With its long and storied history, Baseball earned its place as America's pastime. Part of the sport's charm is looking back through through the record books and marveling at what people with names like Peek-A-Boo Veach and Buttercup Dickerson did for the game. 

If you didn't come with a nickname in the olden days, well then you didn't bring the heat. Nobody outside of the most dedicated baseball freaks will know the name Cannonball Titcomb, and although he didn't have the most illustrious career he must have been doing something right to earn the name "Cannonball." 

Check out those three players and many more in this list of baseball's greatest names.