Joe Quinn (second baseman)

Joe Quinn
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1862-12-24)24 December 1862[1]
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died: 12 November 1940(1940-11-12) (aged 77)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
26 April, 1884, for the St. Louis Maroons
Last MLB appearance
23 July, 1901, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.261
Home runs29
Runs batted in794
Managerial record23–132
Winning %.148
Teams
As player

As manager

Joseph James Quinn (25 December 1864[2] – 12 November 1940) was an Australian second baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. He was the only Australian-born player to reach the major leagues until Craig Shipley in 1986.

  1. ^ "Joe Quinn". mlb.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ Some sources give 1862 as his year of birth.