The Resume

(February 2, 1923-June 6, 2018)
Born in Germantown, Illinois
Birth name was Albert Schoendienst
Second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-56,1961-63), New York Giants (1956-57) and Milwaukee Braves (1957-60)
.983 career fielding average
4616 putouts, 5243 assists, 1368 double plays
Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-76,1980,1990)
1,041-955 win-loss record
Ten-time All-Star (1946,1948-55,1957)
#2 retired by the Cardinals
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1989)

Why he might be annoying:

He skipped school a lot to go fishing and hunting before dropping out at age 16.
He almost lost an eye when he was hit in the face by a nail while working with the Civilian Conservation Corps.
He had a shallow shoulder socket, which caused his shoulder to occasionally pop out from the joint.
His eye and shoulder got him an early discharge from the army (1945), but oddly did not keep him from becoming a pro athlete.

Why he might not be annoying:

Stan Musial said he had 'the greatest pair of hands I've ever seen.'
He led NL second basemen in fielding percentage seven times, setting a season record (broken three decades later by Ryne Sandberg) of .9934 in 1956.
He came back to baseball after having part of a lung removed due to tuberculosis (1959).
As a manager, he was known for his even temperament.
Joe Torre cited him as a influence, saying, 'One thing I learned about managing from Schoendienst was to treat each player fairly.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Atlanta Braves
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1989)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 2)
• Born on Groundhog's Day [February 2] (Ranked: 1923)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 34]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2021923)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 95)
• I Have Tuberculosis
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• Profiles 30751-31000 (Ranked: 30762)
• Red, White and Blue
• Redheads - Male
• San Francisco Giants
• St. Louis Cardinals
• World Series Losing Managers (Ranked: 1968)
• World Series Winning Managers (Ranked: 1967)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 62 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 110 Votes: 55.45% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 102 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 310 Votes: 51.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying