Paul Quantrill

janvier 28, 2010

Nom de famille : Paul Quantrill
Nickname: Q
Election: January 28, 2010
Induction: le 19 juin 2010
Born (date, year, place): le 3 novembre 1968 à London (Ontario)
Position : lanceur
Frappe de la : gauche
Lance de la : droite
Years Played: 1992 à 2005
Teams Played: Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, LA Dodgers, NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins

“The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame represents a community that has a true love and respect for our game. I hope my genuine enthusiasm and passion for a kid’s game reflects well on the Hall. Thank you for the tremendous honour of representing our baseball community, and we can’t wait to be in St. Marys with Robbie and representatives from the Griffith and Roth families this coming June.”

Paul Quantrill, born November 3, 1968 in London, Ontario attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was originally drafted in the 26th round in 1986 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then again by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round in 1989. The rubber-armed right-hander’s first appearance was with the Red Sox on July 20, 1992, and his final game was on September 27, 2005 with the Florida Marlins. In between, he played for Philadelphia, Toronto (his longest stint with one team, from 1996-2001), Los Angeles, the New York Yankees, and San Diego.

Il a aussi porté les couleurs du Canada lors de la première édition de la Classique mondiale, en 2006. Il a été instructeur pour cette équipe lors du même tournoi, en 2009, en compagnie de trois autres intronisés, Ernie Whitt, Larry Walker et Bernie Soulliere. Il a aussi secondé Greg Hamilton avec l’équipe nationale junior.

Reconnu pour sa précision et sa balle cassante dévastatrice, Quantrill a fait 386 apparitions avec les Blue Jays de 1996 à 2001 (au quatrième rang de l’équipe), gagnant 30 matchs, en sauvegardant 15 et maintenant une moyenne de points mérités de 3,67. De ses 841 présences en carrière, 64 ont été des départs. La plupart du temps, il était utilisé en longue relève. Il a gagné 68 matchs et en a sauvegardé 21, montrant une moyenne de points mérités de 3,83 en 14 ans de carrière. Il a fait 725 victimes au bâton en 1255 manches lancées.

“Q”, as he is known by friends and teammates, was the Blue Jays Pitcher of the Year in 2001 and was named to the All-Star team. He led the American League in games pitched that season with 80, and his .846 winning percentage that season (11 wins, 2 losses) represented the second highest in Blue Jays history. He also led the AL in appearances in 2004 with 86, and led the National League in appearances in 2002 (86) and 2003 (89). He led the AL in “Holds” with 32 in 2002. Both his 841 career appearances and 89 game appearances in the 2003 season are Canadian records.

Quantrill’s only complete game happened to be a shutout, when the Red Sox rookie allowed only a single by Jay Buhner and a double by Mackey Sasser, both in the second inning, as he went on to strike out six in blanking the Seattle Mariners 6-0 on July 4, 1993.

Quantrill est l’époux d’Alyson et le couple a trois enfants, Cal, Reese et Avery.

Statistiques en carrière dans les Ligues majeures