Jon Quaid's career consisted of one season, 12 outings
Jon Quaid had a big game this day for Mt. Eden High School in May 1987, according to The Oakland Tribune.
Quaid picked up five hits and hit for the cycle, The Tribune wrote.
Quaid appears to have gone on from Mt. Eden to Chabot College and then to the pros. His pro career, however, proved limited. He saw just 12 games, all in rookie ball.
Quaid's career began and ended in 1990, taken by the Astros in the 17th round of the draft out of Chabot College.
Quaid's connections before Chabot could not be confirmed, but he appears to have gone to Mt. Eden for that cycle. Though that Quaid's named was spelled John Quaid, instead of Jon, both Mt. Eden and Chabot are in Hayward, California and the dates fit.
Before that, a Jon Quaid appears nearby in listings for a Fremont slowpitch softball league in 1984. The Chabot/Astros Quaid, listed as born in September 1968, would have been 15 then. That Jon Quaid homered and doubled in one June 1984 game.
The John Quaid at Mt. Eden played outfield and made the 1987 coach's area first team. He hit .625 over that season's first two weeks.
By the time he reached Chabot, Quaid had turned relief pitcher. He came in late to multiple games.
His work at Chabot, though, appears to have caught the eye of an Astros scout, enough so to make him a 17th rounder in 1990.
The Astros assigned him to the rookie Gulf Coast League. He got into 12 games, starting one. He went 3-1, with a 2.28 ERA in 27.2 innings. Those 12 games, though, proved the extent of his pro career.
Made the Majors:1,432-31.7%
Never Made Majors:3,093-68.3%-X
