The Resume

(August 23, 1922-March 24, 2009)
Born in Swifton, Arkansas
Attended Arkansas State University
Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946), Detroit Tigers (1946-1952), Boston Red Sox (1952-1954), Chicago White Sox (1954-1956) and the Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957)
AL Batting Champion (1949)
Ten All-Star selections (1947-1954, 1956-1957)
Play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles (1957), CBS (1958), NBC radio (1962) and the Detroit Tigers (1959-1996)
Color commentator for the Detroit Tigers (1975-1996)
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1983)

Why he might be annoying:

During World War II, he tried to serve in the military, but the draft service turned him down for having a repaired knee.
He was the AL leader for being grounded into double plays (28, 1944).
Despite having the most hits and doubles in the league during the 1950 season, he was beaten by Billy Goodman of the Red Sox.
He called hard hit home runs 'tommyhawks' and high pitches 'wheelhouses' while announcing.

Why he might not be annoying:

He beat Ted Williams by .0002 points as he hit .3429 for the 1949 batting title.
He set the batting champion record for the fewest strikeouts (1949).
He hit for the cycle (June 2, 1950).
His batting average went over .300 for eight straight seasons (1946-53).
He had his own car dealership in Newport, Arkansas.
His announcing was easygoing.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1949)
• Baltimore Orioles
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1983)
• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8231922)
• Chicago White Sox
• Detroit Tigers
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 86)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1950)
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Male Sportscasters
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 3]
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25535)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 40.91% Annoying