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Dan Quisenberry
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Birthdate: 2/7/1953 Died: 9/30/1998
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 180 lbs. Place of Birth: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Dan Quisenberry joined the Kansas City Royals as a rookie relief pitcher in 1979, going 3-2, 3.15 ERA in 32 appearances. In 1980 he saved a league-leading 33 games. A submariner with one of the best sinker balls in history, Dan Quisenberry controlled his' game by relying on the batter to hit the ball on the ground. He allowed only 59 homers, appeared in 674 games without ever starting a single game.

Five times Dan Quisenberry led the AL in saves and three times in games appeared. He wasn't a short relief closer, instead he often pitched 3 to 4 innings. Ranking as one of the best relievers in baseball during the '80's, Quisenberry led the Royals to two World Series. From 1982 thru 1985, he led the league in saves, 35, 45, 44 and 37. Dan Quisenberry's control was so unerring that he walked only 162 batters in 1043 innings, an average of only 14 per/year. Dan Quisenberry's lifetime: 56-46, 2.76 ERA, 244 saves 379 Ks, 162 walks, 1064 hits, in 1043 innings. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1979 KCR (AL) 32 0 3 2 5 0 0 40.0 42 16 14 5 7 5 13 1 0 0 3.15
1980 KCR (AL) 75 0 12 7 33 0 0 128.1 129 47 44 5 27 15 37 1 1 0 3.09
1981 KCR (AL) 40 0 1 4 18 0 0 62.1 59 16 12 1 15 8 20 0 1 0 1.73
1982 KCR (AL) 72 0 9 7 35 0 0 136.2 126 43 39 12 12 2 46 1 0 0 2.57
1983 KCR (AL) 69 0 5 3 45 0 0 139.0 118 35 30 6 11 2 48 0 0 0 1.94
1984 KCR (AL) 72 0 6 3 44 0 0 129.1 121 39 38 10 12 4 41 0 0 0 2.64
1985 KCR (AL) 84 0 8 9 37 0 0 129.0 142 41 34 8 16 5 54 0 1 0 2.37
1986 KCR (AL) 62 0 3 7 12 0 0 81.1 92 30 25 2 24 12 36 0 3 0 2.77
1987 KCR (AL) 47 0 4 1 8 0 0 49.0 58 15 15 3 10 3 17 0 1 0 2.76
1988 STL (NL) 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 38.0 54 26 26 4 6 1 19 0 0 2 6.16
1988 KCR (AL) 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 25.1 32 11 10 0 5 2 9 1 0 1 3.55
1989 STL (NL) 63 0 3 1 6 0 0 78.1 78 25 23 2 14 9 37 0 0 1 2.64
1990 SFG (NL) 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.2 13 12 10 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 13.50
13 years   674 0 56 46 244 0 0 1043.1 1064 356 320 59 162 70 379 4 7 5 2.76
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1979 KCR (AL) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1980 KCR (AL) 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1981 KCR (AL) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1982 KCR (AL) 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1983 KCR (AL) 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1984 KCR (AL) 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1985 KCR (AL) 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1986 KCR (AL) 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1987 KCR (AL) 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1988 STL (NL) 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .500 SLG
1988 KCR (AL) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1989 STL (NL) 63 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 SLG
1990 SFG (NL) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
13 years   674 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .SLG



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