The Resume

(July 20, 1938- )
Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Right fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins (1962-76)
American League Rookie of the Year (1964)
Three-time AL batting champion (1964-65,1971)
Eight-time All-Star (1964-71)
#6 retired by the Twins

Why he might be annoying:

He switched papers with his younger brother Pedro to look more youthful to Major League scouts.
His skills declined sharply in his last seasons as he underwent repeated knee surgeries.
He fell one vote short of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee (2014).

Why he might not be annoying:

He has been married to Gordette du Bois for over 50 years.
He was the first Major Leaguer to win batting titles in his first two full seasons.
One sportswriter declared, ‘Watching Tony Oliva bat is like hearing Caruso sing, Paderewski play piano, or Heifetz draw a bow across a string.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1964)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1965)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1971)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 1966)
• AL Rookie of the Year (Ranked: 1964)
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2022)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 6)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 73]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7201938)
• I am Cuban
• I Married Outside My Race
• Minnesota Twins
• Profiles 45751-46000 (Ranked: 45888)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying