Jamie Quirk
[edit] Biography
Jamie Quirk (James Patrick Quirk) was born on October 22, 1954 in Whittier, California. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1975 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Quirk played for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 18 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 14
| 39
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .256
| .293
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 64
| 114
| 11
| 28
| 1
| 15
| .246
| .252
| .325
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 93
| 221
| 16
| 48
| 3
| 13
| .217
| .251
| .330
| 14
| 1
| 8
| 47
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 17
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .207
| .324
| .276
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 51
| 79
| 8
| 24
| 1
| 11
| .304
| .353
| .443
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 62
| 163
| 13
| 45
| 5
| 21
| .276
| .305
| .399
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 46
| 100
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 10
| .250
| .299
| .320
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 36
| 78
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 5
| .231
| .256
| .308
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 48
| 86
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 11
| .209
| .269
| .326
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 4.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TOT
| A
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .250
| 1.333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 19
| 57
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 4
| .281
| .305
| .368
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 80
| 219
| 24
| 47
| 8
| 26
| .215
| .273
| .370
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 109
| 296
| 24
| 70
| 5
| 33
| .236
| .307
| .345
| 17
| 0
| 28
| 56
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 84
| 196
| 22
| 47
| 8
| 25
| .240
| .333
| .408
| 7
| 1
| 28
| 41
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .185
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 51
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 9
| .216
| .328
| .255
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 47
| 85
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 10
| .176
| .276
| .235
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 56
| 121
| 12
| 34
| 3
| 26
| .281
| .353
| .413
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 34
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 76
| 203
| 16
| 53
| 1
| 17
| .261
| .321
| .296
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 28
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 78
| 177
| 13
| 39
| 2
| 11
| .220
| .294
| .305
| 7
| 1
| 16
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 86
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 11
| .209
| .269
| .326
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 936
| 2180
| 190
| 526
| 41
| 236
| .241
| .299
| .348
| 98
| 6
| 171
| 408
| 17
| 25
| 5
| 17
| 55
|
| Total
|
|
| 984
| 2266
| 193
| 544
| 43
| 247
| .240
| .298
| .347
| 100
| 7
| 177
| 435
| 18
| 25
| 5
| 17
| 57
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 74
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| LF
| 10
| 10
| 74
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 2
| 35.2
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| DH
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 52
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 10
| 6
| 54
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 10
| 6
| 54
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 6
| 61.2
| 10
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| C
| 9
| 2
| 40
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 14.1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| DH
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| C
| 15
| 11
| 102
| 48
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 6
| 0
| .966
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 8
| 5
| 48.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 23
| 210.2
| 21
| 57
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 34.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| C
| 22
| 15
| 134
| 58
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .985
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 6
| 62
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 3
| 30
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| C
| 29
| 14
| 150.1
| 77
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 16.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| C
| 22
| 16
| 154
| 68
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 8
| 0
| .929
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| C
| 17
| 15
| 129
| 64
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 9
| 0
| .986
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 24
| 14
| 136
| 13
| 28
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 43
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| C
| 41
| 38
| 324
| 247
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 23
| 0
| .989
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| C
| 108
| 88
| 791
| 532
| 40
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 76
| 33
| 1
| .986
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| C
| 79
| 60
| 543.2
| 409
| 31
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 53
| 20
| 1
| .982
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| C
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| C
| 24
| 17
| 156.2
| 96
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| C
| 32
| 23
| 204.2
| 124
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| C
| 37
| 26
| 252
| 151
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 0
| .977
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 1
| 20
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 1
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| C
| 54
| 49
| 436.2
| 293
| 32
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 24
| 0
| .982
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 42
| 44
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 2
| 31
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| C
| 59
| 41
| 385.1
| 258
| 26
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 41
| 20
| 0
| .973
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 43
| 16
| 181
| 176
| 20
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 525
| 398
| 3647.2
| 2344
| 235
| 48
| 26
| 0
| 36
| 322
| 174
| 2
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 33
| 21
| 183.1
| 45
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 87
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 9
| 4
| 39.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 118
| 55
| 598.2
| 60
| 139
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 25
| 17
| 144
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 21
| 0
| 31
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter (December 6, 1976); Milwaukee Brewers received Bob McClure (March 15, 1977).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Gerry Ako and cash (August 3, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 16, 1983).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 26, 1984).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 23, 1984).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians (September 24, 1984).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 15, 1984).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 25, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 27, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 8, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 25, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 20, 1988).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 16, 1989).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (May 27, 1989).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (July 24, 1989).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (August 5, 1989).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (November 2, 1989).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 13, 1989).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (November 28, 1990).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (October 27, 1992).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 22, 1993).
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