The Resume

(April 13, 1866-September 17, 1909)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Nicknamed Germany and The Flying Dutchman
Shortstop for the Kansas City Cowboys (AA) (1889), Boston Beaneaters (1890-1902), New York Highlanders (1903), Detroit Tigers (1903) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1904)
National League Home Run Champion (1900)

Why he might be annoying:

He played on four different teams in his last three years of his playing career.
In his first Major League season, he recorded a career high of 122 errors committed.
He has the all-time Major League record as he made 1,096 career errors.
Most modern casual baseball fans less heard about him today.
He has been frequently snubbed from the Baseball Hall of Fame due to his errors.

Why he might not be annoying:

He batted left handed.
He has been called one of the most brilliant players in his time.
He had excellent fielding as a shortstop.
He was compared to Pee Wee Reese in the similarity scores.
He was a member of five Boston Beaneaters National League Champion teams (1891-1893, 1897-1898).
He left the majors with 1,055 RBI, 537 stolen bases, 93 home runs and 2,129 hits.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Born on Friday the Thirteenth (Ranked: 1866)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4131866)
• Detroit Tigers
• I am from Chicago
• I Died in 1909 (Ranked: 43)
• I Have Tuberculosis
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1896)
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 8]
• New York Yankees
• NL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 1900)
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 37501-37750 (Ranked: 37567)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying