Born: (1954-10-22) October 22, 1954 (age 69) Whittier, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1975, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1992, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average
.240
Home runs
43
Runs batted in
247
Teams
As player
Kansas City Royals (1975–1976)
Milwaukee Brewers (1977)
Kansas City Royals (1978–1982)
St. Louis Cardinals (1983)
Chicago White Sox (1984)
Cleveland Indians (1984)
Kansas City Royals (1985–1988)
New York Yankees (1989)
Oakland Athletics (1989)
Baltimore Orioles (1989)
Oakland Athletics (1990–1992)
As coach
Kansas City Royals (1994–2001)
Texas Rangers (2002)
Colorado Rockies (2003–2008)
Houston Astros (2009–2011)
Chicago Cubs (2012–2013)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1985)
James Patrick Quirk (/ˈkwɜːrk/; born October 22, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player and coach.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992. Quirk was a member of the world champion 1985 Kansas City Royals team.
Chihuahuas on June 17, 2015. Quirk managed the Kansas City Royals-affiliated Wilmington Blue Rocks from 2016 to 2017. "JamieQuirk Stats". Baseball-Reference...
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was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. May 27, 1989: JamieQuirk was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. June 5, 1989:...
Porter C 1977–1980 Born in Joplin 16 Bo Jackson OF/DH 1987–1990 9, 10, 18 JamieQuirk C 1975–1976 1978–1982 1985–1988 19, 20 Frank White 2B 1973–1990 Attended...
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(minors) and cash were traded by the Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for JamieQuirk. June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Jeff Cornell was drafted...
the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Keith Moreland. August 5, 1989: JamieQuirk was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. Note: Pos = Position; G =...
The Athletics sign Scott Sanderson as a free agent. December 13, 1989: JamieQuirk was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. June 4, 1990:...
Law, 3B Scott Fletcher, SS Julio Cruz, 2B LaMarr Hoyt, P May 23, 1984: JamieQuirk was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. June 21, 1984: The White...
George Brett (Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1999), Mark Littell 1972 JamieQuirk 1973 Ruppert Jones, Bob McClure, Rodney Scott 1974 Steve Henderson, Mike...
Brewers traded Porter along with Jim Colborn to the Kansas City Royals for JamieQuirk, Jim Wohlford and Bob McClure. Porter replaced Buck Martinez as the Royals...
deal by sending Jim Siwy to the Indians on June 26. September 24, 1984: JamieQuirk was purchased by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox. Note: G = Games...
with Jim Frey, our manager, and JamieQuirk, who I'd played with for years and was Ken's dear friend. And I looked at Jamie and he looked at me, and I said...
in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft. December 6, 1976: JamieQuirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later were traded by the Kansas...
Herndon Detroit Tigers Hitting coach 1998 Succeeded by Alan Trammell Preceded by Bruce Kimm Colorado Rockies Bench coach 2000–2002 Succeeded by JamieQuirk...
1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. February 25, 1985: JamieQuirk was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals opened...
strength. He returned to Double-A in 2015, where he impressed manager JamieQuirk in the outfield through a series of impressive catches, earning the nickname...
Brewers' order, drew praise from retired players like Bob Uecker and JamieQuirk both for his offensive improvement and for his preparation behind the...
80% of the population possesses a superpower, commonly referred to as a "Quirk" (個性, kosei). Peoples' acquisition of these abilities has given rise to...
Darrell Porter were traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for JamieQuirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later. The Royals completed the...
the Diamondbacks bench coach. Listach was replaced by new bench coach, JamieQuirk, during the 2011 off-season, and became the Cubs third-base coach for...