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Pete Reiser

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (March 17, 1919-October 25, 1981)
    Born in St. Louis, Missouri
    Birth name was Harold Patrick Reiser
    Nicknamed 'Pistol Pete'
    Outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-1942, 1946-1948), Boston Braves (1949-1950), Pittsburgh Pirates (1951) and the Cleveland Indians (1952)
    Coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1960-1964), (1966-1969, 1972-1974) and the California Angels (1970-1971)
    Two-time NL Stolen Bases leader (1942 and 1946)
    Three-time All-Star (1941-1942 and 1946)
    NL Batting Champion (1941)
    World Series champion (1963)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was one of nine children.
    Before the beginning of his playing career in the majors, he signed with his hometown Cardinals only for the team to cut him.
    He was injury prone throughout his playing career.
    He was the NL leader for errors committed as a centerfielder with 9 (1942).
    He crashed into the fences frequently while playing in the outfield defensively.
    He played in two World Series appearances as the Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees in each appearance (1941 and 1947).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He batted left-handed.
    He served in the Army during World War II.
    His all-time NL season record for times stealing home base with 7 is tied with Rod Carew.
    He was one of Walter Alston's coaching staff of the Dodgers team that won the 1963 World Series.
    He recorded his best season as he recorded a .343 batting average with 39 doubles, 17 triples, 117 runs scored and a .558 slugging percentage (1941).
    Padded walls were set up as a response to his inclination of running into outfield walls, resulting Ebbetts Field being the first stadium to have padded outfield walls for safety.
    He has been compared to Nomar Garciaparra.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying