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Don Mincher
Donald Ray Mincher

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

MLB Debut April 18, 1960
Final Game October 4, 1972
Born June 24, 1938 in Huntsville, AL
Died March 4, 2012 (age 73)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 KCA AL   41   92   14   27   6   1   2   10   0   0    7   14  .293  .340  .446  .786   110    41   0   1   0   0   2  
 1961 23 KCA AL   70   98   15   26   3   2   7   28   0   0   31   16  .265  .432  .551  .983   128    54   0   3   0   0   6  
 1962 24 KCA AL   99   67   17   14   2   0   5   18   0   0   28   17  .209  .424  .463  .887   118    31   0   4   1   0   2  
 1963 25 KCA AL  103  237   38   48  11   1  14   33   0   0   44   55  .203  .338  .435  .773   102   103   0   1   6   5   3  
 1964 26 KCA AL  105  308   52   88  15   2  32   70   0   0   29   39  .286  .346  .659 1.005   130   203   0   1   3   0  11  
 1965 27 KCA AL  132  365   54   91  14   4  23   63   3   4   32   92  .249  .315  .499  .814   120   182   0   0   4   3   3  
 1966 28 KCA AL  142  452   64  120  38   0  12   49   4   0   59   85  .265  .351  .429  .781   112   194   1   4   4   3  15  
 1967 29 CHA AL   94  322   48   75  19   2  10   53   0   0   52   49  .233  .335  .398  .733   110   128   0   5   4   0   7  
         NYN NL   51  182   23   57  12   0   9   33   0   0   34   22  .313  .427  .527  .955   150    96   0   1   5   3   4  
         TOT     145  504   71  132  31   2  19   86   0   0   86   71  .262  .369  .444  .813         224   0   6   9   3  11 
 1968 30 DEA AL   91  273   35   72  10   1  14   38   0   0   20   50  .264  .313  .462  .775   120   126   0   3   1   1   6  
 1969 31 SEA AL   82  284   38   54   8   0  14   41   1   1   42   59  .190  .306  .366  .672    94   104   0   4   3   7   7  
         OAA AL   47  129   26   36   3   0  11   40   1   1   19   18  .279  .362  .558  .920   134    72   0   4   0   0   4  
         TOT     129  413   64   90  11   0  25   81   2   2   61   77  .218  .323  .426  .749         176   0   8   3   7  11 
 1970 32 OAA AL  122  367   54   90  14   0  19   59   4   2   47   44  .245  .331  .439  .770    99   161   0   2   1   1  13  
 1971 33 CHA AL  145  450   61  137  29   2  11   69   3   1   79   71  .304  .408  .451  .859   124   203   0   2   0   1  11  
 1972 34 SLN NL   95  273   50   68  13   0  10   44   2   1   83   32  .249  .425  .407  .832   121   111   4   3   0   3   9  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1419 3899  589 1003 197  15 193  648  18  10  606  663  .257  .358  .464  .822        1809   5  38  32  27 103
 Per 600 PA           511   77  132  26   2  25   85   2   1   79   87                                 237   1   5   4   4  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With OAA      861 2115  334  540 106  10 125  370  12   7  296  380  .255  .347  .492  .839        1041   1  20  19  12  59
   With CHA      239  772  109  212  48   4  21  122   3   1  131  120  .275  .378  .429  .806         331   0   7   4   1  18
   With SLN       95  273   50   68  13   0  10   44   2   1   83   32  .249  .425  .407  .832         111   4   3   0   3   9
   With DEA       91  273   35   72  10   1  14   38   0   0   20   50  .264  .313  .462  .775         126   0   3   1   1   6
   With SEA       82  284   38   54   8   0  14   41   1   1   42   59  .190  .306  .366  .672         104   0   4   3   7   7
   With NYN       51  182   23   57  12   0   9   33   0   0   34   22  .313  .427  .527  .955          96   0   1   5   3   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1400 4026  530 1003 176  16 200  643  24  32  606  668  .249  .348  .450  .798        1811  29  37  76  27  89
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1960 22 KCA AL   2   13   5.5  15   1   0  .067   2    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  1B   4e30       64   
 1961 23 KCA AL  67   24   8.2  31   9   3  .290   3    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  1B   4e30      244   
 1962 24 KCA AL   2   16   7.4  67  14   5  .209   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH              -7   
 1963 25 KCA AL   4   37   5.3  37  10   2  .270  11   21    8  .381    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -99   
 1964 26 KCA AL   8   65   7.7  27   9   3  .333   7   28   16  .571    0    0  .000  1B   4e12      159   
 1965 27 KCA AL  22   57   5.5  32  10   3  .312   8   31   12  .387    0    0  .000  1B   3e13      -39   
 1966 28 KCA AL  17   68   5.3  10   2   0  .200   6   34   22  .647    0    0  .000  1B   3e12       23   
 1967 29 CHA AL  27   45   4.7   8   4   1  .500   1   23   19  .826    0    0  .000  1B   3e10     -121   
         NYN NL  24   42   8.9   0   0   0  .000   4   24   14  .583    0    0  .000  1B   3e10      101   
         TOT                     8   4   1  .500   5   47   33  .702    0    0  .000
 1968 30 DEA AL  15   38   5.0  23   7   0  .304   5   25   12  .480    0    0  .000  1B   3e14       94   
 1969 31 SEA AL  26   33   3.7   1   0   0  .000   5   26   12  .462    0    0  .000  1B   4e8      -149   
         OAA AL   3   26   6.9  11   3   0  .273   2   14    9  .643    0    0  .000  1B   4e8        99   
         TOT                    12   3   0  .250   7   40   21  .525    0    0  .000
 1970 32 OAA AL  19   52   4.8  24   6   1  .250   2   20   11  .550    0    0  .000  1B   4e16      -17   
 1971 33 CHA AL  12   87   7.2  22   8   1  .364   9   41   21  .512    0    0  .000  1B   3e14       47   
 1972 34 SLN NL   5   54   6.6   8   3   0  .375   2   23   21  .913    0    0  .000  1B   3e11      135   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          664   5.9 316  86  19  .272  67  322  182  .565    0    0  .000                  21   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1960 22 KCA AL  1B    27   180    16    2   13   .990    22   157.0  11.24
 1961 23 KCA AL  1B    32   151     6    3   15   .981    25   155.0   9.12
 1962 24 KCA AL  2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1963 25 KCA AL  1B    61   521    51   11   46   .981    58   498.0  10.34
 1964 26 KCA AL  1B    75   620    81    7   73   .990    73   606.0  10.41
 1965 27 KCA AL  1B    75   551    70    5   49   .992    60   543.1  10.29
                 RF    23    36     0    3    0   .923    23   189.0   1.71
                 LF     5     4     1    0    0  1.000     4    32.0   1.41
 1966 28 KCA AL  1B   135  1206   129    6   91   .996   115  1093.0  10.99
 1967 29 CHA AL  1B    87   746    71    1   57   .999    86   742.1   9.91
         NYN NL  1B    37   308    41    1   18   .997    35   317.0   9.91
                 RF    18    32     0    3    0   .914    16   141.0   2.04
 1968 30 DEA AL  1B    67   568    39    5   55   .992    65   590.2   9.25
 1969 31 TOT     1B   114   938    73    7   82   .993   114   975.2   9.33
 1970 32 OAA AL  1B    99   723    48    2   57   .997    92   792.1   8.76
 1971 33 CHA AL  1B   124   961    73    9   84   .991   121  1009.0   9.22
 1972 34 SLN NL  1B    85   676    61    2   46   .997    84   705.2   9.40
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B  1019  8149   759   61  686   .993   950  8186.0   9.79
                 RF    41    68     0    6    0   .919    39   330.0   1.85
                 LF     5     4     1    0    0  1.000     4    32.0   1.41
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
 1963  KCA   59-103  Drew Kennedy
 1964  KCA   72-90   Drew Kennedy
 1965  KCA   70-92   James Taglia
 1966  KCA   88-74   James Taglia
 1967  CHA   88-74   Jon Fellows
 1967  NYN   51-111  Chris Colucci, Steve Dewing
 1968  DEA   99-63   Alan Boodman
 1969  SEA   52-110  Frank Pennylegion
 1969  OAA   96-66   Bob Lind
 1970  OAA   91-71   Bob Lind
 1971  CHA   91-71   Ben Lea
 1972  SLN   73-89   Michael Stucchi

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