The Resume

(March 8, 1922-January 21, 1989)
Born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania
Outfielder for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1946-60)
.299 batting average
192 home runs
1,058 RBIs
Two-time All-Star (1952-53)

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of school in the eighth grade.
One of his nicknames was 'Skoonj' (from scungili, an Italian clam dish that was a favorite meal of his).
His 1953 season came to an end when he got into a fight with Giants manager Leo Durocher and Monte Irvin, while trying to separate the two, stepped on Furillo's hand, breaking a knuckle (September 8).
If he had gotten one more hit, he would have had a .300 career batting average.

Why he might not be annoying:

He received three battle stars while serving in the Pacific Theater in World War II.
He was known for his strong and accurate throwing arm and led the NL in assists twice (1950-51).
He claimed the Dodgers let him go to avoid paying the higher pension he would have earned as a 15-year veteran; he sued and won $21,000.
He opened a deli in Queens after retiring from baseball.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 95]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3081922)
• I Did Not Graduate High School [F-I]
• I Died in 1989 (Ranked: 66)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Had My Appendix Removed
• I Have Leukemia
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• NL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1953)
• Profiles 58001-58250 (Ranked: 58177)
• Served in World War II
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19890121)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying