Doug Mientkiewicz Notable

b. June 19, 1974 · Minnesota Twins 1998–2004, Boston Red Sox 2004, New York Mets 2005, Kansas City Royals 2006, New York Yankees 2007, Pittsburgh Pirates 2008, Los Angeles Dodgers 2009

Doug Mientkiewicz played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1998 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009.

Across 1,087 games he batted .271, with 899 hits and 422 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 221 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He played 959 games at first base, with 7,537 putouts and 30 errors. He turned 664 double plays.

He was born in Toledo, OH, USA on June 19, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	2001

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	MIN	8	25	1	5	1	0	0	2	4	3	1	.200
1999	MIN	118	327	34	75	21	3	2	32	43	51	1	.229
2000	MIN	3	14	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.429
2001	MIN	151	543	77	166	39	1	15	74	67	92	2	.306
2002	MIN	143	467	60	122	29	1	10	64	74	69	1	.261
2003	MIN	142	487	67	146	38	1	11	65	74	55	4	.300
2004	BOS/MIN	127	391	47	93	24	1	6	35	48	56	2	.238
2005	NYM	87	275	36	66	13	0	11	29	32	39	0	.240
2006	KCR	91	314	37	89	24	2	4	43	35	50	3	.283
2007	NYY	72	166	26	46	12	0	5	24	16	23	0	.277
2008	PIT	125	285	37	79	19	2	2	30	44	28	0	.277
2009	LAD	20	18	0	6	1	0	0	3	1	6	0	.333
Career	—	1087	3312	422	899	221	11	66	405	438	472	14	.271

On this day & linked events

1974

Born June 19, 1974

Toledo, OH, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Doug Mientkiewicz

Doug Mientkiewicz made a major-league debut on September 18, 1998.

2009

Final major-league game: Doug Mientkiewicz

Doug Mientkiewicz played a final major-league game on October 4, 2009.

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