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Quinton McCracken

Quinton McCracken Notable

b. August 16, 1970 · Colorado Rockies 1995–1997, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998–2000, Minnesota Twins 2001, Arizona Diamondbacks 2002–2005, Seattle Mariners 2004, Cincinnati Reds 2006

Quinton McCracken played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 1995 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2006.

Across 999 games he batted .274, with 675 hits and 359 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 118 doubles and 89 stolen bases.

He played 711 games in the outfield, with 1,173 putouts and 20 errors.

He was born in Wilmington, NC, USA on August 16, 1970. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 1998

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1995 COL 3100 000 0010 .000
1996 COL 1242835082 1363 40326217 .290
1997 COL 1473256995 1113 36426228 .292
1998 TBD 15561477179 3877 594110719 .292
1999 TBD 401482037 611 1814236 .250
2000 TBD 153154 000 2640 .129
2001 MIN 2464714 220 35130 .219
2002 ARI 12334960108 2783 4032685 .309
2003 ARI 1152031746 520 1815345 .227
2004 ARI/SEA 741762648 1112 1315273 .273
2005 ARI 1342152351 431 1323354 .237
2006 CIN 4553511 111 2492 .208
Career 9992462359675 1183221 24422944589 .274

On this day & linked events

1970

Born August 16, 1970

Wilmington, NC, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Quinton McCracken

Quinton McCracken made a major-league debut on September 17, 1995.

2006

Final major-league game: Quinton McCracken

Quinton McCracken played a final major-league game on July 5, 2006.

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