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Bucky Walters

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (April 19, 1909-April 20, 1991)
    Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Birth name was William Henry Walters
    Pitcher/Third baseman for the Boston Braves (1931-32, 1950), Boston Red Sox (1933-34), Philadelphia Phillies (1934-38) and the Cincinnati Reds (1938-48)
    Manager for the Cincinnati Reds (1948-49)
    Coach for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1950-55) and the and New York Giants (1956-57)
    Six-time All-Star (1937,1939-42,1944)
    NL MVP (1939)
    Pitching Triple Crown winner (1939)
    World Series Champion (1940)

Why he might be annoying:

    He struggled early in his career as a third baseman before becoming a pitcher full-time.
    He recorded a career high of 21 losses in the 1936 season.
    The Reds got swept by the New York Yankees in his first World Series appearance (1939).
    He retired two games shy of 200 career wins.
    HIs tenure as a Major League manager was a disaster.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He hit a home run and posted a shutout in Game 6 of the 1940 World Series.
    He was the second of three straight Reds player to be the NL MVP (between Ernie Lombardi and Frank McCormick).
    He was one of the first pitchers in the 1940s to pinch hit.
    He persued the sinker-ball.
    He recorded 3 seasons of 20+ wins including a career high of 27 in the 1939 season.
    He had good hitting numbers for a pitcher, such as 23 home runs, 234 RBI and 227 scored runs with a .243 batting average.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying