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Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (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. 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). Image File history File links Dan_quisenberry_autograph. ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Other nicknames The Boys in Blue Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ...
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In Major League Baseball, a win (denoted W) is generally credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when they 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. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Other nicknames The Boys in Blue Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ...
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In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in 1976, is a distinction given to the top relief pitcher in each league at the end of each season. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Other nicknames The Boys in Blue Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ...
In baseball, a submarine is a pitch delivered with a three-quarter sidearm or underhand motion. ...
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Richard Michael Goose Gossage (born July 5, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...
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Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American former relief pitcher, more specifically a closer, in Major League Baseball. ...
Career
Born in Santa Monica, California, Quisenberry signed with the Royals as an amateur free agent in 1975, and was considered a marginal prospect. He did not make his major league debut until the middle of the 1979 season at the age of 26, appearing in 32 games and posting a 3-2 record with a 4.27 earned run average with 5 saves. For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
However, during spring training the following year, manager Jim Frey suggested that Quisenberry learn the submarine style delivery from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Kent Tekulve to further confuse hitters, since he could not overpower them. 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. James Gottfried Frey (born May 26, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former manager in Major League Baseball. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882–1889) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers...
Kenton Charles Tekulve (born March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American baseball player from 1974 to 1989 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. ...
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In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in 1976, is a distinction given to the top relief pitcher in each league at the end of each season. ...
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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 guile and deception, which his submarine delivery augmented. His primary pitch was a sinking fastball, which, thrown properly, causes hitters to hit the ball on the ground rather than pop them up, a plus in smaller, hitter-friendly parks. Although he rarely struck batters out, he seldom walked them or threw wild pitches. His 45 saves in 1983 was briefly a record (tied in 1984 by Bruce Sutter and broken in 1986 by Dave Righetti), and Quisenberry was the first pitcher in major league history to save more than 40 games in a season twice in his career. The fastball is the most common type of pitch in baseball. ...
In baseball, a sinker is a type of pitch in which the ball is spun so that it drops suddenly as it reaches the plate. ...
In baseball, a wild pitch (WP) is charged to a pitcher when a pitch is too high, too low, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to field capably, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance or to score. ...
Howard Bruce Sutter (born January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) (last name is pronounced with a long U, i. ...
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In 1983, the Royals signed Quisenberry to a lifetime contract, similar to the contract of his teammate, George Brett. He started losing effectiveness in 1986, possibly from the effects of routinely pitching 120 innings in relief, and lost his closer's job. By 1988, he was a seldom-used pitcher in the Royals' bullpen and was released at mid-season. His effectiveness against left-handed hitters fading, Quisenberry pitched for a year and a half in specialized roles for the St. Louis Cardinals. He signed with the San Francisco Giants in 1990 but only pitched five games. Faced with serious injury for the first time in his career, Quisenberry retired rather than go on the disabled list for the first time in his career. George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 42, 45, 85 Name St. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Ballpark AT&T Park (2000–present) a. ...
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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 1999 (published posthumously). He was also known for witty sayings, such as "I have seen the future. It's a lot like the present, only longer." The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poiesis, a making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ...
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In December 1997, Quisenberry was diagnosed with brain cancer. Sadly, it was the same disease that killed the popular Dick Howser, Quisenberry's manager from 1981 to 1986, as well as Philadelphia Phillies' Tug McGraw, his rival 'closer' in the 1980 World Series, and Ken Brett, the brother of Royals teammate George Brett. Dan Quisenberry died less than a year later at age 45 in Leawood, Kansas. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
A brain tumor is any mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either found in the brain (neurons, glial cells, epithelial cells, myelin producing cells, etc. ...
Richard Dalton (Dick) Howser (May 14, 1936 - June 17, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames Phils, The Phightin Phils, The...
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Kenneth Alven (Kemer) Brett (September 18, 1948-November 18, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and the older brother of Hall of Famer 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. ...
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Trivia - Quisenberry's 45 saves in 1983 remains a team record, although his total was matched in 1993 by Jeff Montgomery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Quisenberry has won more Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Awards (5) than any other pitcher in history.
- Besides "Quiz", another of Quisenberry's nicknames was "The Australian", as he would pitch from "down under".
Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery (born January 7, 1962 in Wellston, Ohio) was a relief pitcher for Major League Baseballs Kansas City Royals. ...
Henry Eugene Garber was a MLB player. ...
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Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1, 1955 in Dalton, Massachusetts) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. ...
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In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is credited to a batter and against a pitcher when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. ...
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ...
In baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. ...
In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in 1976, is a distinction given to the top relief pitcher in each league at the end of each season. ...
See also United States Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (right) is a long-term brain tumor survivor who continues to serve in public office. ...
Major League Baseball recognizes saves champions in the American League and National League each season. ...
All statistics are current as of July 7, 2007. ...
External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dan Quisenberry - Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics
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