Greg Minton
[edit] Biography
Born on July 29, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas, Greg Minton (Gregory Brian Minton) played for the San Francisco Giants and California Angels over the course of his 16 year career. Minton broke into the bigs on September 7, 1975 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 1.81 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Greg Minton's best season was 1982, when he posted a 1.83 ERA, won 10 games, notched 30 saves and struck out 58 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6.88
| 6
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 19
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4.91
| 7
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.2
| 32
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4.50
| 5
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.04
| 6
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 22
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1.81
| 33
| 25
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 79.2
| 59
| 0
| 27
| 7
| 8
| 2
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 2.46
| 42
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 91.1
| 81
| 0
| 34
| 6
| 7
| 0
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.88
| 29
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 84.1
| 84
| 0
| 36
| 8
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 78
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1.83
| 58
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 123
| 108
| 5
| 42
| 17
| 7
| 2
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 73
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 3.54
| 38
| 51
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 106.2
| 117
| 6
| 47
| 13
| 5
| 0
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 74
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 3.76
| 48
| 60
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 124.1
| 130
| 6
| 57
| 20
| 5
| 0
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.54
| 37
| 42
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 96.2
| 98
| 6
| 54
| 18
| 2
| 0
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.93
| 34
| 35
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 68.2
| 63
| 4
| 34
| 15
| 3
| 1
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.47
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23.1
| 30
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.08
| 35
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 76
| 71
| 4
| 29
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 56
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.17
| 44
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 99.1
| 101
| 6
| 39
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.85
| 46
| 37
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 79
| 67
| 1
| 34
| 10
| 4
| 3
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 62
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 2.20
| 42
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 90
| 76
| 4
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.35
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 11
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 552
| 7
| 45
| 52
| 3.23
| 352
| 361
| 312
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 870.1
| 857
| 33
| 376
| 112
| 47
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 158
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 2.66
| 127
| 91
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 260.1
| 225
| 10
| 107
| 19
| 9
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 710
| 7
| 59
| 65
| 3.10
| 479
| 452
| 389
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 1130.2
| 1082
| 43
| 483
| 131
| 56
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| SF
| N
| P
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| P
| 10
| 2
| 25.2
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .778
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 79.2
| 3
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 2
| .963
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 91.1
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 1
| .967
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 84.1
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| P
| 78
| 0
| 123
| 11
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 5
| 2
| .917
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 106.2
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| .958
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| P
| 74
| 1
| 124.1
| 8
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 1
| .951
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 96.2
| 7
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 68.2
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 1
| .929
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 23.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 76
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 56
| 0
| 99.1
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 79
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 90
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 710
| 7
| 1130.2
| 95
| 261
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 15
| 115
| 43
| 8
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 46
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 68
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 55
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 78
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .167
| .235
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 73
| 11
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .545
| .615
| .909
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 74
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .048
| .091
| .048
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 68
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 48
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .571
| .600
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 554
| 103
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 6
| .146
| .212
| .204
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 40
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 158
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 712
| 103
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 6
| .146
| .212
| .204
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 40
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Fran Healy (April 2, 1973).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (May 28, 1987).
- Signed by California Angels (June 1, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by California Angels (December 3, 1987).
- Released by California Angels (February 3, 1990).
- Signed by California Angels (February 21, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
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