Don Mincher
[edit] Biography
Don Mincher (Donald Ray Mincher) was born on June 24, 1938 in Huntsville, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1960 for the Washington Senators. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 17 home runs and 42 RBI. Mincher played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Don Mincher's best season was 1967, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 76 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 79
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 5
| .241
| .330
| .392
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 35
| 101
| 18
| 19
| 5
| 11
| .188
| .333
| .406
| 5
| 1
| 22
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 86
| 121
| 20
| 29
| 9
| 29
| .240
| .406
| .488
| 1
| 1
| 34
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 82
| 225
| 41
| 58
| 17
| 42
| .258
| .351
| .520
| 8
| 0
| 30
| 51
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 120
| 287
| 45
| 68
| 23
| 56
| .237
| .300
| .547
| 12
| 4
| 27
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 128
| 346
| 43
| 87
| 22
| 65
| .251
| .344
| .509
| 17
| 3
| 49
| 73
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 3
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 139
| 431
| 53
| 108
| 14
| 62
| .251
| .340
| .418
| 30
| 0
| 58
| 68
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 9
| 13
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 147
| 487
| 81
| 133
| 25
| 76
| .273
| .367
| .487
| 23
| 3
| 69
| 69
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 11
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 120
| 399
| 35
| 94
| 13
| 48
| .236
| .312
| .368
| 12
| 1
| 43
| 65
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 8
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 140
| 427
| 53
| 105
| 25
| 78
| .246
| .366
| .454
| 14
| 0
| 78
| 69
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 8
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 140
| 463
| 62
| 114
| 27
| 74
| .246
| .327
| .460
| 18
| 0
| 56
| 71
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 11
| 9
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 100
| 323
| 35
| 94
| 10
| 45
| .291
| .389
| .437
| 15
| 1
| 53
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 28
| 92
| 9
| 22
| 2
| 8
| .239
| .375
| .391
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 128
| 415
| 44
| 116
| 12
| 53
| .280
| .386
| .427
| 21
| 2
| 73
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 9
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 61
| 191
| 23
| 45
| 6
| 39
| .236
| .384
| .382
| 10
| 0
| 46
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 54
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .148
| .281
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 108
| 245
| 25
| 53
| 6
| 44
| .216
| .363
| .335
| 11
| 0
| 56
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 1400
| 4026
| 530
| 1003
| 200
| 643
| .249
| .348
| .450
| 176
| 16
| 606
| 668
| 27
| 29
| 24
| 76
| 89
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 20
| 20
| 182
| 209
| 5
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 24
| 237
| 234
| 18
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 25
| 20
| 194
| 211
| 13
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 60
| 57
| 478
| 446
| 27
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 76
| 65
| 601.1
| 549
| 43
| 5
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 99
| 89
| 807.1
| 818
| 45
| 7
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 130
| 118
| 1064.2
| 995
| 85
| 9
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 142
| 131
| 1180.1
| 1177
| 88
| 8
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 113
| 107
| 930
| 949
| 59
| 9
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 122
| 118
| 1050.1
| 1033
| 93
| 6
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 137
| 129
| 1144.2
| 1109
| 91
| 12
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 88
| 86
| 725.1
| 705
| 59
| 8
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 27
| 26
| 231.2
| 202
| 23
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 115
| 112
| 957
| 907
| 82
| 9
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 59
| 57
| 465.2
| 467
| 44
| 3
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 8
| 68.1
| 77
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 70
| 65
| 534
| 544
| 47
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1138
| 1055
| 9360.2
| 9181
| 696
| 95
| 796
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1956).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Earl Battey and $150000 to Washington Senators in exchange for Roy Sievers (April 4, 1960).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Jimmie Hall and Pete Cimino to California Angels in exchange for Dean Chance and a player to be named later (December 2, 1966); Minnesota Twins received Jackie Hernandez (April 10, 1967).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from California Angels (2nd pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Ron Clark to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse and Ken Sanders (January 15, 1970).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Frank Fernandez, Paul Lindblad and cash to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles (May 8, 1971).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Ted Kubiak to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Marty Martinez, Vic Harris and a player to be named later (July 20, 1972); Texas Rangers received Steve Lawson (July 26, 1972).
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