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Herb Score

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The Resume

    (June 7, 1933-November 11, 2008)
    Born in Rosedale, New York
    Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1955-59) and Chicago White Sox (1960-62)
    Two time All-Star (1955-56)
    American League Rookie of the Year (1955)
    Struck by a line drive, breaking several bones in his face (May 7, 1957)
    TV and radio announcer for the Indians (1964-97)

Why he might be annoying:

    Fearful of being hit again, he altered his pitching motion and was never as dominant again.
    In his most famous broadcasting malaprop, he announced, 'This is Herb Score coming to you from Milwaukee County Stadium... Oh, Chicago's Comiskey Park. Wait a minute, I'll get this right. Kansas City's Royals Stadium.'
    He was badly injured after running a stop sign into the path of a tractor-trailer truck (October 8, 1998).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His record of striking out 245 batters his rookie season stood for 29 years, until it was topped by Dwight Gooden.
    Bob Feller said, 'He would have been probably one of the greatest, if not the greatest, left-handed pitchers that ever lived. He'd probably have been better than Koufax.'
    He refused to feel sorry for himself, commenting "I'm a lucky fellow. I'm glad God gave me the ability to throw a baseball well for a few years.'
    When Indians owner Nick Mileti said he was planning a complete change of announcers (1973), he was deluged with angry mail from Score fans.
    His youngest daughter, Susan, had Down's syndrome and died of heart failure (1994).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 76 Votes: 32.89% Annoying