The Resume

(July 23, 1918-August 14, 1999)
Born in Ekron, Kentucky
Birth name was Harold Henry Reese
Shortstop for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1940-42, 1946-58)
Ten time All-Star (1942,1946-54)
Play-by-play announcer for CBS (1960-65) and NBC (1966-68)
Dodgers retired his #1
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1984)

Why he might be annoying:

He got the nickname 'Pee Wee' from being a champion marbles player as a youth.
He led the league with 47 errors (1941).
He and Elston Howard share the record for playing on the most losing World Series teams with six each.
His initial reaction to the Dodgers signing Jackie Robinson was 'You gotta be kidding. They wouldn't sign a black man.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to Dottie Walton for 57 years until his death.
He served with the Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II.
He publicly supported Robinson, saying 'It didn't matter to me if he was black or green, he had a right to be there.'
Pitcher Joe Black said, 'When Pee Wee reached out to Jackie, all of us in the Negro League smiled and said it was the first time that a white guy had accepted us.... With Pee Wee it was number one on his uniform and number one in our hearts.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1984)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 1)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 23]
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I am a Kentuckian
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 81)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Have Prostate Cancer
• Look at Me, I'm with Jackie Robinson
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Male Sportscasters
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26636)
• Served in World War II
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 29 Votes: 13.79% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 36 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 28.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 61 Votes: 32.79% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying