Wimpy Quinn
From SABR Encyclopedia
Wimpy Quinn | |
Wellington Hunt Quinn | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 2" |
Weight: | 187 |
Born: | 1918-5-14 at Birmingham, AL (US) |
Died: | 1954-9-1 at Santa Monica, CA (US) |
Interred: | Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, CA (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Career highlights
Personal
- Resided in Topanga, California in 1949 and 1951.
- Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobbies included golf.
Pre-professional career
- Played baseball and basketball at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, achieving all-city honors in both sports.
- Earned a B.S. at University of Oregon, where he played on the Pacific Coast Conference champions in two seasons.
Notable achievements
- Homered in his first professional at bat
- Led the 1940 Western International League in RBI with 150.
- Led the 1949 California League in hits with 196 and doubles with 39.
- As of 1951, held the following California League records:
- Most total bases, season (298 in 1949)
- Most RBI, game (10 in 1949)
- Most doubles, game (co-holder with 3)
- Highest fielding percentage at first base (co-holder with .990 in 1949)
Honors and awards
- Named first baseman on the second team of the California League All-Time All-Star Team circa 1950.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 2 years.
- Listed offseason occupation as "gentleman farmer."
Sources
- 1949 California League Gold Book.
- 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).