Quincy Gems
- Location: Quincy, IL
- League: Iowa State League 1907; Central Association 1908; Illinois-Iowa-Illinois League 1913-1917, 1946-1956; Midwest League 1964
- Affiliation: New York Yankees 1946-1956
- Ballpark: Q Stadium 1946-1964
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1907 | 61-66 | 6th | Harry Hofer | none |
1908 | 73-55 | 3rd | Harry Hofer | none |
1913 | 79-60 | 1st | Thomas Hackett / Nicholas Kahl | none League Champs |
1914 | 61-71 | 6th | Nicholas Kahl | none |
1915 | 65-56 | 4th | John Castle | |
1916 | 57-77 | 7th | John Castle | none |
1917 | 27-38 | 5th | Ted Waring | Season shortened to July 8 |
1946 | 37-82 | 8th | Edward Marleau (22-48) / Hank Bauer (2-0) / Cedric Durst (13-34) | |
1947 | 50-75 | 7th | Gordie Hinkle | |
1948 | 81-45 | 1st | James Adlam | Lost in 1st round |
1949 | 59-67 | 5th | James Adlam | |
1950 | 64-60 | 4th | James Adlam | Lost in 1st round |
1951 | 65-65 | 3rd | Dutch Zwilling | League Champs |
1952 | 54-72 | 7th | Paul Chervinko | |
1953 | 70-58 | 2nd | Vern Hoscheit | League Champs |
1954 | 71-64 | 4th | Vern Hoscheit | League Champs |
1955 | 52-74 | 7th | Vern Hoscheit | |
1956 | 56-64 | 5th | Vern Hoscheit | |
1964 | 42-78 | 10th | Jim Finigan (16-45) / Les Peden (26-33) |
Notable Quincy Gems Players[edit]
- Hank Bauer (1946) 6 x MLB AS; 8 x WS Champion; 3 x MLB MGR
- Lew Burdette (1948) 2× MLB AS; 1957 World Series MVP; 1959 NL wins leader; 1956 NL ERA leader
- Whitey Herzog (1952) MLB MGR: 1982 WS Champion - St. Louis Cardinals; 1985 NL Manager of the Year; Baseball Hall of Fame (2010)
- Walter Holke (1929)
- Baby Doll Jacobson (1929) .311 lifetime BA
- Tony Kubek (1955) 4 x MLB AS; 3 x WS Champion; 1957 AL Rookie of the Year; Ford C. Frick Award Baseball Hall of Fame (2009)
- Hal Lanier (1961) MLB MGR: 1986 NL Manager of the Year
- Lee Thomas (1955) 2 x MLB AS; Baseball Executive
- Marv Throneberry (1953) "Marvelous Marv" Expansion New York Mets
- Hal Trosky (1932) 1936 AL RBI Leader
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