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Joe Quest

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560:. According to that version, Quest and several other members of the White Stockings spent an off day at a horse race on the south side of Chicago. The players had received a tip that a horse named "Charley" was a "sure thing" in one of the races. All of the players, except Quest, placed bets on Charley. The horse took an early lead in the race but pulled up lame around the final turn. Quest, who had been teased for not betting on the horse, reportedly yelled to the other players, "Look at your Charley horse now." The next day, while running to second base, Chicago outfielder 440:. The team won its second consecutive National League pennant with a 56–28 record. Quest compiled a .246 batting average with 26 RBIs and continued to rank as one of the best defensive players in the National League, as his .929 fielding percentage led the league's second basemen, and his Defensive WAR rating of 0.9 was ninth highest among all position players. In his autobiography, 414:. He became the team's regular second baseman, appearing in 83 games at the position in 1879. Quest continued to under-perform offensively with a .207 batting average. His principal value remained in his defensive contributions. During the 1879 season, Quest led all position players in the National League with 331 assists and his 36: 821: 588:
A fourth account, published in 1937, stated that Quest developed the phrase after limping off the field and commenting, "I'm as lame as that old white horse Charley over there in the lot." According to that account, team-mates began calling Quest "Charley horse" and used the term to refer to painful
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According to a third account, published in 1889, Quest coined the phrase based on his experience working in his father's machine shop, where an old horse named "Charley" walked stiffly after pulling heavy loads. When later observing ball players walk with a similar stiffness after a cramp or strain,
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also attributed the phrase to Quest. According to that account, Quest "gave the name of 'Charlie horse' to a peculiar contraction and hardening of the muscles and tendons of the thigh, to which base ball players are especially liable from the sudden starting and stopping in chasing balls, as well as
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The Dickson Baseball Dictionary also references an account, first published in 1934 attributing the phrase to an old white horse named Charlie and the Sioux City baseball club of 1889 or 1890, though again the phrase was in common usage before 1890, and published accounts had already cited Quest as
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Census entry for Joseph L. Quest, age 68, born in Pennsylvania. Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_131; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 311; Image: 855. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census
433:. Defensively, he continued to show his value with a 1.0 Defensive WAR that was 10th highest among all players in the National League. His 278 assists ranked fifth among all position players, though he also ranked fourth in the league with 68 errors. 564:
pulled up with a strain, much as the horse had done. The incident is reported to have prompted Quest to proclaim, "There's your old Charley horse." From that time, the players began using the term to refer to a sudden leg cramp or strain.
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Other accounts have cited origin stories unrelated to Quest, though it has been noted that such accounts "can be discounted because the term was in use before the protagonist came to be." One such version attributed the phrase to
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After the 1871 season, Quest did not return to the major leagues for another seven years. Though minor league records from the 1870s are incomplete, there is some record of Quest having played for the Indianapolis Blues of the
460:, with Burns appearing in 43 games at the position and Quest in 41. Between them, they helped lead the White Stockings to their third consecutive National League pennant with a 55–29 record. 1122:(career statistics for Charles "Duke" Esper showing his major league career began in 1890, well after the phrase was in common usage and published accounts had cited Quest as the originator) 1636: 1479: 1319: 1159: 1010:"Baseball Term Is Originated: How Charley Horse Became Diamond Phrase; Famous Chicago Player Refused to Wager on Sure Thing at Race Trace and Goe [sic] Even With Fellows" 323: 1656: 1661: 496:
Although his major league career ended in 1886, Quest continued to play in the minor leagues through the 1892 season. His late minor league career included stints with
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that compiled a 67–17 record (.798) and won the National League pennant by 15 games. Quest boosted his batting average to .237 in 1880 and contributed a career high 27
472:. Over the next four seasons, Quest played for four different teams, compiling a batting average of .212 with 35 doubles, 11 triples, and 56 RBIs. He played for the 305:. His father, Jacob Quest, was a machinist in New Castle with a shop known as Quest & Shaw. Quest was an apprentice at his father's machine shop as a young man. 549: 1686: 597:, a pitcher who reportedly walked "like a lame horse." However, Esper did not begin playing until 1894, by which time the phrase was already well established. 1691: 524:
in the Wisconsin–Michigan League (player-manager, 1892). He also worked as an umpire in the Illinois–Iowa League in 1891, and in the Texas League in 1895.
1696: 1671: 1472: 1312: 1152: 536:, with his sons, Joseph and Robert, and daughter, Helen Ethel. Quest died in 1924 at age 71 in San Diego. He was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery there. 1641: 1646: 378:. Despite leading the league in errors, he appears to have had above average range, ranking among the league's leading second basemen with 228 1701: 1631: 407: 243: 186: 1706: 1465: 1305: 1145: 1666: 1651: 1493: 1333: 1173: 453: 437: 426: 411: 970: 1088: 1072: 954: 418:(Defensive WAR) rating of 1.4 was the sixth highest among all position players. He also led the league's second basemen with a .925 1681: 1676: 354:. Quest was the team's regular second baseman in 1878, compiled a .205 batting average, and led the National League with 290 485: 261:
Although accounts vary as to the phrase's origin, Quest is perhaps most remembered for reportedly coining the phrase "
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Quest was reported to have referred to the condition as a "Charley horse". A similar account was later published in
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relies on an origin story set forth in multiple accounts published in 1906, and attributed to former outfielder
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The earliest known account of the phrase's origin in reference to a sports injury was published in the
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scored (9th). Defensively, Quest led the league with 62 games played at second base, but also led all
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and ranked third with 263 putouts and 30 double plays. His range factor of 7.16 was a career high.
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in 1886. He appeared in his last major league game as a member of the Athletics on July 13, 1886.
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Quest purchased land in Los Angeles in 1887. By 1920, Quest was living at 743 West Hawthorne in
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pennants in 1880, 1881, and 1882. He also appeared in parts of the 1883 and 1884 seasons with the
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A Ball Player's Career: Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscences of Adrian C. Anson
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in the last part of the 1884 season, the Detroit Wolverines in 1885, and the
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for the last part of the 1883 season and first part of the 1884 season, the
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Quest has been credited in several accounts with coining the phrase "
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at all positions, though he also led the league's second basemen in
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Quest remained in Chicago as the starting second baseman for the
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Quest began his major league career in 1871 at age 18 with the
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August 30, 1871, for the Cleveland Forest Citys
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July 13, 1886, for the Philadelphia Athletics
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In December 1882, the White Stockings sold Quest to the
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praised Quest's contributions to the White Stockings:
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Quest was again the starting second baseman for the
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made. He was also among the league leaders with 12
350:attained major league status with admission to the 166: 152: 142: 132: 127: 117: 107: 26: 234:player from 1871 to 1892. He played 10 seasons in 548:" to describe a sudden leg cramp or sprain. In 947:The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 550:The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 1637:Baseball players from New Castle, Pennsylvania 1473: 1313: 1153: 828:. December 9, 1882. p. 1. Archived from 8: 589:body stiffness from over-strained muscles. 476:for the first part of the 1883 season, the 246:from 1879 to 1882, a stretch that included 1657:Eau Claire (minor league baseball) players 1480: 1466: 1458: 1320: 1306: 1298: 1160: 1146: 1138: 949:. Simon & Schuster. pp. 749–750. 34: 23: 1662:Indianapolis Blues (minor league) players 285:in both 1879 and 1881. He also led all 681: 679: 605: 330:, and compiled a .231 batting average. 170: 577:the frequent slides in base running." 1043: 1041: 1025: 1023: 657: 655: 629: 7: 1687:Major League Baseball second basemen 627: 625: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 613: 611: 609: 16:American baseball player (1852–1924) 1692:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players 687:"Joe Quest Minor League Statistics" 1697:Pittsburgh Alleghenys (AA) players 783:"Tom Burns Statistics and History" 767:. Era Publishing Company. p.  635:"Joe Quest Statistics and History" 14: 1672:Ishpeming-Nagaunee Unions players 1089:"How It Started: "Charley Horse"" 761:Adrian Constantine Anson (1900). 427:1880 Chicago White Stockings team 386:(2nd), 196 assists (3rd), a 6.84 1016:. September 20, 1906. p. 5. 456:, Quest shared second base with 416:Defensive Wins Above Replacement 1642:Chicago White Stockings players 1065:The Dickson Baseball Dictionary 998:. October 20, 1906. p. 13. 1647:Cleveland Forest Citys players 924:. December 7, 1887. p. 5. 797:"1882 Chicago White Stockings" 737:"1881 Chicago White Stockings" 712:"1880 Chicago White Stockings" 672:. November 5, 1898. p. 4. 1: 1702:St. Louis Browns (AA) players 1632:19th-century baseball players 977:. August 14, 1906. p. 2. 971:"Charley Horse Coined Phrase" 903:. March 16, 1895. p. 13. 1707:Toledo Black Pirates players 1095:. July 28, 1937. p. 11. 1048:Dave Wilton (May 31, 2006). 882:. August 1, 1891. p. 1. 309:Professional baseball career 975:The Meridien Morning Record 1723: 1667:Indianapolis Blues players 1652:Detroit Wolverines players 861:. 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In 1878, he led the 244:Chicago White Stockings 187:Chicago White Stockings 1111:baseball-reference.com 873:"Condensed Despatches" 801:baseball-reference.com 741:baseball-reference.com 716:baseball-reference.com 691:baseball-reference.com 639:baseball-reference.com 486:Philadelphia Athletics 450: 320:Cleveland Forest Citys 314:Cleveland Forest Citys 269:with 499 hits and 161 217:Philadelphia Athletics 175:Cleveland Forest Citys 1063:Paul Dickson (2011). 552:, baseball historian 534:San Diego, California 506:Lowell, Massachusetts 498:Eau Claire, Wisconsin 482:Pittsburgh Alleghenys 446: 236:Major League Baseball 205:Pittsburgh Alleghenys 84:San Diego, California 1093:St. Petersburg Times 915:"Notes and Comments" 518:International League 438:1881 White Stockings 945:Bill James (2010). 502:Northwestern League 420:fielding percentage 392:fielding percentage 390:(3rd), and an .876 283:fielding percentage 118:Last MLB appearance 1052:. 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