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Dan Quisenberry

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

Baseball Historian Biography

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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