Who Is John A. Quinn?

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Does anyone know who John A. Quinn is on the final list of 60 managers, umpires and executives elegible for election to the Hall of Fame in 2003?

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Posted By: Andy Baran

http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quinnja01.shtml

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

That Jack Quinn is on the players list. I can't figure out who this Quinn guy is.

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Posted By: john(z28jd)

jack quinn is listed under eligible players, john a quinn might be the AL umpire,1935-1942,including the 1937 all-star game or it could be the john quinn who was a ML general manager for 28 years(i think he was the phillies gm when they made the trade for steve carlton?)

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Posted By: Marc S.

I am a big Philadelphia Phillies fan, so John Quinn is someone with whom I am familiar. I am not sure if this is the same person, though, who is on the HOF list. Here is some highlights from John Quinn's stint as the GM of the Phillies:

"By 1963--with Richie Ashburn in his first year as a Phillies broadcaster--the team had been rebuilt into a contender by general manager John Quinn (photo at left). With the help of players such as Don Demeter and Wes Covington, the team finished fourth. But a pennant fever was growing. "

"In the years that followed, Quinn tried desperately to capture a pennant by bringing in a slew of veteran players. It didn't work, and the Phils sank to the lower levels of the standings. "

"Early in 1972, John Quinn in his last move as general manager, traded Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carlton. Shortly afterward, Paul Owens became GM and Dallas Green was promoted to farm director. "

However, let me finish with this: Wasn't there a John Quinn who was the owner of the Boston Red Sox in the 1920s...? I think he was the owner until Yawkey bought him out in 1933.

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Posted By: john(z28jd)

but i hope its not him because he owned the team for 11 years and had 9 last place finishes,1 6th and 1 7th(including 5 100 loss seasons), didnt rebuild the stadium after they had a fire in the grandstands and sold the team because he was losing lots of money.not exactly hall of fame credentials,maybe he would make scotts hall of shame tho?

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Posted By: David

.... but I just had a 1928 Wire Photo (Mickey Cochrane tagging out a player at the plate) and, according to the paper tag, the Umpire in the scene was 'Quinn' (No first name given).

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Posted By: David

John A. Quinn was an American League Umpire from 1935-42

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Posted By: David

which also shows that in the above post I misquoted the date of the wire photo (Fake!)

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Posted By: David

(l/r Quinn, Pinkey Whitney and Mickey Cochrane)

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Posted By: Lee Behrens

Neat photo, is it real?

Lee

Still looking for donations for my new vintage card musuem.

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Posted By: David

Lee, a fellow board member asked me about this photo, as it seemingly incongruously(sp) shows the Philadelphia Phillies (National League: Whitney) playing the Philadelphia A's (American League: Cochrane). It is an early April exhibition of the two, which the A's won 6-3.