| Dan Quisenberry | ||
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| Relief Pitcher | ||
| Born: February 7, 1953 Santa Monica, California | ||
| Died: September 30, 1998 (aged 45) Leawood, Kansas | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 8, 1979 for the Kansas City Royals | ||
| Final game | ||
| April 23, 1990 for the San Francisco Giants | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 56-46 | |
| ERA | 2. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 76 | |
| Saves | 244 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (pronounced /ˈkwɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi/; February 7, 1953 – September 30, 1998), nicknamed "Quiz", was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Kansas City Royals. In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in, is a distinction given to the top Relief pitcher in each league at the end of Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Notable for his submarine-style pitching delivery and his humorous quotes, he led the American League in saves a record five times (1980, 1982-85), and retired in 1990 with 244 saves, then the 6th-highest total in history behind Rollie Fingers (341), Rich "Goose" Gossage (307), Bruce Sutter (300), Jeff Reardon (287), and Lee Smith (265). In Baseball, a submarine is a pitch delivered with an underhand motion The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5 1951 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Howard Bruce Sutter (ˈsuːtɚ born January 8 1953 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1 1955 in Dalton Massachusetts) nicknamed " The Terminator " is a former Relief pitcher Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4 1957 is a retired American right-handed Relief pitcher who played for eight teams in Major League Baseball from 1980
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Career
Born in Santa Monica, California, Quisenberry signed with the Royals as an amateur free agent in 1975, and was considered a marginal prospect. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP He made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals in the middle of the 1979 season at the age of 26. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Quisenberry finished the season having appeared in 32 games and posting a 3-2 record with a 4. 27 earned run average and 5 saves. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched
During spring training the following year, manager Jim Frey suggested that Quisenberry learn the submarine style delivery from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Kent Tekulve to confuse hitters, because he could not overpower them. James Gottfried Frey (born May 26, 1931 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former manager and coach in Major League Baseball The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kenton Charles Tekulve (born March 5 1947 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who From 1980 to 1985, Quisenberry was the American League's dominant closer, winning the Rolaids Relief Man Award in all but the strike-shortened 1981 season, and finishing in the top five in voting for the Cy Young Award — again in all but 1981. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in, is a distinction given to the top Relief pitcher in each league at the end of The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero
Quisenberry was hardly the prototypical closing pitcher. Unlike many of his peers, he didn't possess a hard fastball, and thus had to rely on pinpoint control, guile, and deception, which his submarine delivery he first started using in 1980 augmented. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. His primary pitch was a sinking fastball, which causes hitters to hit the ball on the ground rather than in the air. In Baseball, a sinker is a type of Fastball pitch which has significant downward movement He also possessed a curveball in his repertoire, as well as a changeup he developed in 1984 [1] and an occasional knuckleball. The curveball is a breaking pitch in Baseball thrown with a grip and hand movement that imparts down and/or sideways spin to the ball. A changeup is a type of pitch in Baseball. Other names include change-of-pace and simply change. Although Quisenberry was not a strikeout pitcher, he offset this deficiency by seldom walking batters or throwing wild pitches. In Baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a Pitcher when his pitch is too high too short or too wide of Home His 45 saves in 1983 was briefly a single season record (tied in 1984 by Bruce Sutter and broken in 1986 by Dave Righetti). Howard Bruce Sutter (ˈsuːtɚ born January 8 1953 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose California) is a former American left-handed Pitcher for various Major Quisenberry was the first pitcher in major league history to save more than 40 games in a season twice in his career.
In 1983, the Royals signed Quisenberry to a lifetime contract, similar to the contract of his teammate, George Brett. George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals However, a rocky start in 1988 led to Quisenberry's relegation to middle relief and mop-up duty. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Shortly before the 1988 All-Star break, Quisenberry was released by the Royals. Ten days later the St. Louis Cardinals, managed by ex-Royals manager Whitey Herzog, signed Quisenberry as a free agent. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (born November 9 1931) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, scout, After pitching for a year and a half in St. Louis, Quisenberry signed to play the 1990 season with the San Francisco Giants. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Quisenberry tore his rotator cuff just five appearances into the 1990 season, and was faced with serious injury for the first time in his career. The rotator cuff (rotor cuff is an anatomical term given to the group of Muscles and their Tendons that act to stabilize the Shoulder. At the age of 37, after 12 seasons in the majors, Quisenberry retired.
Along with Sutter and Goose Gossage, he was on the forefront of the transition from relief ace to the La Russian ninth inning closer. Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5 1951 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out Quisenberry's Adjusted ERA+ of 146 ties him for third all-time among qualifying pitchers. Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ is a statistic in Baseball. [2] His career rate of walks per 9 innings pitched is the lowest since 1926. In Baseball statistics, bases on balls per 9 innings pitched ( BB/9IP or BB/9) or walks per nine innings (denoted by W/9) is [3] In addition, Quisenberry accrued the 22nd most all-time in Cy Young shares. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National [4]
Post-career
After his baseball career ended, Quisenberry embarked on a second career as a poet, publishing three poems in 1995 and a book of poetry titled On Days Like This in 1998. The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1998 in literature involved some significant events and new books
In December 1997, Quisenberry was diagnosed with brain cancer. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons Quisenberry died in 1998 in Leawood, Kansas. Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Trivia
- Quisenberry's 45 saves in 1983 remains a team record, although his total was matched in 1993 by Jeff Montgomery. Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery (born January 7, 1962 in Wellston Ohio) was a Relief pitcher for Major League Baseball 's Kansas City
- In 1987, Quisenberry and Gene Garber tied for the Royals' team lead with 8 saves apiece; this ranks as the fewest for a team leader in Royals' history. Henry Eugene Garber (born November 13, 1947 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former Sidearm Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
- He held the AL record for career saves from 1987, when he surpassed Fingers' mark of 233, until 1992, when his AL total of 238 was broken by Jeff Reardon. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1 1955 in Dalton Massachusetts) nicknamed " The Terminator " is a former Relief pitcher
- He was the first pitcher to record 40 saves in a season, doing so with 45 in 1983, and followed with 44 saves in 1984. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP
- He was the only pitcher to earn 40 saves twice until Reardon did so in 1988.
- Famous for his pitching control, Quisenberry surrendered only 11 walks in 1983 and 12 in 1984, in over 268 combined innings pitched, and was runnerup for the AL Cy Young Award in both seasons. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National
- Quisenberry has won more Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Awards (5) than any other pitcher in history. In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in, is a distinction given to the top Relief pitcher in each league at the end of
- Besides "Quiz", another of Quisenberry's nicknames was "The Australian", as he would pitch from "down under". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- During a slump, he ascribed his pitching problems to "sore armness. "
References
- ^ The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching,Pitchers, and Pitches. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Adjusted ERA+", Baseball-Reference. com. Accessed July 25, 2007. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls/9IP", Baseball-Reference. com. Accessed July 25, 2007. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "MVP and CY Young Award Share Leaders", Baseball-Reference. com. Accessed July 25, 2007. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
- List of notable brain tumor patients
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- The Deadball Era
- Dan Quisenberry's Gravesite
| Preceded by Mike Marshall Rollie Fingers | American League Saves Champion 1980 (with Goose Gossage) 1982-1985 | Succeeded by Rollie Fingers Dave Righetti |
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