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Jack Quinn (Baseball)John Quinn Picus, known better as Jack Quinn, (July 5, 1883 - April 17, 1946) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn was born in Janesville, Pennsylvania, and he spent his early years working as a coal miner and blacksmith, while playing recreational ball for mining teams. He got his start as a professional in an unusual way: While watching a semi-pro game in Connellsville, the 14-year-old Quinn threw a foul ball back from the stands to the catcher, hitting his mitt right in the middle. The visiting manager was impressed by the throw, and he offered Quinn a contract. Quinn went on to spend 23 seasons in the major leagues with eight different teams. He won 247 games and lost 218 games, also collecting 57 saves. Quinn debuted on April 15, 1909 and he played until he was 49 years old; his final game was on July 7, 1933. Quinn's professional longevity enabled him to achieve several age-related milestones. He is the oldest ML player to win a game, to hit a home run, to lead his league in a major category (saves, in 1932), and to start games in the World Series (with the Philadelphia_Athletics, in 1929) and on Opening Day (with the Brooklyn_Dodgers, in 1931). He was the oldest person to ever play for the Cincinnati_Reds, and at the time of his retirement, the eight teams for which he had played also constituted a record, which has since been broken. During his career, Quinn played alongside 31 different members of the Hall of Fame and collected two World Series rings in three tries. He was also one of the last pitchers in baseball permitted to throw the spitball, grandfathered in along with sixteen others reliant on the pitch when it was banned in 1920. Quinn, John P. Quinn, John P.
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