW OW
(H)OWE (L)OWE (M)OWE (R)OWE OWE
(B)OWES OWES
(L)OWN OWN
(D)OWNING OWNING
(D)OWNS OWNS
(D)OWSE OWSE
(C)OX (F)OX OX
(F)OXEN OXEN
(F)OY (H)OY (J)OY (K)OY (R)OY (T)OY OY
(B)OYER (M)OYER (R)OYER OYER
(N)OYES OYES
(R)OYSTER OYSTER
(S)PAN PAN
(S)PARKS PARKS
(S)PEARS PEARS
(S)PECK PECK
(S)PEED PEED
(S)PEER PEER
(S)PENCE PENCE
(S)PERRY PERRY
(S)PIERS PIERS
(S)PIES PIES
(S)PIKES PIKES
(S)PINKS PINKS
(S)PROWL PROWL
(U)PSHAW PSHAW
(S)PURLING PURLING
(S)QUIRES QUIRES
(G)RACE RACE
(B)RACK RACK
(T)RACY RACY
(G)RAFF RAFF
(C)RAFT (K)RAFT RAFT
(B)RAGG RAGG
(B)RAGGS RAGGS
(F)RAILING RAILING
(B)RAIN (C)RAIN RAIN
(D)RAKE RAKE
(C)RAM RAM
(O)RAN RAN
(F)RANCE RANCE
(B)RANCH RANCH
(B)RAND RAND
(B)RANDOM RANDOM
(G)RANGER RANGER
(F)RANK RANK
(F)RANKS RANKS
(B)RANT (G)RANT RANT
(D)RAPER RAPER
(F)RASER RASER
(G)RATE RATE
(G)RATER RATER
(C)RAVER RAVER
(T)RAVERS RAVERS
(G)RAVES RAVES
(B)RAY (G)RAY (T)RAY RAY
(B)REAM REAM
(C)REAMER REAMER
(G)REASON REASON
(G)REBECK REBECK
(B)REDE (C)REDE REDE
(C)REE REE
(F)REED REED
(B)REEDING REEDING
(C)REEK REEK
(C)REEL (F)REEL REEL
(D)REES REES
(G)REIF REIF
(B)REINING REINING
(I)RELAND RELAND
(T)REMARK REMARK
(T)RESH RESH
(A)RIAS (F)RIAS RIAS
(B)RICE (P)RICE (T)RICE RICE
(G)RICH RICH
(E)RICKS RICKS
(P)RIDE RIDE
(C)RIDER RIDER
(B)RIDGES RIDGES
(F)RIDLEY RIDLEY
(F)RIEL RIEL
(B)RIGHT (W)RIGHT RIGHT
(B)RILES RILES
(B)RILEY RILEY
(B)RILL (D)RILL (F)RILL RILL
(C)RIM (G)RIM (P)RIM RIM
(G)RIMES RIMES
(B)RINK (F)RINK RINK
(C)RIPE RIPE
(F)RISK RISK
(C)RITZ (F)RITZ RITZ
(B)ROADWAY ROADWAY
(G)ROB ROB
(B)ROCK (F)ROCK (K)ROCK ROCK
(C)ROCKER ROCKER
(K)ROLL ROLL
(B)ROOKS (C)ROOKS ROOKS
(G)ROOM ROOM
(G)ROTE ROTE
(T)ROTTER ROTTER
(P)ROUGH ROUGH
(C)ROUSE ROUSE
(T)ROUT ROUT
(G)ROVE ROVE
(G)ROVER ROVER
(B)ROW (C)ROW ROW
(B)ROWER ROWER
(G)RUBE RUBE
(T)RUBY RUBY
(T)RUCKS RUCKS
(K)RUG RUG
(C)RUM RUM
(B)RUMMER RUMMER
(C)RUMP RUMP
(B)RUSH RUSH
(B)RYE (F)RYE RYE
(I)SALES SALES
(A)SH SH
(E)SPY SPY
(O)STING STING
(E)STOCK STOCK
(S)TACK TACK
(S)TALLER TALLER
(S)TANKA TANKA
(S)TANKARD TANKARD
(S)TART TART
(S)TEELS TEELS
(S)TEEN TEEN
(S)TERN TERN
(S)TETTER TETTER
(S)TILES TILES
(S)TINE TINE
(S)TIRES TIRES
(O)TIS TIS
(S)TOKES TOKES
(S)TONE TONE
(S)TONER TONER
(S)TOUCH TOUCH
(S)TOUT TOUT
(S)TOWERS TOWERS
(S)TRAIN TRAIN
(S)TRICK TRICK
(S)TRICKER TRICKER
(S)TRIKE TRIKE
(S)TROP TROP
(S)TRUNK TRUNK
(S)TRUSS TRUSS
(S)TUBING TUBING
(S)TUMP TUMP
(S)TYNES TYNES
(P)UGH UGH
(D)UKE (L)UKE UKE
(D)UKES UKES
(G)ULAN ULAN
(L)UM UM
(H)UMBER UMBER
(B)UMP UMP
(D)UNBAR UNBAR
(B)UNDY (M)UNDY UNDY
(P)UNTO UNTO
(Z)UPO UPO
(T)URCHIN URCHIN
(H)URD URD
(J)URGES URGES
(B)URNS URNS
(D)USER (M)USER USER
(N)UTTER (S)UTTER UTTER
(B)UTTERS UTTERS
(E)VANS VANS
(Y)VARS VARS
(A)VERY (O)VERY VERY
(I)VIE VIE
(S)WAN WAN
(S)WANDER WANDER
(S)WEET WEET
(E)WELL WELL
(O)WEN WEN
(O)WENS WENS
(D)WIGHT WIGHT
(Z)WILLING WILLING
(S)WINDLE WINDLE
(E)WING WING
(O)WINGS WINGS
(T)WINING WINING
(S)WISHER WISHER
(T)WITTY WITTY
(G)WYN WYN
(G)WYNN WYNN
(T)YACK YACK
(D)YE (N)YE (P)YE (R)YE YE
(L)YON YON

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