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Harry Heilmann

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (August 3, 1894-July 9, 1951)
    Born in San Francisco, California
    Outfielder/first baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1914,1916-29) and Cincinnati Reds (1930,1932)
    Four time AL batting champ (1921,1923,1925,1927)
    Career .342 average
    Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1952)

Why he might be annoying:

    His signing bonus when he joined the minor league Portland Beavers was a spaghetti dinner.
    He was nicknamed 'Slug' for his slow baserunning.
    He led the league in errors by a first baseman two seasons (1919-20).
    A campaign to get him into the Hall of Fame before he succumbed to lung cancer fell short by six months.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He saved a woman from drowning in the Detroit River (July 25, 1916).
    He missed half the 1918 season serving on a submarine with the US Navy.
    He was the first player to hit a home run in every Major League ballpark in use during his career.
    He inspired a rare display of non-assholishness by Ty Cobb, who became a leader in the campaign to get him into the Hall of Fame.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 50.68% Annoying