The Resume

(June 20, 1908-January 22, 2009)
Born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland
Birth name is William Murray Werber
Attended Duke University
Third baseman for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933), Boston Red Sox (1933-1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939-1941) and the New York Giants (1942)
Three time AL Stolen Base Champion (1934-1935, 1937 (with Ben Chapman))
AL Runs Scored Champion (1939)
Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (1991)
Author of 'Circling Bases,' 'Hunting is for the Birds' and 'Memories of a Ballplayer'
Last living teammate of Babe Ruth

Why he might be annoying:

He named one his three children after himself.
He played for both the Yankees and the Red Sox.
During his rookie season, he was in 4 games and went to the minor leagues.
He disliked players who have long hair and evident beards and said they were a bunch of 'caterwaulers.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won All-American honors in basketball which made him the first Duke player to do so.
He was the first MLB player to go up to bat in a televised game (August 26, 1939).
He played for the 1940 World Series winning Reds team.
He set a MLB record in consecutive doubles (4) in the NL and the AL.
He was married to his wife for 7 decades until her death.
He had a great business career working with an insurance agency.
He was the oldest living World Series baseball player at 100 until his death.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Basketball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• Cincinnati Reds
• I Attended Duke University
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 100)
• I Lived to 100 (Ranked: 100)
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Played For the Yankees and Red Sox
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 2]
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 24751-25000 (Ranked: 24894)
• San Francisco Giants
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 25.93% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 331 Votes: 35.95% Annoying