The Resume

(October 2, 1891-February 21, 1969)
Born in Hancock, New York
Birth name is John Edward Murphy
Nicknamed 'Honest Eddie'
Right fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics (1912-1915), Chicago White Sox (1915-1921) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926)

Why he might be annoying:

He was the 1914 AL leader for times hit by a pitch and times caught stealing.
Google search for his image can lead to results for the famous comedian after you typed 'Eddie Murphy baseball' in your search terms.
He was with the Athletics as they lost all their games in the 1914 World Series by the Boston Braves.
He never appeared in a game with the White Sox during the 1917 World Series.

Why he might not be annoying:

He batted left-handed.
He was a member of the 1913 World Series winning Athletics team.
He was not banned from baseball as he was not one of the eight White Sox players linked to the Black Sox Scandal.
He was the first batter Babe Ruth faced as a pitcher.
He was the AL leader for double plays turned with 6 (1914).

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Chicago White Sox
• I Died in 1969 (Ranked: 77)
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 8]
• Oakland Athletics
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 740)
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Profiles 37501-37750 (Ranked: 37709)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying