After finishing the 2000 season last in the division with a disappointing 6993 record, the 2001 team rebounded to finish 8577, good enough for second place in the division. I was playing this alphabet game to find a first name of an mlb player in present day and i got stuck on the letters u and q. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Quinton mccracken was born on august 16, 1970 in wilmington, north carolina, usa as quinton antoine mccracken. We look at how the average size of baseball players has changed over the decades, and. Treat yourself to bartolo colons batters faced page on baseball. Mccracken county high school would like to recognize the following seniors for their accomplishments and signing college scholarships in performing arts and visual arts. Tyler whites journey to the majors is why we love baseball. Minor league stats, negro league stats, nippon pro baseball stats, cuban national series stats, korean baseball stats, 2019 minor leagues, 2019 affiliates. All professional baseball statistics for quinton mccracken.
Quinton antoine mccracken born august 16, 1970 is a former professional baseball outfielder. May 27, 2007 is there any mlb players whose first names start with the letters u and q. The red sox have begun the hiring process, reports jeff passan of yahoo sports, and one of their first interviews will go to astros director of player development quinton mccracken twitter link. The colorado rockies 1998 season was the sixth for the rockies. Baseball 20 mlb home run derby 2020 mlb line drive closer report injury report prospect rankings mlb champions. Maggie mccracken is a cast member of vh1s baseball wives. Wins above replacement data courtesy of baseball reference. He set singleseason marks in hits, runs and stolen bases that year. Don baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. Aug 26, 2017 as evan drellich of the houston chronicle reports, farm director quinton mccracken and assistant director allen rowin could end up being reassigned within the organization if they stay in houston. All wins above replacement and wins above average data comes from baseball reference. The cardinals went 9369 during the season and finished tied for first in the national league central division with the houston astros.
Trivia 1 named director of player development for the houston astros. Get the latest updated stats for cincinnati reds center fielder quinton mccracken on. Drafted by the colorado rockies in the 25th round of the 1992 mlb june amateur draft from duke university durham, nc. Former south brunswick high school sports standout and major league baseball player quinton mccracken has joined the durham bulls organization this season as firstbase coach. Downloadable schedule broadcast schedule printable schedule mlb important dates 2020 schedule 2020 spring training schedule radio affiliates. Secondly, my source for all the numbers used here, only.
Astros director of player personnel quinton mccracken. A final score has not been reported for this varsity baseball game. The entire playing career for quinton mccracken is displayed above. Quinton mccracken, the astros director of player personnel for the last two seasons and a fixture in their front office for the last five, wont be a part of general manager jeff luhnows. Quinton mccracken 1996 cards the trading card database. That is a link to baseball references collection of bartolo colons record against every batter he has faced over the past. Quinton mccracken, a pinch runner in the bend rockies opener who went on to play 12 big league seasons% opening day, there were 30something media people there, cain says. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on quinton mccracken of the minnesota. Quinton mccracken is back in baseball where he belongs. He was director of player development for the houston astros in 202017 and a minorleague coordinator for the miami marlins in 2018.
Quinton mccracken minnesota major league baseball yahoo. Mccracken among astros staff promotions houston astros. They finished with a record of 7785, fourth in the nl west. Firstman delves into the etymology of each name, details each players best day in the majors and includes an anagram for each player quinton antoine mccracken turns into. Mccracken county mustangs baseball official website. Quinton mccracken society for american baseball research. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. I seriously doubt there will ever be another perfect game in the ws. The 45 year old mccracken was a three sport star baseball, football and track in high school in north carolina where he led his high school to the state championship in 1988. Get the latest news, stats, videos, and more about cincinnati reds center fielder quinton mccracken on. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet.
Petersburg quinton mccracken, mvp of the 1998 inaugural devil rays team, has rejoined the organization as a coach at triplea durham. Quinton mccracken greater wilmington sports hall of fame. Quinton mccracken, the former major league player, was promoted last year to astros director of player personnel, where he assists in playerpersonnel decisions across all areas, including freeagent acquisitions, trades and amateur signings. All data is also open and available as a free download. He used to wear a players uniform, including the purple pinstripes of the rockies, but now its everyday. Baseball has taken quinton mccracken far from his southport home.
Is there any mlb players whose first names start with the. Quinton mccracken was the assistant director, player development for the arizona diamondbacks in 20112012. Mccracken was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on september 17, 1995, with the colorado rockies. Aug 18, 2011 astros altuve stands shorter than all active mlb players.
Official mccracken county high school athletics website. Check out quinton mccracken career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. It took him to durham, initially, for four years of college ball with the duke blue devils, and it took him across the country, many times over, during a professional baseball career that spanned 16 years. Southport native mccracken remains in the game sports. After starting the season 107, the mustangs won 23 of. Click here for more information on baseball prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web. He played all or part of twelve seasons in major league baseball, and was the tampa bay devil rays franchises first center fielder and batter on march 31, 1998. The mccracken county high school baseball team, with a 42 loss to lexington tates creek on sunday, finished as state runnerup, a feat no first region team had accomplished since murray in 1979.
Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The quinton mccracken trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where quinton mccracken has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. Quinton mccracken was born on sunday, august 16, 1970, in wilmington, north carolina. Quinton mccracken profile page, biographical information, injury history and news. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the quinton mccracken page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Mlb home sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox. Quinton mccracken stats, news, pictures, bio, videos. Quinton mccracken out as astros director of player personnel. That is a link to baseball references collection of bartolo colons record.
Treat yourself to bartolo colons batters faced page on. He also evaluates players across all categories, including amateur and professional, both inside and outside the. Quinton mccracken, 1996 upper deck avis arizona fall league. They only suffer from their similarity and possible spelling confusion, ala girls names kristin, kirsten and sisters. The quinton mccracken page is available to be sponsored. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. Tell pedroia hes no longer the smallest guy in major league baseball. The seattle mariners 2004 season was their 28th, and they finished last in the american league west at 6399. Don owns the only perfect game and the only one to happen in the ws. Louis cardinals 2001 season was the teams 120th season in st. Quinton mccracken and bryan rekar were drafted by the tampa bay devil rays from the colorado rockies as the 4th and 38th picks in the 1997 expansion draft. Astros farm director quinton mccracken will be thursdays. Quinton mccracken stats, splits cincinnati reds espn. Quinton mccracken, a pinch runner in the bend rockies opener who went on to play 12 big league seasons%.
To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. Red sox gm candidate quinton mccracken bosox injection. Quinton antoine mccracken is a former professional baseball outfielder. In addition to the sources cited in the notes, the author also used, and websites for player, team, and season pages, and other pertinent material. Quinton mccracken baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats. They played home games and hosted the 1998 major league baseball allstar game at coors field. Quinton mccracken stats, highlights, bio durham bulls stats. Valleycats, astros extend player development contract. Quinton mccracken trades and transactions by baseball almanac.
Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Quinton mccracken trading card values sportlots price guide. Louis, missouri and the 110th season in the national league. Mike lansing was traded by the montreal expos to the colorado rockies for jake westbrook, john nicholson minors, and mark hamlin minors. Salaries may not be complete especially pre1985 and may not include some earned bonuses. Quinton mccracken baseball stats by baseball almanac. He graduated in four years with degrees in political science and history. The name quinton is a boys name of english origin meaning queens manor or fith quinton is among several attractive qbeginning, nending twosyllable names for boys, that also includes quentin the most popular iteration and quenton. Astros altuve stands shorter than all active mlb players. Quinton mccracken mlb player profile page from whatifsports. As a collector myself, i was always searching for a reliable resource to follow and keep track of my collection. Don is no hall of fame player, but on october 8th 1956 he was the greatest player on planet earth.
Mccracken, whose contract was set to expire at the end of october, plans to pursue other opportunities working in baseball. About baseball card reference this is a website for baseball car collectors consisting of checklists, descriptions, and values. He is quinton mccracken hit two triples off him years of age. The 2001 minnesota twins marked the beginning of the twins ascendancy in the american league central division. The mccracken county varsity baseball team won tuesdays neutral conference game against rival school paducah tilghman paducah, ky by a score of 20. Ballpark digest the business of ballparks and baseball in major league baseball, minor league baseball, indy. Quinton mccracken former major league baseball player and baseball executive katy, texas connections. Quinton mccracken was traded by the arizona diamondbacks to the mariners for greg colbrunn and cash. Baseballs most magnificent monikers from the only nolan to van lingle mungo and more tells the story of these ballplayers, along with a few fun tidbits.
Get the latest updated stats and splits for cincinnati reds center fielder quinton mccracken on. Quinton mccracken on baseball reference the hall of stats was built by adam darowski, jeffrey chupp, and michael berkowitz. Speedy outfielder quinton mccracken played 12 years in the majors. Mccracken excelled in baseball and was the allacc second baseman as well as a thirdteam allamerican in 1992. Quinton brooks stats, game logs, splits, and much more.
At the allstar break, the mariners had lost nine straight and were at 3254. The latest quinnton mack stats, video highlights, news and more from milb. Ichiro suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on october 1, breaking george sislers 84yearold mark with a pair of early singles. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Wins above replacement data courtesy of baseballreference. Quinton mccracken first base outfield base running. Mccrackens hiring is among a series of changes in the. Thats where my baseball career began, mccracken says. In addition to the sources cited in the notes, the author also used baseball reference.
August 16, 1970 in wilmington, north carolina, usa college. He played twelve seasons in major league baseball, and was the tampa bay devil rays franchises first center fielder and batter on march 31, 1998. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Find bios of deadball era stars, the 1975 red sox, umpires, ballparks, authors and other categories here.