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Buck Freeman

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (October 30, 1871-June 25, 1949)
    Born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
    Birth name is John Frank Freeman
    Right fielder for the Washington Statesmen/*Senators (1891, 1898-1899), Boston Beaneaters (1900) and the Boston Americans (1901-1907)
    *Not the Senators team that became the Minnesota Twins or the Senators team that became the Texas Rangers, but a team that was folded in the 19th century
    NL Home Run Champion (1899) and AL Home Run Champion (1903)

Why he might be annoying:

    He lost in his Major League debut to the AA's Philadelphia Athletics 4-5 as a pitcher.
    Nap Lajoie beat him for the AL's first home run champion title in the 1901 season.
    He butted heads with Beaneaters manager Frank Selee over his hitting style.
    His offensive productivity went into decline in the later stages of his playing career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He batted and threw left handed.
    It only took two at-bats for him to hit his first career home run.
    He recorded a notable career high record of 25 home runs in his last season with the Senators.
    He was the first player to be home run champion in both the NL and the AL.
    He was considered one of the best sluggers in the Majors before Babe Ruth came along.
    He helped the Boston Americans reach the inaugural World Series in the same season he was both the home run and RBI champion of the AL (1903).

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying