1852
Born November 16, 1852
New Castle, PA, USA
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b. November 16, 1852 · Cleveland Forest Citys 1871, Indianapolis Blues 1878, Chicago White Stockings 1879–1882, Detroit Wolverines 1883, 1885, St. Louis Browns 1883–1884, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1884, Philadelphia Athletics 1886
Quest's largest season came in 1884, split among Detroit, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. He played 93 games, collected 73 hits, drove in 48 and scored 19. His only career home run had come for Chicago in 1881.
Nine recognized major-league seasons gave him 496 hits, 77 doubles, 159 runs batted in, 299 runs and a .217 average across 593 games. He played 530 games at second base and 66 at shortstop, with two appearances elsewhere.
Quest also played three games for Cleveland in the 1871 National Association, recording three hits, one double, two runs batted in and one run; the archive lists that record separately. His recognized career later covered Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia before ending in 1886. He died in 1924, two days before his seventy-second birthday.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | CLE | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1878 | IND | 62 | 278 | 45 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 0 | .205 |
| 1879 | CHC | 83 | 334 | 38 | 69 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 33 | 0 | .207 |
| 1880 | CHC | 82 | 300 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .237 |
| 1881 | CHC | 78 | 293 | 35 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .246 |
| 1882 | CHC | 42 | 159 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .201 |
| 1883 | DTN/STL | 56 | 215 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 0 | .242 |
| 1884 | PIT/STL | 93 | 353 | 48 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| 1885 | DTN | 55 | 200 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 0 | .195 |
| 1886 | PHA | 42 | 150 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | .207 |
| Major leagues | — | 593 | 2282 | 299 | 496 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 159 | 103 | 161 | 5 | .217 |
| All seasons | — | 596 | 2295 | 300 | 499 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 161 | 104 | 161 | 5 | .217 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Joe Quest, that is 1871–1871. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1924
Died November 14, 1924
1871
Major-league debut: Joe Quest
Joe Quest made a major-league debut on August 30, 1871.
1886
Final major-league game: Joe Quest
Joe Quest played a final major-league game on July 13, 1886.
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