Dan Quisenberry
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Quisenberry in 1986.
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Born: February 7, 1953 Santa Monica, California |
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Died: September 30, 1998 (aged 45) Leawood, Kansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 8, 1979, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 23, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games pitched | 674 | ||
| Win–loss record | 56–46 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.76 | ||
| Saves | 244 | ||
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Daniel Raymond "Quiz" Quisenberry (/ˈkwɪzənbɛri/; February 7, 1953 – September 30, 1998) 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 major league history.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Quisenberry played at Costa Mesa High School, graduating in 1971. He then went to Orange Coast College and then onto Division III University of La Verne in La Verne, California. He went on to sign with the Royals as an amateur free agent in 1975, and was considered a marginal prospect. At the age of 26, he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on July 8, 1979 against the Chicago White Sox, pitching 2⅔ scoreless innings, and surrendering just two hits and no walks. Quisenberry finished the season having appeared in 32 games and posting a 3-2 record with a 3.15 earned run average and 5 saves.
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