| Jamie Quirk | |
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| Chicago Cubs – No. - | |
| Bench Coach | |
| Born: October 22, 1954 Whittier, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1975 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1992 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting Average | .240 |
| Hits | 544 |
| RBI | 247 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Patrick Quirk ( /ˈkwɜrk/; born October 22, 1954 in Whittier, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current bench coach for the Chicago Cubs. Quirk attended Whittier College.
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Quirk was also a Parade Magazine All-America quarterback at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California where, upon graduation, he was offered a four-year football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.[1]
Quirk played for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles in a career that spanned the years 1975-1992.
On September 27, 1984, Quirk hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Cleveland Indians in a game against the Minnesota Twins. It was the only plate appearance Quirk had for the Indians,[2] and was meaningless for Cleveland, which was in 6th place in its division. But the home run was crucial for Quirk's former team of seven years, the Kansas City Royals, which was in a tight race with the Twins for the American League West division crown. With Quirk's home run, the Royals moved two games ahead of the Twins with three to play. The Royals clinched the division the next day. Quirk would return to the Royals in 1985 and play four more years in Kansas City.
Quirk served as bench coach for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-08 under manager Clint Hurdle.[3] From 2009-2011, Quirk served as bullpen coach for the Houston Astros under manager Brad Mills.[4] On November 29, 2011, Quirk became the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs to serve under newly hired manager Dale Sveum.[5]