The man who would grow up to be nicknamed “Moose,” Walt Dropo, was born in Moosup, Conn.
Dropo would grow to 6´5´´, 220 pounds (gargantuan for the time, still pretty big today!) and thus earn the double-meaning of his nickname. He came to the White Sox in time for the 1955 season, as part of a Frank Lane effort to add some heavier lumber to the lineup. He was just five years removed from his Rookie of the Year and sixth-place MVP finish for the Boston Red Sox.
However, Dropo really never had another good season in all his career after 1950 (3.