The Resume

(February 18, 1915-April 14, 1978)
Born in Sacramento, California
Second baseman for the New York Yankees (1938-43,1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947-50)
Nine-time All-Star (1939-43,1946-49)
American League MVP (1942)
Managed the Cleveland Indians (1958-60), Detroit Tigers (1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961), and Kansas City Royals (1969)
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

The year he was named MVP, he led the AL in strikeouts (95) and hitting into double plays (22).
It was speculated that he beat out Ted Williams for MVP – despite Williams winning the triple crown that year – because of controversy over Williams petitioning the draft board to change his 1A classification.
He was involved in a unique trade of managers when Cleveland sent him to Detroit in exchange for Jimmy Dykes (1960).

Why he might not be annoying:

While at the University of Oregon, in addition to baseball, he competed in football, soccer, gymnastics, and the long jump.
He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons serving in the Army Air Corps.
Yankees manager Joe McCarthy declared, ‘The greatest all-around ballplayer I ever saw, and I don’t bar any of them, is Joe Gordon.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL MVPs (Ranked: 1942)
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2009)
• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 73]
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Cleveland Guardians
• Fox Sports List's Top 10 Worst MVP Selections (Ranked: 1)
• I Attended University of Oregon
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 63)
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1940)
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• New York Yankees
• Pilots
• Profiles 45751-46000 (Ranked: 45886)
• Served in World War II
• Sigma Chi Fraternity

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying