Quinlan was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1887. He started his professional baseball career in 1908, when he played one game for the New York State League\'s Scranton Miners. In 1911 he played in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League for a season and then returned to the Scranton Miners for 1912 and 1913. He had a batting average of .283 in 1913, and in August of that year, his contract was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.\n', '

Quinlan made his major league debut on September 6, 1913. He played 13 games for the Cardinals that season and batted .160 with one run batted in (RBI). The one RBI came on a game-winning hit off future Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson.\n', '

Quinlan returned to the minor leagues for one year. He batted .290 for the Pacific Coast League\'s Oakland Oaks and then was purchased by another major league club, the Chicago White Sox. He spent the early part of 1915 with Chicago, batted .193 in 42 games, and then returned to the Pacific Coast League with the Salt Lake City Bees.\n', '

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