The Resume

(April 23, 1907-October 21, 1997)
Born in San Francisco, California
First baseman for the Chicago Cubs (1933-34), Philadelphia Phillies (1934-37), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-43), and Boston Red Sox (1945)
.277 batting average
239 home runs
950 RBIs
Two-time All-Star (1939,1941)
National League MVP (1941)

Why he might be annoying:

He led the National League in strikeouts four seasons (1934-35,1939,1941).
His achievements as MVP tend to be overlooked, since they occurred in the same season that Ted Williams batted .406 and Joe DiMaggio had his 56-game hitting streak.
In his only World Series appearance (1941), he hit an anemic .167 with six strikeouts.
When he was traded to the New York Giants (July, 1943), he refused to report: ‘I said nuts to them, and I quit.’

Why he might not be annoying:

His father was an abusive drunk.
He was left-handed.
He hit the first televised home run, in a game NBC aired as an experiment (1939).
He led the NL in runs and RBIs (1941).
Manager Leo Durocher described him as ‘a quiet, gentle man who was as strong as an ox.’
As a minor league manager, he won the Western International League pennant with the Spokane Indians (1948).

Credit: C. Fishel

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Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying