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Tony Horton (Baseball)

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (December 6, 1944- )
    Born in Santa Monica, California
    Attended University of Southern California
    First baseman for the Boston Red Sox (1964-67) and Cleveland Indians (1967-70)

Why he might be annoying:

    He shares his name with a personal trainer.
    He was the 1969 AL leader for errors as a first baseman with 14.
    He got upset over not being able to hit a fourth home run in a doubleheader against the New York Yankees (May 24, 1970).
    He threw his helmet and bat up in the air and crawled into the dugout after he fouled out a 'folly floater' off of pitcher Steve Hamilton in a another doubleheader against the same said team (June 24, 1970).
    He once tried to commit suicide after his last game appearance in the majors.
    He suffered from depression which had his major league career cut short.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He excelled in basketball and baseball in high school.
    He and Tony Conigliaro were the youngest Red Sox players in the 1964 season.
    He had good contributions in the 1969 season as he recorded 100 assists, 130 turned double plays, 27 home runs, 93 RBI with a .278 batting average.
    He hit for the cycle (July 2, 1970).
    He had a successful business career after his baseball career was over.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying