The Resume

(November 9, 1858-April 4, 1924)
Born in Pownal, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Left fielder for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881-1885), Philadelphia Quakers (NL) (1886-1889), *Baltimore Orioles (1889, 1892), **Philadelphia Athletics (1890-1891), and the Cincinnati Reds (1892)
Manager for the **Philadelphia Athletics (1891)
*Not the present Orioles team, but a team that folded in 1899
**Not the Philadelphia Athletics team that moved to Kansas City and Oakland, but a team that folded after the 1891 season
NL Home Run Champion (1882)
Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (2011)

Why he might be annoying:

He never played for a championship winning team.
His nickname was Dandy Wood.
He was a journeyman player.
He suffered a low batting average in his final playing season in the majors.

Why he might not be annoying:

He batted left-handed.
He was the first man from Prince Edward Island, Canada to play in the majors.
He pitched two saves in the 1882 season.
He hit for the cycle as he was the first player from a Detroit team to do so (June 13, 1885).

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Cincinnati Reds
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 1924 (Ranked: 65)
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1885)
• Mustaches
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 7]
• NL Home Run Champs (Ranked: 1882)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1888)
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 34001-34250 (Ranked: 34190)
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Tree Names
• Walruses

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying