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Former Twins' utility infielder and manager Frank Quilici passed away on May 14, 2018 at age 79.
Quilici was a Twins' farmhand from 1961-67, and also played for Minnesota during the 2nd half of 1965, 2 dozen games in 1967, and all of 1968-70. In 1965 he took over the starting 2nd base job in mid-September, and played in all 7 World Series games that year.
After retiring following the 1970 season, he became a major-league coach for the Twins in 1971, and by mid-1972 was promoted to manager - less than 2 years after his playing career. He managed the team through the 1975 season, his teams finishing in 3rd place 3 times and 4th place once. It was his only stint as a big-league manager.
He was also a Twins' broadcaster in the 1970s and 1980s.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune obituary
TwinCities.com obituary
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2 comments:
I heard about his passing yesterday...
Quilici was an All-American at Western Michigan University here in Kalamazoo as well as playing and managing in the big leagues.
Thanks for posting this about the former WMU Bronco.
Just keeping tabs on baseball players from the 1960s. :(
Football players too, but I've been doing that only on an annual basis.
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