The Resume

(October 12, 1906-September 7, 1984)
Born in San Francisco, California
Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-27), Washington Senators (1928-34) and Boston Red Sox (1935-45)
.301 batting average, 2285 hits, 170 home runs, 1424 RBIs
Seven-time All Star (1933-35,1937-38,1941)
Manager for the Washington Senators (1933-34) and Boston Red Sox (1935-47)
General manager of the Red Sox (1947-59)
President of the American League (1959-73)
#4 retired by the Red Sox
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1956)

Why he might be annoying:

He was traded from the Senators to the Red Sox while on his honeymoon with the niece of Senators owner Clark Griffith.
He reportedly felt threatened when the Red Sox signed shortstop Pee Wee Reese to their farm system, and convinced Tom Yawkey to trade Reese to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
As the Red Sox general manager, he refused to integrate the team, including passing up a chance to sign a young Willie Mays.
As AL President, he fired two umpires for 'incompetence' when they tried to organize a union.

Why he might not be annoying:

Connie Mack said, 'Joe is the best there is in the clutch. With a man on third and one out, I'd rather have Cronin hitting for me than anybody I've ever seen.'
He was the youngest manager of a World Series team (26 in 1933).
The Red Sox paid a then-record $250,000 to acquire him from the Senators.
As AL President, he hired the first black Major League umpire, Emmett Ashford (1966).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1956)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 4)
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 52]
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 77)
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1929)
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 1940)
• Look at Me, I'm with Babe Ruth
• Minnesota Twins
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Profiles 35251-35500 (Ranked: 35408)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1933)
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1946)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 7.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying