I was able to watch Lenny play in the minors, Carolina league.
There were many reasons the locals called him “Suicide” Dykstra. His play on the field was only one.
He could play a practical joke too.
Legend has it that on a trip to play in Durham, NC Lenny left the ball park during warm-ups, took a cab back to the motel and short sheeted half the teams beds. He jumped back in the cab, raced to the ball park and wandered to the dugout with a soft drink and hotdog five minutes before the game started.
I expect Lenny is just playing one of his jokes.
His nickname in MLB was “Nails.”