Bob Quinn (quinnbo02)

Robert E. Quinn Sr.

• Born 1936

• School Marquette University

Biographical Information

The grandson of Bob Quinn, son of John Quinn, brother of John Quinn Jr., Susan Quinn and Margo Quinn, brother-in-law of Roland Hemond, and the father of Bob Quinn, Bob Quinn was general manager of the Eau Claire Braves in 1959-1960, the third generation of the family to work in the Braves organization. He was named Minor League Executive of the Year for AA teams in 1967 by The Sporting News after his Reading Phillies led the Eastern League in attendance despite 14 games cancelled due to rain or rescheduled as part of double-headers. As John Jr. had won the award in 1962 and 1966, this made them the first siblings to both receive the honor. (Source: 1968 Baseball Guide)

Quinn later served as farm director of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971-1973 before spending more than a decade as the Cleveland Indians scouting director (1973-1983). Quinn was also the Indians' director of player development in 1985. He joined the New York Yankees organization as assistant GM in 1987 and was promoted to General Manager in May 1988. He resigned after the 1989 season to become GM of the Cincinnati Reds. After the 1992 season, he moved on to the San Francisco Giants. After serving as the GM of the Giants from 1993 through the 1996 season, he remained with the team through 2005 as a special advisor to the club and coordinating the Clubs spring training activities in Scottsdale Arizona.

Preceded by Lou Piniella

New York Yankees General Manager 1988-1989

Succeeded by Harding Peterson

Preceded by Murray Cook

Cincinnati Reds General Manager 1990-1992

Succeeded by Jim Bowden

Preceded by Al Rosen

San Francisco Giants General Manager 1993-1996

Succeeded by Brian Sabean

Draft Picks

1st Round Picks - Yankees

• 1988: No Pick; lost for signing Jack Clark
• 1989: No Pick; lost for signing Steve Sax

Other Notable Selection - Yankees

• 1988: 9th round (235 overall) 2B Pat Kelly - West Chester University
• 1988: 29th round (755th overall) 3B Russ Davis - Shelton State Community College
• 1988: 30th round (781st overall) OF Deion Sanders - Florida State University
• 1989: 5th round (129th overall) 1B J.T. Snow - University of Arizona
• 1989: 9th round (233rd overall) P Sterling Hitchcock - Armwood High School

1st Round Picks - Reds

• 1990: 7th overall C Dan Wilson - University of Minnesota
• 1991: 20th overall SS Pokey Reese - Lower Richland High School
• 1992: 5th overall OF Chad Mottola - University of Central Florida

Other Notable Selections - Reds

• 1990: 16th round (432nd overall) SS Shane Halter - Seminole State College Did Not Sign

1st Round Picks - Giants

• 1993: 6th overall P Steve Soderstrom - Fresno State University
• 1994: 22nd overall OF Dante Powell - Cal State Fullerton
• 1994: 32nd overall OF Jacob Cruz - Arizona State University
• 1995: 16th overall P Joe Fontenot - Acadiana High School
• 1996: 7th overall P Matt White - Waynesboro Area High School

Other Notable Selections - Giants

• 1993: 15th round (414th overall) 3B Bill Mueller - Missouri State University
• 1994: 5th round (144th overall) P Bobby Howry - McNeese State University
• 1994: 9th round (256th overall) P Keith Foulke - Lewis-Clark State College
• 1994: 20th round (564th overall) OF J.D. Drew - Lowndes County High School Did Not Sign
• 1995: 4th round (103rd overall) P Russ Ortiz - University of Oklahoma
• 1995: 6th round (159th overall) P Joe Nathan - Stony Brook University
• 1995: 24th round (663rd overall) C Toby Hall - American River College Did Not Sign
• 1995: 42nd round (1167th overall) P Brad Lidge - Cherry Creek High School
• 1996: 2nd round (42nd overall) SS Mike Caruso - M. Stoneman Douglas High School

Significant Trades

Yankees

• July 21, 1988 traded Jay Buhner, Troy Evers and Rick Balabon to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Phelps
• October 24, 1988 traded Jack Clark and Pat Clements to the San Diego Padres for Lance McCullers, Jimmy Jones and Stan Jefferson
• April 30, 1989 traded Al Leiter to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jesse Barfield
• June 21, 1989 traded Rickey Henderson to the Oakland A's for Eric Plunk, Greg Cadaret and Luis Polonia
• July 22, 1989 traded Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze to the San Diego Padres for Walt Terrell and Freddie Toliver

Reds

• December 6, 1989 traded John Franco and Don Brown to the New York Mets for Randy Myers and Kip Gross
• April 3, 1990 traded Mike Roesler and Jeff Richardson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Billy Hatcher
• August 30, 1990 traded Terry McGriff, Keith Kaiser and Butch Henry to the Houston Astros for Bill Doran
• July 11, 1991 traded Todd Benzinger to the Kansas City Royals for Carmelo Martinez
• November 15, 1991 traded Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder and Joe Turek to the Cleveland Indians for Greg Swindell
• November 27, 1991 traded Eric Davis and Kip Gross to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tim Belcher and John Wetteland
• December 8, 1991 traded Randy Myers to the San Diego Padres for Bip Roberts and Craig Pueschner
• December 11, 1991 traded John Wetteland and Bill Risley to the Montreal Expos for Willie Greene, Scott Ruskin and Dave Martinez

Giants

• December 22, 1994 traded John Burkett to the Texas Rangers for Rich Aurilia and Desi Wilson
• May 21, 1995 traded Salomon Torres to the Seattle Mariners for Shawn Estes
• July 21, 1995 traded Mark Portugal, Darren Lewis and Dave Burba to the Cincinnati Reds for Deion Sanders, Scott Service, David McCarty, Ricky Pickett and John Roper

Significant Signings

Yankees

• December 8, 1988 signed Andy Hawkins as a Free Agent from San Diego Padres

Reds

• December 14, 1990 signed Ted Power as a free agent from Pittsburgh Pirates

Giants

• December 8, 1992 signed Barry Bonds as a free agent from Pittsburgh Pirates
• January 13, 1993 signed Todd Benzinger as a free agent from Los Angeles Dodgers
• June 19, 1994 signed Darryl Strawberry as a free agent from Los Angeles Dodgers