Baseball Player
The Resume
(December 13, 1943- )
Right-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox (1965-1983)
Commissioner of the Canadian Baseball League
Career record: 284-226, with 267 complete games and a 3.34 ERA
Gave up 1853 runs and 4142 hits
Why he might be annoying
He was arrested with cocaine, marijuana and hashish during a customs inspection in Toronto (August 25, 1980).
Although he was suspended by baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn it overturned by an arbitrator (September 22, 1980).
A Canadian court convicted him of cocaine possession but the verdict was vacated by the judge (December 18, 1980).
He never played a post-season game.
Why he might not be annoying
His mother went blind and never saw him pitch.
He won his first game hitting a home run for the Chicago Cub (April 1966).
He won the Cy Young award (1971).
He is the only pitcher to strike out over 3,000 with less than 1,000 walks.
He was the first Canadian elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (July 21, 1991).
His wife died in a car crash four days later and his fiancee killed herself a year and a half later (December 15, 1992).
He was ranked in the top 100 baseball players of the 20th Century by the Society for American Baseball Research (June, 1999).
He runs the Fergie Jenkins Foundation Inc., which donates money to many charities.
Research: Tim Howard
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Year In Review:
For 2010, as of last week, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 52.04% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 240 Votes: 48.75% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 261 Votes: 56.32% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 311 Votes: 56.59% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 570 Votes: 57.37% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2463 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
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