Quintana Takes Lesson From Philley

Quintana Takes Lesson From Philley
on 'Slider'--And Hurls No-Hit Game

Durham Bulls 1 Raleigh Cardinals 0

July 16, 1965

by DICK BARKLEY Juan Quintana, a lanky, 19-year old righthander who speaks very little English, is wishing now that he had been in sight for a few of Dave Philley's "sign signals" throughout his short baseball career. Philley, manager of the [Carolina] league-leading Durham Bulls gave Quintana a few pointers yesterday afternoon concerning the art of pitching a "slider"--a curve which only bends sideways and not down. Quintana, who reported to the Bulls just a few days ago, apparently is quite a student. He used the new pitch, along with a good fast ball and a dipping curve, to hurl a masterful no-hitter against Raleigh last night in his first start for the Durham team. A walk and Doug Rader's triple in the seventh frame gave the Bulls a 1-0 triumph in the seven-inning opener of a double header at Raleigh. The Cardinals came back to post a 5 -1 decision in the second game, however. Quintana, who fanned five and walked three, retired six Raleigh batters on grounders, five on infield popups, and five others on outfield flies. His only anxious moment came in the final inning when Felix DeLeon lifted a fly to short center field. Durham's Joe Panella appeared to misjudge the drive at first, and then raced toward the infield to make a diving catch--holding onto the ball as he turned a complete flip. No other swing of the bat resulted in anything close to a hit.

Durham Bulls AB R H RBI

Jose Herrera, 2b 3 0 0 0
Joe Panella, cf 3 0 0 0
Ed Pacheco, ss 4 0 0 0
Walt Matthews, 1b 2 0 0 0
Edmundo Moxey, lf 3 1 1 0
Charles Murray, rf 3 0 0 0
Doug Rader, 3b 1 0 1 0
Tom Kowalowski, c 3 0 0 0
Juan Quintana, p 2 0 1 0

Durham totals 25 2 4 1

Raleigh Cardinals AB R H RBI

Jack Singer, RF 2 0 0 0
Victor Torres, 3b 1 0 0 0
Rogers Robinson, CF 2 0 0 0
Jack Newcomer, 2B 3 0 0 0
Felix DeLeon, LF 3 0 0 0
Clarence Stanley, 1B 3 0 0 0
Bob Ball, CF-3B 2 0 0 0
Bart Zeller, C 2 0 0 0
Jose Arcia, ss
Wayne Granger, P 2 0 0 0

Raleigh totals 21 0 0 0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Durham Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Raleigh Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E - Herrera LOB- Durham 4 Raleigh 3 2B - Moxey 3B - Rader

Durham Bulls	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K

Juan Quintana	7	0	0	0	3	5

HOME IP H R ER BB K

Wayne Granger 7 4 1 1 1 7

Time - 1:25
Attendance - 452

Play-by-Play Account of No-Hitter

FIRST INNING -- Jack Singer walked
-- and was forced out at second when Rogers Robinson grounded back to Quintana
-- Robinson stole second and moved to third on an error
-- Jack Newcomer struck out
-- DeLeon lifted a fly ball to center field
SECOND INNING -- Clarence Stanley flied to center
-- Bob Ball popped out to third
-- Bart Zeller fouled out to the catcher.
THIRD INNING -- Jose Arcia struck out
-- Wayne Granger's fly was taken in short right field
-- Singer grounded out to shortstop
FOURTH INNING -- Robinson grounded to second
-- Newcomer popped up first base
-- DeLeon grounded out,pitcher to first
FIFTH INNING -- Stanley flied out to right field
-- Ball walked and
-- reached second as Zeller grounded out, first base to the pitcher
-- Arcia walked
-- Granger popped to second base
SIXTH INNING -- Singer grounded out, third to first
-- Robinson struck out
-- Newcomer popped to short
SEVENTH INNING -- DeLeon's fly was nabbed at the last second by Panella in center field
-- Stanley struck out
-- Ball struck out

It appears as if Quintana had actually been demoted from AA Amarillo when he reported to the Bulls several days before this game. He'd gone 3 - 3 in the Texas League, with a 4.21, numbers he'd virtually duplicate at Durham, where he went 2 - 3 with a 4.34. In 1966, his last year in the Astros organization, he'd start at Durham, where he'd actually pitch another no-hitter, this one for nine innings, then get demoted again to Salisbury. Still, Quintana remains one of only three pitchers in organizational history (with Don Wilson and Dean Hartgraves) to pitch more than one no-hitter. Quintana won 40 minor league games and closed out his career with Veracruz-Torreon of the Mexican League in 1970

Source: The Durham Sun, July 17, 1965 Click here for the other game accounts and boxscores in the Astroland Index

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Durham Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1
Raleigh Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

FIRST INNING	--	Jack Singer walked
	--	and was forced out at second when Rogers Robinson grounded back to Quintana
	--	Robinson stole second and moved to third on an error
	--	Jack Newcomer struck out
	--	DeLeon lifted a fly ball to center field
SECOND INNING	--	Clarence Stanley flied to center
	--	Bob Ball popped out to third
	--	Bart Zeller fouled out to the catcher.
THIRD INNING	--	Jose Arcia struck out
	--	Wayne Granger's fly was taken in short right field
	--	Singer grounded out to shortstop
FOURTH INNING	--	Robinson grounded to second
	--	Newcomer popped up first base
	--	DeLeon grounded out,pitcher to first
FIFTH INNING	--	Stanley flied out to right field
	--	Ball walked and
	--	reached second as Zeller grounded out, first base to the pitcher
	--	Arcia walked
	--	Granger popped to second base
SIXTH INNING	--	Singer grounded out, third to first
	--	Robinson struck out
	--	Newcomer popped to short
SEVENTH INNING	--	DeLeon's fly was nabbed at the last second by Panella in center field
	--	Stanley struck out
	--	Ball struck out