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Don Mincher
Donald Ray Mincher

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 213 lb.

Debut April 18, 1960
  vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1972
Born June 24, 1938 in Huntsville, AL

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 WSH AL  27   79   10   19   4  1   2    5   0  1  11  11  .241  .330  .392   94   31   1   1   0   0   5
 1961 23 MIN AL  35  101   18   19   5  1   5   11   0  1  22  11  .188  .333  .406   92   41   0   0   0   0   5
 1962 24 MIN AL  86  121   20   29   1  1   9   29   0  0  34  24  .240  .406  .488  136   59   2   0   3   0   4
 1963 25 MIN AL  82  225   41   58   8  0  17   42   0  0  30  51  .258  .351  .520  139  117   3   1   0   3   0
 1964 26 MIN AL 120  287   45   68  12  4  23   56   0  0  27  51  .237  .300  .547  129  157   3   3   2   0   8
 1965 27 MIN AL 128  346   43   87  17  3  22   65   1  3  49  73  .251  .344  .509  135  176   2   4  15   2   3
 1966 28 MIN AL 139  431   53  108  30  0  14   62   3  2  58  68  .251  .340  .418  111  180   3   3   9   2  13
 1967 29 CAL AL 147  487   81  133  23  3  25   76   0  3  69  69  .273  .367  .487  157  237   2   1   9   4  11 MVP-21,AS
 1968 30 CAL AL 120  399   35   94  12  1  13   48   0  2  43  65  .236  .312  .368  111  147   6   6   6   4   8
 1969 31 SEP AL 140  427   53  105  14  0  25   78  10 11  78  69  .246  .366  .454  132  194   0   3  13   5   8 AS
 1970 32 OAK AL 140  463   62  114  18  0  27   74   5  4  56  71  .246  .327  .460  118  213   4   7  11   3   9
 1971 33 TOT AL 128  415   44  116  21  2  12   53   3  2  73  66  .280  .386  .427  136  177   2   5   7   2   9
         OAK AL  28   92    9   22   6  1   2    8   1  1  20  14  .239  .375  .391  120   36   1   0   3   0   2
         WSA AL 100  323   35   94  15  1  10   45   2  1  53  52  .291  .389  .437  141  141   1   5   4   2   7
 1972 34 TOT AL 108  245   25   53  11  0   6   44   2  3  56  39  .216  .363  .335  113   82   1   3   1   2   6
         TEX AL  61  191   23   45  10  0   6   39   2  1  46  23  .236  .384  .382  133   73   1   3   1   2   2
         OAK AL  47   54    2    8   1  0   0    5   0  2  10  16  .148  .281  .167   39    9   0   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1400 4026  530 1003 176 16 200  643  24 32 606 668  .249  .348  .450  127 1811  29  37  76  27  89
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        466   61  116  20  2  23   74   3  4  70  77  .249  .348  .450  127  210   3   4   9   3  10
 Career High    147  487   81  133  30  4  27   78  10 11  78  73  .280  .386  .547  157  237   6   7  15   5  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 22 WSH AL   92   68    9   3.6   102| .241  .265| .330  .338| .392  .405| .722  .743|  94  .397  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1961 23 MIN AL  123   88   13   3.9   109| .188  .271| .333  .347| .406  .421| .739  .768|  92  .425  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1962 24 MIN AL  157   98   26   7.1   106| .240  .268| .406  .341| .488  .417| .894  .758| 136  .694   7.4   0.7   0%
 1963 25 MIN AL  262  171   44   7.0    96| .258  .258| .351  .324| .520  .398| .871  .722| 139  .715  11.8   1.2   0%
 1964 26 MIN AL  320  233   45   5.2    97| .237  .257| .300  .325| .547  .399| .847  .724| 129  .592   9.6   1.0   0%
 1965 27 MIN AL  403  271   62   6.2    96| .251  .256| .344  .327| .509  .393| .853  .720| 135  .685  16.2   1.7  25%
 1966 28 MIN AL  497  344   61   4.8    95| .251  .256| .340  .324| .418  .394| .758  .718| 111  .591   8.3   0.9  60%
 1967 29 CAL AL  563  371   87   6.3    80| .273  .238| .367  .306| .487  .356| .854  .662| 157  .724  35.2   3.8   0%
 1968 30 CAL AL  458  327   47   3.9    76| .236  .232| .312  .301| .368  .344| .680  .645| 111  .543   5.9   0.7   0%
 1969 31 SEP AL  513  344   72   5.6    92| .246  .251| .366  .327| .454  .379| .820  .706| 132  .630  20.4   2.1  47%
 1970 32 OAK AL  533  373   70   5.0    95| .246  .255| .327  .328| .460  .388| .787  .716| 118  .573  11.2   1.1  55%
 1971 33 TOT AL  497  317   72   6.1    88| .280  .249| .386  .320| .427  .370| .813  .690| 136  .682  23.3   2.5  60%
         OAK AL  113   74   14   5.1    91| .239  .253| .375  .324| .391  .375| .766  .699| 120  .605   3.4   0.4  50%
         WSA AL  384  243   58   6.4    87| .291  .248| .389  .319| .437  .368| .826  .687| 141  .701  20.0   2.1  66%
 1972 34 TOT AL  307  205   35   4.6    80| .216  .242| .363  .310| .335  .349| .698  .659| 113  .606   7.7   0.8  40%
         TEX AL  243  153   33   5.8    80| .236  .242| .384  .310| .382  .349| .766  .659| 133  .702  11.3   1.2  66%
         OAK AL   64   52    2   1.0    79| .148  .241| .281  .309| .167  .348| .448  .656|  39  .091  -3.6  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     4725 3210  643   5.4    91| .249  .250| .348  .321| .450  .379| .798  .700| 127  .631 155.3  16.3  42%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1960 22 WSH AL  1B   20    209    5    5   14  .977  .991 10.70  8.04 10.58  9.58   20  182.0
 1961 23 MIN AL  1B   29    234   18    8   28  .969  .990  8.69  8.29  9.57  9.45   24  237.0
 1962 24 MIN AL  1B   25    211   13    5   17  .978  .990  8.96  8.76 10.39  9.44   20  194.0
 1963 25 MIN AL  1B   60    446   27    8   34  .983  .990  7.88  8.59  8.91  9.48   57  478.0
 1964 26 MIN AL  1B   76    549   43    5   50  .992  .991  7.79  8.12  8.86  9.43   65  601.3
 1965 27 MIN AL  1B   99    818   45    7   64  .992  .991  8.72  7.88  9.62  9.56   89  807.3
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.50  0.00  1.80    1    4.0
 1966 28 MIN AL  1B  130    995   85    9   62  .992  .991  8.31  7.69  9.13  8.45  118 1064.7
 1967 29 CAL AL  1B  142   1177   88    8   92  .994  .991  8.91  7.04  9.65  7.62  131 1180.3 AS
                 RF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.55  2.25  1.80    0    4.0 AS
 1968 30 CAL AL  1B  113    949   59    9   90  .991  .989  8.92  8.32  9.75  9.59  107  930.0
 1969 31 SEP AL  1B  122   1033   93    6   98  .995  .992  9.23  8.20  9.65  8.57  118 1050.3 AS
 1970 32 OAK AL  1B  137   1109   91   12  107  .990  .991  8.76  7.30  9.43  7.86  129 1144.7
 1971 33 TOT AL  1B  115    907   82    9   91  .991  .992  8.60  8.10  9.30  9.59  112  957.0
         OAK AL  1B   27    202   23    1   11  .996  .992  8.33  8.10  8.74  9.59   26  231.7
         WSA AL  1B   88    705   59    8   80  .990  .992  8.68  8.10  9.48  9.59   86  725.3
 1972 34 TOT AL  1B   70    544   47    4   49  .993  .991  8.44  8.04  9.96  9.75   65  534.0
         TEX AL  1B   59    467   44    3   45  .994  .991  8.66  8.04  9.88  9.75   57  465.7
         OAK AL  1B   11     77    3    1    4  .988  .991  7.27  8.04 10.54  9.75    8   68.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1960 22 WSH AL  1B   20    209    5    5   14  .977  .991 10.70  8.04 10.58  9.58   20  182.0
 1961 23 MIN AL  1B   29    234   18    8   28  .969  .990  8.69  8.29  9.57  9.45   24  237.0
 1962 24 MIN AL  1B   25    211   13    5   17  .978  .990  8.96  8.76 10.39  9.44   20  194.0
 1963 25 MIN AL  1B   60    446   27    8   34  .983  .990  7.88  8.59  8.91  9.48   57  478.0
 1964 26 MIN AL  1B   76    549   43    5   50  .992  .991  7.79  8.12  8.86  9.43   65  601.3
 1965 27 MIN AL  1B   99    818   45    7   64  .992  .991  8.72  7.88  9.62  9.56   89  807.3
 1966 28 MIN AL  1B  130    995   85    9   62  .992  .991  8.31  7.69  9.13  8.45  118 1064.7
 1967 29 CAL AL  1B  142   1177   88    8   92  .994  .991  8.91  7.04  9.65  7.62  131 1180.3
 1968 30 CAL AL  1B  113    949   59    9   90  .991  .989  8.92  8.32  9.75  9.59  107  930.0
 1969 31 SEP AL  1B  122   1033   93    6   98  .995  .992  9.23  8.20  9.65  8.57  118 1050.3
 1970 32 OAK AL  1B  137   1109   91   12  107  .990  .991  8.76  7.30  9.43  7.86  129 1144.7
 1971 33 TOT AL  1B  115    907   82    9   91  .991  .992  8.60  8.10  9.30  9.59  112  957.0
         OAK AL  1B   27    202   23    1   11  .996  .992  8.33  8.10  8.74  9.59   26  231.7
         WSA AL  1B   88    705   59    8   80  .990  .992  8.68  8.10  9.48  9.59   86  725.3
 1972 34 TOT AL  1B   70    544   47    4   49  .993  .991  8.44  8.04  9.96  9.75   65  534.0
         TEX AL  1B   59    467   44    3   45  .994  .991  8.66  8.04  9.88  9.75   57  465.7
         OAK AL  1B   11     77    3    1    4  .988  .991  7.27  8.04 10.54  9.75    8   68.3

 1965 27 MIN AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.50  0.00  1.80    1    4.0

 1965 27 MIN AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.02    1    4.0
 1967 29 CAL AL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.80  2.25  2.02    0    4.0

 1967 29 CAL AL  RF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.55  2.25  1.80    0    4.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  1B*1138   9181  696   95  796  .990  .991  8.68  7.88  9.50  8.87 1055 9360.7
                 OF*   2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.80  1.12  2.02    1    8.0    1    0    2#
                 RF*   2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.55  2.25  1.80    0    4.0
                 LF*   1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.50  0.00  1.80    1    4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1140   9182  696   95  796  .990  .991  8.66  7.87  9.49  8.86 1056   9369
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   7  23   3   3  0  0  1   1   2   7  .130  .200  .261   0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   3   1   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1  10  24   3   4  0  0  1   2   2   7  .167  .231  .292   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1  11  25   3   4  0  0  1   2   2   8  .160  .222  .280   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   CAL AL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1969   SEP AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967 *
1969 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-AL-21-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

Batting Average
1967 AL-.273-10

On-base %
1967 AL-.367-8
1971 AL-**.386-9

Slugging %
1967 AL-.487-6

OPS
1967 AL-.854-5

Runs
1967 AL-81-9

Doubles
1966 AL-30-6

Home Runs
1967 AL-25-5
1970 AL-27-9

RBI
1967 AL-76-10

Adjusted OPS+
1967 AL-157-5

Runs Created
1967 AL-87-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1967 AL-35-5

Batting Wins
1967 AL-3.8-5

Extra-Base Hits
1967 AL-51-8

Offensive Win%
1967 AL-.724-7

Sac. Flies
1968 AL-6-5
1970 AL-7-7

Intentional Walks
1965 AL-15-1
1966 AL-9-8
1969 AL-13-4
1970 AL-11-7

Caught Stealing
1969 AL-11-10

Power/Speed Number
1969 AL-14.3-10

At Bats per Home Run
1967 AL-19.5-6
1969 AL-17.1-9
1970 AL-17.1-7

      
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Gray Ink: Batting - 24 (888) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1187) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1332) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

April 4, 1960: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Earl Battey and $150,000 to the Washington Senators for Roy Sievers.

December 2, 1966: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Pete Cimino and Jimmie Hall to the California Angels for a player to be named later and Dean Chance. The California Angels sent Jackie Hernandez (April 10, 1967) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the California Angels as the 2nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

January 15, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ron Clark to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse, and Ken Sanders.

May 8, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Frank Fernandez, Paul Lindblad, and cash to the Washington Senators for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles.

July 20, 1972: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Ted Kubiak to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later, Marty Martinez, and Vic Harris. The Oakland Athletics sent Steve Lawson (July 26, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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