The Resume

(September 9, 1899-August 25, 1984)
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Pitcher for the New York Giants (1918,1932), Boston Red Sox (1919-20), New York Yankees (1921-30), Detroit Tigers (1930-31), 'Philadelhia Athletics (1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932,1937-38) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-37)
237-182 win-loss record
3.59 career ERA
1,206 strikeouts
Play by play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1942-65)
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1969)

Why he might be annoying:

He was nicknamed 'the Merry Mortician' for his two off-season activities: working as a funeral director in the day and performing in vaudeville at night.
He advertised for Lucky Strike cigarettes.
He said he probably could have won 300 games if he had not been a heavy drinker during his playing days.
He encouraged Cincy fans to stuff the ballot box for the 1957 All Star Game, resulting in eight Reds being elected as starters -- and in the Commissioner's office stripping fans of voting rights for the next 13 years.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to his first wife, Ellen, for 50 years until her death.
He popularized the phrase, 'It's great to be young and a Yankee.'
He was the winningest pitcher for the Yankees in the 1920s.
He was considered the pre-eminent authority on his teammate Babe Ruth.
Mel Allen said he was 'the best of all the former athletes who went to the microphone -- highly intelligent, industrious, a great story teller.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1928)
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1969)
• Baseball Players
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 46]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9091899)
• Celebrities Who Think They Can Paint
• Cigarette Advertisers
• Detroit Tigers
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Attended Alcohol Anonymous
• I Attended Erasmus High School in Brooklyn
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 84)
• I Married in 1982
• I Played For the Yankees and Athletics
• I Played For the Yankees and Dodgers
• I Played For the Yankees and Red Sox
• Look At My Trading Card
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Male Sportscasters
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Painters
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Profiles 34001-34250 (Ranked: 34094)
• San Francisco Giants
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19840825)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying