The Resume

(May 7, 1929-July 7, 2011)
Birth name is Richard Hirschfeld Williams
Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951-1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957, 1958, 1961-1962), Cleveland Indians (1957), Kansas City Athletics (1959-1960), and Boston Red Sox (1963-1964)
Manager for the Boston Red Sox (1967-1969), Oakland Athletics (1971-1973), California Angels (1974-1976), Montreal Expos (1977-1981), San Diego Padres (1982-1985), and Seattle Mariners (1986-1988)
Former consultant for the New York Yankees
Wrote ‘No More Mister Nice Guy' (1990)

Why he might be annoying:

He wears big glasses.
He played on three stints for the Baltimore Orioles.
He used to get into an argument relationship with Tony Conigliaro.
Under his first year as Red Sox manager, the Curse of the Bambino continued as he lost the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals (1967).
He received a 10 day suspension and a $10,000 fine for getting involved into a bench-clearing fight during a game against the Atlanta Braves (1984).

Why he might not be annoying:

He has his own baseball instruction following video.
He won two World Series titles with the Oakland A‘s.
He was invited to the San Diego Padres' Qualcomm Stadium closing ceremony (2003).
During his post baseball years, he is involved in charity golf tournaments.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baltimore Orioles
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2008)
• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• Cleveland Guardians
• Dicks and Johnsons
• I Died in 2011 (Ranked: 82)
• I Played For the Yankees and Dodgers
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Los Angeles Angels
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Montreal Expos
• Mustaches
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 1]
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 17751-18000 (Ranked: 17793)
• San Diego Padres
• Seattle Mariners
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Walruses
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1967)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1984)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 1972)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 1973)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 16.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 478 Votes: 52.51% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 57.35% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 195 Votes: 43.08% Annoying