Jamie Quirk
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| Jamie Quirk | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: October 22, 1954 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 4, 1975 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Final game | ||
| October 4, 1992 for the Oakland Athletics |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .240 | |
| Hits | 544 | |
| RBI | 247 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
James Patrick Quirk (pronounced /kwɝk/; born October 22, 1954 in Whittier, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current bench coach for the Colorado Rockies. Jamie attended Whittier College, he played for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles in a career that spanned the years 1975-1992.
On September 27, 1984, Quirk hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Cleveland Indians. It was the only plate appearance Quirk had for the Indians.
Jamie was also an all-league and all-state quarterback at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California where upon graduation, he was offered a four-year scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.[citation needed]
With 43 home runs, Quirk has hit the most roundtrippers in Major League history by any player whose surname begins with the letter "Q."
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