Don Minnick
Donald Athey Minnick
Born: April 14, 1931
Lynchburg, VA US
Deceased: September 2, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 1949-1959
Major League Statistics
Don Minnick compiled a career record of 85 wins and 61 losses and a 3.70 ERA in his 255-game pitching career with the Wilkes-Barre Indians, Pittsfield Indians, Dayton Indians, Wichita Indians, Reading Indians, Indianapolis Indians, Mobile Bears and Chattanooga Lookouts. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CAML | Pittsfield Indians | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.99 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 88.0 | 99 | 54 | 39 | 48 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 8.13 | 20 | 52.0 | 84 | 63 | 47 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.12 | 38 | 176.0 | 163 | 77 | 61 | 8 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.88 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 150.0 | 146 | 73 | 48 | 5 | 62 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 20 | 4 | .833 | 2.78 | 30 | 26 | 223.0 | 204 | 82 | 69 | 19 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6.43 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 | 73 | 45 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.74 | 11 | 9 | 76.0 | 75 | 47 | 40 | 11 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 17 | 6 | .739 | 3.09 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 204.0 | 189 | 82 | 70 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.17 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 151.0 | 186 | 84 | 70 | 12 | 64 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 4 | .000 | 9 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 85 | 61 | .582 | 3.70 | 255 | 117 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1176.0 | 1219 | 607 | 484 | 77 | 474 | 18 | 256 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CAML | Pittsfield Indians | 12 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .303 | .395 | .364 | .758 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 38 | 59 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .220 | .305 | .525 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 39 | 56 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .222 | .327 | .311 | .638 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 30 | 85 | 85 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .424 | .741 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 19 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .324 | .486 | .811 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 19 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 35 | 86 | 74 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .203 | .272 | .257 | .528 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 46 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .157 | .214 | .255 | .469 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 268 | 456 | 418 | 32 | 98 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 43 | .234 | .275 | .323 | .598 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CAML | Pittsfield Indians | P | 12 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.750 |
| 1949 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Indians | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 39 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.103 |
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | .895 |
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 32 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.344 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 44 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .972 | .795 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 255 | 40 | 119 | 3 | 11 | .981 | .624 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Indians | CLE | ||
| 1949 | C | Canadian-American League | Pittsfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Dayton Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | CLE | ||
| 1954 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 |
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