The Resume

(June 28, 1890-January 22, 1959)
Born in Grants Tomb, Oregon
Played for the Cincinnati Reds (1915-16), St. Louis Browns (1918-27), and Boston Red Sox (1928-29)
.319 batting average
196 home runs
916 RBIs
Led the AL in home runs and RBIs (1922)

Why he might be annoying:

He won the 1922 home run title partly because Babe Ruth had been suspended for the first six weeks of the season by Kenesaw Mountain Landis for violating a ban on barnstorming.
It also helped that Sportsman Field in St. Louis was a batter-friendly stadium. (He hit 32 of his 39 home runs at there.)
After a game, the Washington Senators discovered that one of his bats had been bored out and then plugged with a lighter wood (1923).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first player to his at least 30 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in the same season (1922), a feat that would not be duplicated for more than 30 years.
He was the first player to hit three home runs in a game (April 22, 1922).
Although primarily an outfielder, he played at every position except pitcher and catcher.
Baseball did not have a rule requiring the bat to be a solid piece of wood until 1941, so regardless of the ethics of his using a corked bat, legally he was in the clear.
After retiring from baseball, he became a police officer in his home town.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 30/30 Club (Ranked: 1922)
• AL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 1922)
• AL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 1922)
• Baltimore Orioles
• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 83]
• Cincinnati Reds
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Died in 1959 (Ranked: 68)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• Look at My Balls
• Police Officers
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51750)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19590122)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying