He struck out 17 batters and batted 3-for-5 in his first game in which the Orleans Firebirds defeated the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.

[3] Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1959, Quirk made it to the big league club in 1962.

That season, he appeared in seven games for Baltimore, posting a 2–2 record while striking out 18 and allowing 18 earned runs in 27.1 innings of work.

Prior to the 1963 season, Quirk was traded to the Washington Senators, and appeared in seven games for that club in his final major league campaign.

[4] Later in life, Quirk worked as the Vice President of Marketing for the technology security firm Viasec based in County Donegal, Ireland.