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When Walter Beck became known as Boom-Boom.(Brief Article)
IN THE SECOND GAME OF A DOUBLE HEADER ON JULY 4, 1934, THE BROOKLYN DODGERS WERE PLAYING THE PHILLIES IN Philadelphia at Baker Bowl which had a high tin fence in right field. During the game, Dodgers manager Casey Stengel went out to the mount to remove the pitcher, a burly right-hander who was then generally known as Walter Beck. Casey felt that the Phillies had been hitting Beck pretty hard. Beck didn't agree.
In right field for the Dodgers that afternoon was Hack Wilson, who after several years of starring and drinking with the cubs had been traded in 1932 to Brooklyn, where after one good season he mostly concentrated on drinking.
If he had been asked, Wilson would have agreed with Stengel's evaluation of Beck's pitching. Hack was exhausted from chasing baseballs hit by the Phillies off the tin fence behind him, and as Casey talked to the pitcher, ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, When Walter Beck became known as Boom-Boom.(Brief Article)