Don Mincher

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: June 24, 1938 in Huntsville, AL us

Died: March 4, 2012 in Huntsville, AL

Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, AL

High School: S. R. Butler HS (Huntsville, AL)

Debut: April 18, 1960 (Age 21-299d, 11,723rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1972 (Age 34-102d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Donald Ray Mincher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.1

4026

1003

200

.249

530

RBI

643

OBP

.348

SLG

.450

OPS

.798

OPS+

127

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1956	18	CHW-min	C	78	327	273	42	77	14	3	2	49	4		48	33	.282	.398	.377	.775		103		5	0	1			DSU · NORL
1957	19	CHW-min	C	123	525	448	69	129	21	4	13	80	5		73	68	.288	.387	.440	.827		197		1	1	2			DSU · NORL
1958	20	CHW-min	B	128	570	476	101	157	29	2	23	97	5		79	64	.330	.427	.544	.971		259		7	1	7			DAV · IIIL
1959	21	CHW-min	A	137	591	511	80	139	15	3	22	92	1		67	65	.272	.353	.442	.796		226		1	5	7	8		CHS · SALL
1960	22	WSH-min	AAA	112	460	405	52	124	32	3	12	65	4		44	49	.306	.374	.489	.863		198		4	0	7	6		CHL · AA
1960	22	WSH	AL	27	92	79	10	19	4	1	2	5	0	1	11	11	.241	.330	.392	.722	94	31	5	0	1	1	0	3/H
1961	23	PHI-min	AAA	109	428	370	59	95	13	2	24	66	3		52	54	.257	.349	.497	.846		184		2	1	3	4		BFL · IL
1961	23	MIN	AL	35	123	101	18	19	5	1	5	11	0	1	22	11	.188	.333	.406	.739	93	41	5	0	0	0	0	3H
1962	24	MIN	AL	86	157	121	20	29	1	1	9	29	0	0	34	24	.240	.406	.488	.894	136	59	4	0	2	0	3	H3
1963	25	MIN	AL	82	262	225	41	58	8	0	17	42	0	0	30	51	.258	.351	.520	.871	139	117	0	3	3	1	0	3H
1964	26	MIN	AL	120	320	287	45	68	12	4	23	56	0	0	27	51	.237	.300	.547	.847	129	157	8	0	3	3	2	3H
1965	27	MIN	AL	128	403	346	43	87	17	3	22	65	1	3	49	73	.251	.344	.509	.853	135	176	3	2	2	4	15	3H/7
1966	28	MIN	AL	139	497	431	53	108	30	0	14	62	3	2	58	68	.251	.340	.418	.758	111	180	13	2	3	3	9	*3H
1967	29	CAL	AL	147	563	487	81	133	23	3	25	76	0	3	69	69	.273	.367	.487	.854	157	237	11	4	2	1	9	*3H/9	AS,MVP-21
1968	30	CAL	AL	120	458	399	35	94	12	1	13	48	0	2	43	65	.236	.312	.368	.680	111	147	8	4	6	6	6	*3H
1969	31	SEP	AL	140	514	427	53	105	14	0	25	78	10	11	78	69	.246	.366	.454	.821	132	194	8	5	0	3	13	*3H	AS
1970	32	OAK	AL	140	533	463	62	114	18	0	27	74	5	4	56	71	.246	.327	.460	.787	118	213	9	3	4	7	11	*3/H
1971	33	TOT	AL	128	497	415	44	116	21	2	12	53	3	2	73	66	.280	.386	.427	.812	137	177	9	2	2	5	7	*3H
1971	33	OAK	AL	28	113	92	9	22	6	1	2	8	1	1	20	14	.239	.375	.391	.766	120	36	2	0	1	0	3	3/H
1971	33	WSA	AL	100	384	323	35	94	15	1	10	45	2	1	53	52	.291	.389	.437	.826	142	141	7	2	1	5	4	3H
1972	34	TOT	AL	108	307	245	25	53	11	0	6	44	2	3	56	39	.216	.363	.335	.697	113	82	6	2	1	3	1	3H
1972	34	TEX	AL	61	243	191	23	45	10	0	6	39	2	1	46	23	.236	.384	.382	.766	133	73	2	2	1	3	1	3/H
1972	34	OAK	AL	47	64	54	2	8	1	0	0	5	0	2	10	16	.148	.281	.167	.448	39	9	4	0	0	0	0	H3
13 Yrs				1400	4726	4026	530	1003	176	16	200	643	24	32	606	668	.249	.348	.450	.798	127	1811	89	27	29	37	76
162 Game Avg.				162	547	466	61	116	20	2	23	74	3	4	70	77	.249	.348	.450	.798	127	210	10	3	3	4	9
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
MIN (7 yrs)				617	1854	1590	230	388	77	10	92	270	4	7	231	289	.244	.340	.479	.819	123	761	38	7	14	12	29
OAK (3 yrs)				215	710	609	73	144	25	1	29	87	6	7	86	101	.236	.330	.424	.754	112	258	15	3	5	7	14
TEX (2 yrs)				161	627	514	58	139	25	1	16	84	4	2	99	75	.270	.387	.416	.804	139	214	9	4	2	8	5
CAL (2 yrs)				267	1021	886	116	227	35	4	38	124	0	5	112	134	.256	.343	.433	.776	136	384	19	8	8	7	15
SEP (1 yr)				140	514	427	53	105	14	0	25	78	10	11	78	69	.246	.366	.454	.821	132	194	8	5	0	3	13