The Resume

(April 2, 1869-February 1, 1928)
Born in Pittston, Pennsylvania
Shortstop/1st baseman for the Louisville Colonels (1891-93), Baltimore Orioles (1893-99), Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1900,1903), Philadelphia Phillies (1901-02) and Detroit Tigers (1907,1909,1912)
.314 career batting average
Manager for the Detroit Tigers (1907-20) and New York Giants (1924-25)
Managerial win-loss record of 1,184-995
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1945)

Why he might be annoying:

He suffered a skull fracture after diving head-first into a pool at night, only to discover it was empty (1904).
He has the records for most times hit by a pitch for both a season (51 times in 1896) and a career (287), which probably did not help that skull fracture any.
He threw out his shoulder (1898), forcing a move from shortstop to first base, after which he was never as effective a player.
He was nicknamed 'Ee-Yah' after one of the yelps he made while managing.
He was suspended for taunting opponents with a tin whistle (1907).
He suffered a nervous breakdown at the end of the 1925 season and had to retire from baseball.

Why he might not be annoying:

He led the NL in fielding percentage and putouts by a shortstop three seasons.
He had an infectious smile that umpire Tim Hurst called 'the grin that echoed.'
He attended Cornell law school, passed the bar exam and had a successful legal practice during the offseasons.
His wife Elizabeth died of complications from childbirth after only 13 months of marriage (1897).
He was in a car crash in which he broke both legs and his left arm, fractured his skull again and suffered a concussion (1911).
Connie Mack called him one of the three greatest managers in history, along with John McGraw and Joe McCarthy.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Attorney
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1945)
• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 35]
• Detroit Tigers
• I Attended Cornell
• I Did Not Graduate High School [J-M]
• I Died in 1928 (Ranked: 58)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Took Too Many Shots to the Head
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm a Flamingo
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 31001-31250 (Ranked: 31210)
• Redheads - Male
• San Francisco Giants
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1907)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1908)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1909)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying