Don Mincher
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Donald Ray Mincher (born June 24, 1938 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13 year career from 1960 to 1972. He played for the Washington Senators (became Twins), Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics and Washington Senators (became Rangers), Texas Rangers and again the Oakland Athletics, all of the American League.
In a thirteen year career, he batted .249 with 200 home runs and 643 RBI. He had 1003 career hits in 4026 at bats.
On June 9, 1966, Mincher contributed one of the Twins' AL-record five homers in one inning (hit by Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew). He is the only person to have played on both Senator teams and the Twins and Rangers. He was elected to the American League All-Star team twice (1967 and 1969).
Currently, Mincher serves as president of the Southern League, a Class AA minor baseball league with teams in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
[edit] Trivia
- On May 20, 1970 Mincher blasted a home run off Brewers left-hander Bob Meyer...he was the 582nd and last major league batter that Meyer would ever face.
[edit] See also
Top 500 home run hitters of all time
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