Don Heinkel
Donald Elliott Heinkel
Born: October 20, 1959
Racine, WI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 15 (1978 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
Draft: Round 30 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Horlick HS (Racine, WI)
Wichita State
Career: 1982-1993
Major League Statistics
Don Heinkel compiled a career record of 64 wins and 60 losses and a 3.74 ERA in his 199-game pitching career with the Bristol Tigers, Lakeland Tigers, Birmingham Barons, Evansville Triplets, Nashville Sounds, Glens Falls Tigers, Toledo Mud Hens, Louisville Redbirds, Canton-Akron Indians, Campeche Piratas, St. Paul Saints and Wichita Wranglers. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.81 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.71 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 19 | 6 | .760 | 3.39 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 207.3 | 212 | 87 | 78 | 26 | 57 | 2 | 113 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.99 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 178.3 | 205 | 101 | 79 | 15 | 58 | 7 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.89 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 77 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1986 | AA | EL | Glens Falls Tigers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.82 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.73 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.99 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 187.3 | 208 | 103 | 83 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 132 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.91 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.3 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.3 | 53 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 209 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.47 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49.3 | 59 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 |
| Totals | 64 | 60 | .516 | 3.74 | 199 | 153 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1074.3 | 1120 | 525 | 446 | 113 | 305 | 20 | 647 | 32 | 15 | 46 | 420 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 |
| 1982 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | P | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 30 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 1.700 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 30 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 6 | .971 | 2.200 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.333 |
| 1986 | AA | EL | Glens Falls Tigers | P | 10 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.600 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 29 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 1.414 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | P | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 33 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .636 |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | P | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 1.300 |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 200 | 103 | 194 | 8 | 15 | .974 | 1.485 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | Appalachian League | Bristol Tigers | DET | ||
| 1982 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1982 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1986 | AA | Eastern League | Glens Falls Tigers | DET | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Mexican League | Campeche Piratas | |||
| 1993 | Ind | Northern League | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN |
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