Don Mincher

Don Mincher
First baseman
Born: (1938-06-24)June 24, 1938 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Died: March 4, 2012(2012-03-04) (aged 73) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1960, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.249
Home runs	200
Runs batted in	643
Teams
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1960–1966) California Angels (1967–1968) Seattle Pilots (1969) Oakland Athletics (1970–1971) Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (1971–1972) Oakland Athletics (1972)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1967, 1969) World Series champion (1972)

Donald Ray Mincher (June 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012^[1]) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and longtime minor league executive. He played in the majors from 1960 to 1972 for the "original" Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, and the expansion Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, all of the American League.^[2] The native of Huntsville, Alabama, batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). He was a member of the last editions of each of Washington's two 20th Century American League teams and their first-year squads in their new locales, Minneapolis–Saint Paul (1961) and Dallas–Fort Worth (1972).