Minnie Mendoza
Cristobal Rigoberto (Carreras) Mendoza
Born: December 3, 1934
Ceiba del Agua, CU
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1954-1973
Major League Statistics
Minnie (Carreras) Mendoza compiled a career batting average of .287 with 67 home runs and 841 RBI in his 2384-game career with the Nogales Yaquis, Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos, Portsmouth Merrimacks, Havana Sugar Kings, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Albuquerque Dukes, Wausau Lumberjacks, Missoula Timberjacks, Charlotte Hornets, Vancouver Mounties, Denver Bears, Evansville Triplets and Monterrey Sultanes. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | FLIN | Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Nogales Yaquis | 101 | 474 | 436 | 89 | 141 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 79 | 6 | 32 | 49 | .323 | .368 | .523 | .891 | 228 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Merrimacks | 129 | 536 | 467 | 65 | 124 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 58 | 72 | .266 | .345 | .340 | .686 | 159 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 1956 | AA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 103 | 318 | 318 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .220 | .274 | .494 | 87 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Havana Sugar Kings | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Wausau Lumberjacks | 100 | 450 | 409 | 56 | 94 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 35 | 65 | .230 | .294 | .337 | .631 | 138 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | 123 | 89 | 77 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .182 | .276 | .286 | .562 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 23 | 95 | 85 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .271 | .340 | .329 | .670 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 126 | 551 | 487 | 105 | 174 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 94 | 8 | 52 | 39 | .357 | .415 | .534 | .949 | 260 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 138 | 566 | 516 | 71 | 152 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 38 | 35 | .295 | .343 | .378 | .721 | 195 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 139 | 585 | 536 | 62 | 151 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 36 | 22 | .282 | .329 | .336 | .665 | 180 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 113 | 399 | 366 | 39 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 23 | .260 | .298 | .322 | .620 | 118 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 84 | 345 | 319 | 47 | 91 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 16 | .285 | .333 | .342 | .675 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 125 | 504 | 473 | 67 | 143 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 42 | .302 | .337 | .402 | .738 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 141 | 610 | 549 | 64 | 151 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 40 | .275 | .334 | .353 | .687 | 194 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 128 | 542 | 501 | 68 | 140 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 31 | .279 | .321 | .319 | .641 | 160 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 134 | 565 | 528 | 62 | 157 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 24 | .297 | .334 | .341 | .675 | 180 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 139 | 594 | 545 | 85 | 165 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 30 | 8 | 37 | 32 | .303 | .347 | .400 | .747 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 139 | 615 | 582 | 97 | 194 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 31 | .333 | .365 | .380 | .745 | 221 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 84 | 335 | 314 | 37 | 87 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | .277 | .313 | .341 | .654 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 131 | 574 | 516 | 80 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 46 | .316 | .369 | .368 | .737 | 190 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 135 | 553 | 516 | 51 | 128 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 27 | .248 | .285 | .302 | .587 | 156 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 42 | 173 | 153 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .281 | .341 | .320 | .661 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 2384 | 9487 | 8707 | 1187 | 2502 | 366 | 61 | 67 | 841 | 168 | 48 | 601 | 637 | .287 | .334 | .366 | .701 | 3191 | 12 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Nogales Yaquis | SS | 99 | 163 | 311 | 49 | 57 | .906 | 4.788 |
| 1955 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Merrimacks | 3B | 128 | 132 | 222 | 21 | 18 | .944 | 2.766 |
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Wausau Lumberjacks | SS | 97 | 176 | 291 | 26 | 50 | .947 | 4.814 |
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | SS | 21 | 39 | 60 | 11 | 18 | .900 | 4.714 |
| 1958 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | OF | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.583 |
| 1958 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 3B | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.700 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 3B | 116 | 114 | 234 | 22 | 21 | .941 | 3.000 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 132 | 367 | 372 | 36 | 87 | .954 | 5.598 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 61 | 127 | 160 | 10 | 34 | .966 | 4.705 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 50 | 70 | 155 | 13 | 12 | .945 | 4.500 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 14 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 7 | .955 | 4.500 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 3B | 105 | 92 | 229 | 17 | 19 | .950 | 3.057 |
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 83 | 61 | 134 | 11 | 11 | .947 | 2.349 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | OF | 61 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .959 | 1.525 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 49 | 44 | 81 | 6 | 5 | .954 | 2.551 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 22 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .965 | 2.500 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 17 | 42 | 46 | 2 | 11 | .978 | 5.176 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 101 | 174 | 340 | 19 | 68 | .964 | 5.089 |
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 124 | 106 | 218 | 11 | 24 | .967 | 2.613 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 7 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.857 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 134 | 224 | 379 | 24 | 88 | .962 | 4.500 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 77 | 54 | 151 | 8 | 14 | .962 | 2.662 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 63 | 101 | 167 | 8 | 36 | .971 | 4.254 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | SS | 72 | 126 | 236 | 22 | 51 | .943 | 5.028 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3B | 65 | 51 | 121 | 6 | 15 | .966 | 2.646 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 3B | 79 | 69 | 155 | 7 | 25 | .970 | 2.835 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 2B | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.250 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 23 | 19 | 98 | 4 | 18 | .967 | 5.087 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 108 | 66 | 248 | 20 | 24 | .940 | 2.907 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 37 | 82 | 96 | 3 | 20 | .983 | 4.811 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 3B | 102 | 57 | 201 | 12 | 18 | .956 | 2.529 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 3B | 40 | 15 | 74 | 8 | 7 | .918 | 2.225 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 2117 | 2756 | 4918 | 386 | 770 | .952 | 3.625 |
Minor League Service:
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