The Resume

(February 12, 1903-July 2, 1973)
Born in Berkeley, California
Birth name was Charles James Hafey
Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1924-31) and Cincinnati Reds (1932-35,1937)
.317 batting average, 164 home runs, 833 RBIs
Selected by the Veterans Committee for the Baseball Hall of Fame (1971)

Why he might be annoying:

He got his nickname because he raised chickens in the offseason.
He performed disappointingly in the Cardinals' World Series victories, hitting .185 in 1926 and .167 in 1931.
He missed large hunks of several seasons due to chronic sinus problems.
He also missed spring training and the start of the 1931-32 seasons due to contract disputes with the Cardinals.
He played in fewer than 100 games in 6 of his 13 seasons.
He is generally considered one of the weaker Hall of Fame inductees, and a beneficiary of teammate Frankie Frisch's dominance of the Veterans Committee.

Why he might not be annoying:

He and Bernice Stigaliano were married for 50 years.
He was the first major success of Branch Rickey's farm system.
As a fielder, he was known for having a rifle arm.
He had the first hit in the first All-Star Game (1933).
He suffered vision problems after multiple beanings in the 1926 season.
His vision became so variable that he rotated between three different pairs of glasses.
John McGraw said, 'If Chick Hafey had two good eyes, he'd be the best ballplayer anybody ever saw.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1971)
• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 52]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2121903)
• Cincinnati Reds
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 70)
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1930)
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Took Too Many Shots to the Head
• NL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1931)
• Profiles 35251-35500 (Ranked: 35407)
• St. Louis Cardinals
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 4.35% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying