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Dick Stuart

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (November 7, 1932-December 15, 2002)
    Played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958-62), Boston Red Sox (1963-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1965), New York Mets (1966), Los Angeles Dodgers (1966) and California Angels (1969)
    Hit .264 for his career with 228 home runs and 743 RBIs
    Named to the All-Star team (1961)
    Nicknamed 'Dr. Strangeglove' and 'Stonefingers'

Why he might be annoying:

    After hitting 66 home runs in the minor leagues (1956), he added '66' to his signature.
    He said, 'They called me an irrepressible egotist. That hasn't changed any.'
    He started as an outfielder but was converted to first base after Pittsburgh manager Bobby Bragan called him 'the worst outfielder I ever saw in my life.'
    He led the majors in most errors by a first baseman for seven consecutive seasons (1958-64).
    He refused to attend a reunion of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship team because the Pirates were 'cheap' and would not buy him a first-class round-trip plane ticket for the event (1985).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His first major league hit was a home run; his second was a grand slam.
    He was the first player to hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs in both leagues.
    He led American League first basemen in putouts and assists (1963).
    Pirates teammate Dick Groat said, 'He could make fun of anybody, including himself.'
    He had vanity plates that read 'E-3.'
    He said, 'One night in Pittsburgh, 30,000 fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 72.60% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 40 Votes: 45.00% Annoying