Luis Quintana
Luis Joaquin (Santos) Quintana
Born: December 25, 1951
Vega Baja, PR
Deceased: July 27, 2009
Lake Park, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1971-1983
Major League Statistics
Luis (Santos) Quintana compiled a career record of 62 wins and 50 losses, with 34 saves, and a 4.11 ERA in his 389-game pitching career with the Decatur Commodores, Anderson Giants, Fresno Giants, El Paso Diablos, Salt Lake City Gulls, Syracuse Chiefs, Charlotte O's, Denver Bears and Wichita Aeros. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
 Decatur Commodores |
 Fresno Giants |
 El Paso Diablos |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Denver Bears |
 Charlotte O's |
 Wichita Aeros |
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5.01 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 79.0 | 86 | 51 | 44 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Anderson Giants | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.48 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 124.0 | 129 | 58 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42.0 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.0 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.38 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.0 | 49 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.00 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90.0 | 98 | 48 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.68 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88.0 | 99 | 40 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52.0 | 62 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4.80 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 105.0 | 116 | 64 | 56 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.18 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 94.7 | 95 | 49 | 44 | 9 | 46 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.00 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 62 | 50 | .554 | 4.11 | 389 | 60 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 915.7 | 995 | 497 | 418 | 82 | 402 | 25 | 782 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 20 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .080 | .148 | .120 | .268 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Anderson Giants | 25 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .135 | .200 | .189 | .389 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 25 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .278 | .350 | .278 | .628 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 51 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | .714 | 1.286 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 216 | 106 | 97 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | .196 | .257 | .247 | .505 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .950 |
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Anderson Giants | P | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .857 | .720 |
| 1973 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .263 |
| 1973 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .212 |
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 37 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .833 | .270 |
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .333 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1978 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 32 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .594 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | P | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .171 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 51 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .781 | .490 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 56 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | .446 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .571 |
| Totals | 390 | 37 | 145 | 21 | 9 | .897 | .467 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SFN | ||
| 1972 | A | Western Carolinas League | Anderson Giants | SFN | ||
| 1973 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1974 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | CAL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1978 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | CAL | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1980 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | MON | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | MON |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
