Rafael Octavio (Dottin) Quirico
Starting Pitcher
When starting pitcher Sid Fernandez was placed on the disabled list on June 24, 1996 with a left elbow injury and with a double header scheduled the following day, manager Jim Fregosi needed an emergency starting pitcher. Rafael Quirico got the nod to start game one in Cincinnati, and it did not go well. In the first inning, Quirico allowed four runs on three hits and a pair of walks. He allowed three more runs in the second on a hit and three more walks before mercifully being pulled. It was to be his first and last appearance in the majors.
Quirico spent nine seasons in the minors with the Yankees, Phillies and Angels organizations.
Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6'3" Weight: 170
Born: September 7, 1969, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Signed: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent, May 15, 1987
Major League Teams: Phillies 1996
Professional Affiliations: New York Yankees 1987-1995; Phillies 1996; New York Yankees 1996; Anaheim Angels 1997
Phillies Career
1 game, 0-1, 37.80 ERA, 1 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 7 runs, 5 walks, 1 strikeout
Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the New York Yankees, April 16, 1996
Debut: June 25, 1996 - Started against the Reds, allowing a two-run home run to Bret Boone and a bases-clearing double to Eric Davis.
Final Game: June 25, 1996
Departed: Released, August 12, 1996 and signed back with the Yankees, August 15, 1996.
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First Card: 1996 Best Reading Phillies #11
Last Card: 1996 Best Reading Phillies #11
Other Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: N/A
First Topps Base Card: N/A
Last Mainstream Card: N/A
Other Notable Cards: 1990 ProCards #3371, 1991 ProCards #3057, 1992 Upper Deck Minors #229, 1994 Fleer/ProCards #2953, 1997 Best Midland Angels #22
Sources: Baseball Reference and The Trading Card Database
Phillies Missing Links of the 1990s
1 Louie Meadows
2 Dave LaPoint
3 Darrin Chapin
4 Mickey Weston
5 Bob Wells
6 Tom Edens
7 Omar Olivares
10 Chuck Ricci
11 Dennis Springer
12 Manny Martinez
13 Rafael Quirico
14 Bronson Heflin
15 Glenn Dishman
16 Rob Butler
17 Mike Robertson
18 Matt Whiteside
19 Robert Dodd
20 Joel Bennett
21 Joe Grahe
22 Domingo Cedeno
23 Torey Lovullo
This is a continuing series looking at those players who spent time with the Phillies but possess no baseball card proof of their time in Philadelphia. In some cases, the First and Last Mainstream cards listed above have been subjectively chosen if multiple cards were released in that year.
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