The Resume

(July 15, 1892-February 23, 1969)
Born in New Haven, Indiana
Birth name is Eugene Franklin Hargrave
Catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1913-1915), Cincinnati Reds (1921-1928) and the New York Yankees (1930)
NL Batting Champion (1926)
Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

He hates working in the upholstery business before starting his baseball career.
He was given the nickname 'Bubbles' due to his stuttering with words that start with a 'B'.
He was the NL leader for times hit by a pitch with 12 (1923).
He went into the minors after leaving each major league team.

Why he might not be annoying:

He recorded 105 pinch-hits and .353 batting average which made him the first NL catcher to win a batting title.
He was considered as one of the Red's all-time finest catchers as he made good defensive performances and recorded a batting average over .300 for six straight seasons.
He was used as a backup catcher to future Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey in his last major league season.
He went into the valve business after he retired from baseball.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Chicago Cubs
• Cincinnati Reds
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I Died in 1969 (Ranked: 76)
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• New York Yankees
• NL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1926)
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51167)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19690223)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying