Art Quirk

Art Quirk
Art Quirk
	Pitcher
	Born: April 11, 1938; Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
	Died: November 22, 2014 (aged 76); Stonington, Connecticut, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 17, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	May 22, 1963, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–2
Earned run average	5.21
Strikeouts	30
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1962); Washington Senators (1963);

Arthur Lincoln Quirk Jr. (April 11, 1938 – November 22, 2014) was an American

Washington Senators

.

Amateur career

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Quirk attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1959, after leading the Dartmouth Big Green baseball team pitching stats in the 1958 and 1959 seasons.^[1]

In 1958, Quirk made his debut in the

Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. Two weeks later, he threw a three-hitter and struck out 15. His season record was 9 wins and 0 losses with a 1.12 ERA and a league-leading .475 batting average. In a ceremony prior to the league's all-star game, New York Yankees players Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto presented Quirk with the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award.^[2] Quirk was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2009.^[3]

Professional career

Signed by the

Washington Senators, and appeared in seven games for that club in his final major league campaign.^[4]

Post-baseball career

Later in life, Quirk worked as the Vice President of Marketing for the technology security firm Viasec based in County Donegal, Ireland. He also served on numerous boards for organizations serving Connecticut's special needs community.^[5] Quirk died in Stonington, Connecticut in 2014 at age 76.

References

^ "Dartmouth Annual Pitching Leaders". Retrieved February 22, 2014.
^ Mike Richard (August 19, 2016). "Plans pitched to move Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame". barnstablepatriot.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Cape League Hall welcomes 10 more". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
^ "Art Quirk". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Arthur Lincoln Quirk Jr. '59". dartmouthalumnimagazine.com. May–June 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Obituary

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[Dartmouth_Sports-1] "Dartmouth Annual Pitching Leaders". Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[2] Mike Richard (August 19, 2016). "Plans pitched to move Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame". barnstablepatriot.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[Cape_Cod_Times_Online-3] "Cape League Hall welcomes 10 more". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[4] "Art Quirk". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[5] "Arthur Lincoln Quirk Jr. '59". dartmouthalumnimagazine.com. May–June 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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