The Resume

(January 9, 1936-March 16, 2022)
Born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma
Pitcher for the New York Yankees (1956-57, 1959-64), Kansas City Athletics (1957-59,1966), Cleveland Indians (1965), and New York Mets (1966-67)
107 wins, 99 losses
3.62 ERA
1,000 strikeouts
All-Star (1962)
Died of a head injury suffered after slipping on ice on New Year’s Eve of 2021

Why he might be annoying:

He turned down a baseball and football scholarship from Oklahoma A&M to play professionally.
He fell asleep at the wheel, crashed his car, and spent seven weeks in traction (1957).
He surrendered the walk-off home run to Bill Mazeroski that won the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Why he might not be annoying:

He skipped a grade in elementary school and graduated as salutatorian of his high school.
He was named MVP of the 1962 World Series, having posted wins in two of the last three games, including a 1-0 shutout in Game Seven.
After retiring from baseball, he became a professional golfer and won the Midwest PGA Championship (1980).
He and Tanya Simmons were married for 61 years.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 87]
• Cleveland Guardians
• Dual Sport Participants
• Golfers
• I am an Okie
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 86)
• I Played For the Yankees and Athletics
• I Played For the Yankees and Mets
• New York Mets
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 54001-54250 (Ranked: 54171)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• World Series MVPs (Ranked: 1962)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 170 Votes: 53.53% Annoying