Buddy Myer was referred to as the "cocky little Second Baseman," though that was not meant as a compliment, and was usually used by opponents or opponents' fans after Myer did well.

According to his peers, Myer was one of those super-nice guys, but once on the field, he was one of the most tenacious players in diamond history.  He first cracked the Majors with Washington in 1925, where, as a rookie, he was part of their American League pennant win.  He would take over as their starting Shortstop the year after, batting .304, which would be the Infielder's first of eight .300 years.  The Senators inexplicably traded Myer to Boston during the 1927 season, and in 1928, he led the AL in Stolen Bases.  Washington reacquired Myer in the offseason, and they never let him go again.

Myer later helped the Senators win the Pennant in 1933, though they would lose to the New York Giants.  It was a tumultuous year for Myer, who got involved in a bloody brawl with Ben Chapman, who made anti-Semitic remarks toward Myer.  This was par for the course for Chapman, who later tormented Jackie Robinson with racial slurs when he was the Phillies Manager.

Myer would later go to two All-Star Games and win the Batting Title in 1935.  That year, he finished fourth in MVP voting.  Myer played until 1941 and left the game with 2,131 Hits and a lifetime Batting Average of .303.

Save for a couple of productive seasons with the Boston Red Sox early in his career, Buddy Myer was a career member of the Washington Senators, the team he began and ended his career with.  Myer had six seasons where he batted over .300, one of which saw him bat .349, enough to win him the American League Batting Title in 1935.  He was named an All Star that year and again in 1937.  Myer, who batted .303 as a Senator with 1,828 Hits, was probably known best for a brawl with Ben Chapman (the racist Yankee who would become an even more racist manager with the Phillies who taunted Jackie Robinson) after he taunted Myer for his Jewish heritage.