The Arkansas Hummingbird, Lon Warneke His nickname was given to him by sportswriter Roy Stockton because of his "sizzling fast and darting form of delivery." And, of course, because he hailed from Arkansas. He wasn't only the owner of a great moniker, he was also a great pitcher--the best pitcher on the Cubs from 1930-1936, especially during the '32 and '35 pennant seasons.

Unfortunately, he was traded for first baseman Ripper Collins in 1937—even though the Cubs already had star 1B Phil Cavaretta on the roster. That will go down as one of their worst trades ever. Collins played two seasons for the Cubs, but Warneke averaged 15 wins a season over the next five years with the hated St. Louis Cardinals, and appeared in two all-star games.

The Arkansas Hummingbird came back to the Cubs before the war (1942-1943), and ended his career with them after the war (1945), but wasn't the same by then. He later was a Major League umpire.