of Fame and Museum in 2006. In 2013, Quisenberry's Hall of Fame candidacy was given a second look by the Expansion Era Committee, which reexamines the credentials of overlooked players from 1973–present, but he fell short of the 12 votes needed from the 16-member panel. Along with Sutter and Rich Gossage, Quisenberry was at the forefront of the transition from relief ace to the Tony La Russa ninth inning closer. Personal life Quisenberry and his wife lived in Kansas City. They had 2 children, Alysia Quisenberry Carter and David Quisenberry. The family supported the Harvesters Food Bank. Quisenberry was religious. Originally considered a hothead, Quisenberry credited his wife as well as Christianity for calming him down. After his baseball career ended, Quisenberry became a poet, publishing three poems in 1995 and a book of poetry titled On Days Like This in 1998. He was also one of baseball's most quotable characters, with bon mots like "I found a delivery in my flaw" and "I've seen the future and it's much like the present, only longer." (The latter quote, however, had been published verbatim nearly two decades prior.) Death In January 1998, Quisenberry cut short a snowboarding vacation in Colorado because of headaches, dizzy spells, and blurred vision. Quisenberry was diagnosed with grade IV astrocytoma, a highly malignant form of brain cancer. He died at age 45 in September 1998 in Leawood, Kansas. See also List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders List of notable brain tumor patients Major League Baseball titles leaders Further reading References External links Dan Quisenberry at SABR (Baseball BioProject) The Atlantic: "How Athletes Ensure Immortality" 1953 births 1998 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Kansas City Royals players San Francisco Giants players St. Louis Cardinals players American League All-Stars American League saves champions Baseball players from Santa Monica, California Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Waterloo Royals players Jacksonville Suns players Omaha Royals players La Verne Leopards baseball players University of La Verne alumni