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Omar Quintanilla

Omar Quintanilla Notable

b. October 24, 1981 · Colorado Rockies 2005–2009, Texas Rangers 2011, New York Mets 2012–2014, Baltimore Orioles 2012

Omar Quintanilla played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 2005 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.

Across 402 games he batted .220, with 228 hits and 118 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 43 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 229 games at shortstop, with 574 assists and 16 errors. He turned 116 double plays. He also played 140 games at second base.

He was born in El Paso, TX, USA on October 24, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2005 COL 391281628 110 79152 .219
2006 COL 113436 110 3391 .176
2007 COL 2770616 400 55150 .229
2008 COL 812102850 1702 1515460 .238
2009 COL 5858710 200 28270 .172
2011 TEX 112231 010 2090 .045
2012 BAL/NYM 651692541 804 1616420 .243
2013 NYM 953152870 922 2138702 .222
2014 NYM 152926 100 3250 .207
Career 4021035118228 4358 74962385 .220

On this day & linked events

1981

Born October 24, 1981

El Paso, TX, USA

2005

Major-league debut: Omar Quintanilla

Omar Quintanilla made a major-league debut on July 31, 2005.

2014

Final major-league game: Omar Quintanilla

Omar Quintanilla played a final major-league game on May 7, 2014.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0