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Don
Mincher		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 223
 
Born: June 24, 1938 in Usa, AL, HUNTSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1970   
Bronze Rookie 1962   
All-Star Selections 1963    1964    1966    1967    1968    1969    1970    1971   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 22 CIN NL     6 6 5 8 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 9 6 7 6
1961 23 CIN NL     6 6 5 9 10 9 5 6 6 8 10 9 7 7 7
1962 24 COL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 8 10 9 7 8 7
1963 25 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 8 7
1964 26 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 8 7
1965 27 COL NL $ 4,050,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 9 10 10 7 7 7
1966 28 COL NL $ 4,050,000   9 9 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 7 7
1967 29 COL NL $ 4,950,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 8 7
1968 30 COL NL $ 5,960,000   9 9 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 7 7
1969 31 COL NL $ 5,960,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 7 7
1970 32 OAK AL $ 5,960,000   9 9 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 9 10 9 7 7 7
1971 33 OAK AL $ 5,960,000   9 9 8 9 10 9 6 7 7 8 10 9 7 8 7
1972 34 OAK AL $ 11,080,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 9 6 7 7
1973 35 OAK AL $ 11,080,000   7 7 7 7 8 7 5 6 5 7 9 8 6 7 7
1974 36 OAK AL $ 11,080,000   7 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 9 8 6 7 7
1975 37 OAK AL $ 11,080,000   6 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 7 6 4 5 5
1976 38 OAK AL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,080,000   9 9 8 10 10 10 6 7 7 9 10 10 7 8 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1960 22 AAA   56 190 41 57 8 0 19 41 2 4 29 42 .300 .393 .642 1.035 44.3  
    AA   81 289 64 82 7 1 39 67 3 2 55 53 .284 .398 .720 1.118 78.5  
1961 23 AAA   135 490 105 142 19 0 57 106 5 5 90 90 .290 .400 .678 1.078 125.3  
1962 24 COL NL 156 544 86 148 19 2 39 86 0 0 71 84 .272 .357 .529 .887 101.0 25.7
1963 25 COL NL 158 557 95 167 31 4 34 100 0 1 75 73 .300 .379 .553 .932 108.4 26.8
1964 26 COL NL 157 558 101 143 20 2 39 110 0 1 84 90 .256 .351 .509 .860 100.1 22.6
1965 27 COL NL 158 559 87 134 29 1 38 99 0 1 79 83 .240 .331 .499 .830 93.7 20.3
1966 28 COL NL 157 563 97 154 23 3 48 129 0 0 70 80 .274 .353 .581 .933 112.0 27.8
1967 29 COL NL 156 562 106 149 27 1 44 121 0 0 90 90 .265 .367 .552 .919 111.2 28.4
1968 30 COL NL 156 565 85 162 25 1 36 117 0 0 85 78 .287 .381 .526 .906 108.0 27.7
1969 31 COL NL 154 555 99 166 22 0 44 116 0 0 94 80 .299 .399 .577 .976 119.6 26.6
1970 32 OAK AL 152 585 125 172 27 4 47 138 0 1 89 86 .294 .386 .595 .981 125.9 31.9
1971 33 OAK AL 156 560 118 163 28 3 41 122 0 0 112 85 .291 .406 .571 .977 126.4 33.0
1972 34 OAK AL 156 579 91 153 27 3 23 92 2 0 88 84 .264 .360 .440 .800 95.5 17.5
1973 35 OAK AL 157 576 102 171 25 9 23 102 0 1 84 78 .297 .387 .491 .878 104.7 22.9
1974 36 OAK AL 155 557 82 142 30 3 16 97 1 0 77 83 .255 .342 .406 .747 81.7 13.2
1975 37 OAK AL 118 360 47 100 11 1 13 57 0 0 40 66 .278 .342 .422 .765 54.1 8.7
1976 38 OAK AL 51 159 15 31 2 1 3 14 0 0 25 41 .195 .303 .277 .579 15.2 0.8
    AAA   12 18 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 5 .278 .350 .611 .961 3.8  
15 Years Sim 2197 7839 1336 2155 346 38 488 1500 3 5 1163 1181 .275 .367 .515 .882 1457.4 334.2
3 Years AAA 203 698 151 204 27 0 78 149 7 9 121 137 .292 .402 .666 1.068 173.4  
1 Years AA 81 289 64 82 7 1 39 67 3 2 55 53 .284 .394 .720 1.113 78.5  
4 Years Minors 284 987 215 286 34 1 117 216 10 11 176 190 .290 .399 .682 1.081 251.8  
162 Game Average 578 98 158 25 2 35 110 0 0 85 87 .275 .367 .515 .882 107.5  
Career Highs 158 585 125 172 31 9 48 138 2 1 112 90 .300 .406 .595 .981 126.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5159 912 1508 238 26 340 1041 1 4 819 666 .292 .386 .546 .933 1066.9
vs LH   2680 424 647 108 12 148 459 2 1 344 515 .241 .328 .456 .784 414.7
Home 1096 3819 632 1042 151 21 223 721 1 3 574 597 .273 .367 .499 .866 703.0
Away 1101 4020 704 1113 195 17 265 779 2 2 589 584 .277 .367 .532 .898 778.6
RISP   1980 0 560 81 10 129 949 0 0 375 285 .283 .385 .529 .914 415.7
Pinch Hitting   113 23 36 6 0 12 32 0 0 20 11 .319 .415 .690 1.105 30.0
Close/Late   915 150 253 36 7 62 172 0 0 157 127 .277 .382 .534 .916 186.3
Mar/Apr 375 1385 235 398 53 7 95 278 1 1 179 199 .287 .367 .542 .908 269.7
May 397 1394 251 391 65 3 90 266 0 0 223 214 .280 .378 .525 .903 275.6
June 361 1265 191 341 57 5 67 224 1 0 207 185 .270 .370 .481 .851 230.6
July 350 1273 251 364 54 7 86 259 0 2 196 190 .286 .379 .542 .921 257.2
August 364 1330 192 337 66 5 68 214 0 0 168 201 .253 .338 .464 .801 211.4
Sep/Oct 350 1192 216 324 51 11 82 259 1 2 190 192 .272 .369 .539 .909 237.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1962 24 COL NL 1B 152 147 1280.7 1466 105 9 132 .994 11.04   3.2
1963 25 COL NL 1B 154 144 1290.3 1393 138 11 128 .993 10.68   3.2
1964 26 COL NL 1B 153 149 1336.7 1484 112 8 133 .995 10.75   2.6
1965 27 COL NL 1B 156 150 1331.0 1479 108 17 121 .989 10.73   2.8
1966 28 COL NL 1B 155 149 1344.3 1519 109 13 120 .992 10.90   3.0
1967 29 COL NL 1B 153 150 1333.0 1495 110 13 119 .992 10.84   2.7
1968 30 COL NL 1B 152 149 1359.0 1538 107 15 136 .991 10.89   2.5
1969 31 COL NL 1B 151 141 1295.7 1467 94 14 125 .991 10.84   2.4
1970 32 OAK AL RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1971 33 OAK AL 1B 3 0 4.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 11.25   0.0
1972 34 OAK AL 1B 7 0 16.0 18 4 0 3 1.000 12.38   0.0
1973 35 OAK AL 1B 24 14 150.7 198 9 3 14 .986 12.37   0.3
1974 36 OAK AL 1B 87 81 714.0 872 76 7 97 .993 11.95   2.0
1975 37 OAK AL 1B 9 0 16.0 23 3 1 1 .963 14.63   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1976 38 OAK AL 1B 5 2 27.3 33 2 0 3 1.000 11.53   0.1
  1B 1361 1276 11498.6 12990 977 111 1132 .992 10.93   24.7
  RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1364 1277 11510.6 12990 977 111 1132 .992 10.92   24.7
Career Highs   156 150 1359.0 1538 138 17 136 1.000 12.38    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 26 COL NL 6 22 2 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 4 .182 .217 .364 .581
1967 29 COL NL 7 31 5 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 .194 .194 .419 .613
1968 30 COL NL 5 18 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .389 .652
1969 31 COL NL 20 75 11 12 1 1 5 11 0 0 10 12 .160 .259 .400 .659
1970 32 OAK AL 16 56 9 12 2 0 5 13 0 0 12 8 .214 .353 .518 .871
1971 33 OAK AL 7 23 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3 .174 .367 .174 .541
1973 35 OAK AL 17 68 10 14 3 0 2 13 0 0 7 9 .206 .273 .338 .611
Career Post-Season Batting 78 293 45 56 8 1 16 49 1 0 38 45 .191 .282 .389 .671
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1963-10-.300
1969-6-.299
1970-10-.294
 On-Base Pct
1963-2-.379
1968-5-.381
1969-2-.399
1970-4-.386
1971-3-.406
 Slugging Pct
1962-6-.529
1963-2-.553
1964-9-.509
1966-2-.581
1967-2-.552
1968-1-.526
1969-1-.577
1970-1-.595
1971-1-.571
1973-9-.491
CAR-29-.515
 OPS
1962-6-.887
1963-2-.932
1964-9-.860
1966-3-.933
1967-3-.919
1968-2-.906
1969-1-.976
1970-1-.981
1971-1-.977
1973-10-.878
CAR-35-.882
 XR
1962-2-101.0
1963-3-108.4
1964-5-100.1
1965-10-93.7
1966-1-112.0
1967-2-111.2
1968-1-108.0
1969-1-119.6
1970-1-125.9
1971-1-126.4
1972-9-95.5
1973-5-104.7
CAR-29-1457.4
 Games
1962-9-156
1963-3-158
1964-6-157
1965-2-158
1966-7-157
1968-7-156
1969-10-154
1971-3-156
1972-10-156
1973-3-157
1974-10-155
At-Bats
1970-7-585
 Runs
1963-5-95
1964-3-101
1965-10-87
1966-6-97
1967-1-106
1968-10-85
1969-2-99
1970-1-125
1971-2-118
1972-10-91
1973-7-102
CAR-48-1336
 Hits
1963-5-167
1968-10-162
1969-9-166
1970-5-172
1971-10-163
1973-10-171
 Total Bases
1962-4-288
1963-2-308
1964-7-284
1965-8-279
1966-1-327
1967-2-310
1968-2-297
1969-2-320
1970-1-348
1971-1-320
1973-6-283
CAR-37-4041
 Doubles
1963-4-31
1965-10-29
 Triples
1973-2-9
Homeruns
1962-1-39
1963-5-34
1964-2-39
1965-1-38
1966-1-48
1967-1-44
1968-1-36
1969-1-44
1970-1-47
1971-2-41
1973-10-23
CAR-13-488
 RBIs
1962-10-86
1963-7-100
1964-4-110
1965-5-99
1966-1-129
1967-1-121
1968-2-117
1969-3-116
1970-1-138
1971-2-122
1973-6-102
CAR-28-1500
 Walks
1962-8-71
1963-6-75
1964-2-84
1965-5-79
1966-9-70
1967-2-90
1968-3-85
1969-2-94
1970-8-89
1971-3-112
1972-10-88
CAR-41-1163
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 58    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 220    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Eddie Murray (852)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1960
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1960 (Going to CIN: 1B Don Mincher, P Juan Marichal, P Jim Brewer, P Earl Francis. Going to PIT: P Chuck Stobbs)
Had first career hit on 4/2/1962, off Bob Miller (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1962, off Cholly Naranjo (OAK)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland (N) on 6/26/1962
Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 5 runs on 7/19/1962
Won Bronze Rookie in 1962, hitting .272 with 39 HR, 86 RBI
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1963, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1963, hitting .450 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1963, hitting .396 with 5 HR, 19 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1964, hitting .619 with 5 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 4/20/1965
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1965, hitting .417 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 7/29/1965
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1966, hitting .421 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1966, hitting .379 with 6 HR, 13 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1966, hitting .358 with 14 HR, 31 RBI
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Silver Slugger in 1966, hitting .274 with 48 HR, 129 RBI
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,950,000 through salary arbitration
7/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $5,960,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1967, hitting .448 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1967, hitting .265 with 44 HR, 121 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1968, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 7/15/1968
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1968, hitting .344 with 11 HR, 27 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1968, hitting .287 with 36 HR, 117 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1969, hitting .389 with 11 HR, 31 RBI
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1969, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Traded from Colorado to Oakland on 3/3/1970 (Going to COL: RF Willie Kirkland. Going to OAK: 1B Don Mincher)
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1970, hitting .309 with 7 HR, 21 RBI
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/18/1970
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1970, hitting .337 with 11 HR, 24 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/30/1970
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1970, hitting .356 with 8 HR, 22 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1970, hitting .294 with 47 HR, 138 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1971, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1971, hitting .519 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/30/1971
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1971, hitting .490 with 7 HR, 24 RBI
6/1/1971: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $11,080,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Tampa Bay on 7/29/1971
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1973, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/9/1973
Had 2000th career hit on 8/25/1974, off Rollie Fingers (TAM)
6/1/1975: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 7/28/1975 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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