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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Herbert Minskoff Left Field
Retired (1972, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .292 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .830 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 2467 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 11-21-1933
HR 238 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(142 games)
RBI 1056
SB 367
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 7
2B A- (79.0%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 12
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 MIL
5
24
2
4
0
0
0
0
1
 3 0 0
1
 0 0
.367
.200
.167
.000
.167
1953 MIL-BRO
25
70
12
19
6
1
1
8
9
 10 0 1
0
 0 2
.779
.350
.429
.157
.271
1954 BRO-MIL
133
395
44
113
17
11
2
50
31
 49 4 1
6
 3 18
.743
.343
.400
.114
.286
1955 MIL
15
65
13
18
1
1
4
8
11
 9 1 0
1
 0 2
.897
.390
.508
.231
.277
1956 MIL
142
587
82
169
40
5
10
58
51
 85 4 2
19
 4 13
.772
.348
.424
.136
.288
1957 MIL
127
525
93
131
25
7
15
65
70
 63 2 0
21
 5 5
.750
.340
.410
.160
.250
1958 MIL
131
535
102
152
36
4
19
72
60
 83 3 2
23
 3 9
.831
.358
.473
.189
.284
1959 MIL
142
555
89
174
33
12
19
87
59
 64 0 1
21
 3 9
.898
.379
.519
.205
.314
1960 MIL
142
553
86
176
35
8
28
101
60
 77 2 2
21
 4 2
.948
.386
.562
.244
.318
1961 MIL
130
549
99
167
25
10
20
67
68
 96 2 1
26
 7 4
.878
.382
.495
.191
.304
1962 MIL
142
594
114
179
31
8
16
54
75
 84 4 2
30
 4 8
.844
.382
.461
.160
.301
1963 MIL
142
583
112
164
27
8
18
53
83
 87 1 1
27
 5 3
.819
.371
.448
.166
.281
1964 MIL
142
567
107
174
33
11
21
75
72
 87 2 1
24
 6 3
.901
.386
.515
.208
.307
1965 MIL
137
538
92
143
22
4
13
55
73
 68 1 3
18
 1 7
.747
.353
.394
.128
.266
1966 MIL
138
503
91
149
32
12
18
91
52
 64 1 4
28
 7 9
.876
.361
.515
.219
.296
1967 MIL
123
424
57
120
17
5
8
41
60
 72 1 3
23
 5 3
.774
.371
.403
.120
.283
1968 DET
145
417
67
128
29
10
10
47
36
 68 0 2
21
 3 2
.857
.360
.496
.189
.307
1969 DET
115
219
27
56
6
1
3
22
30
 39 0 0
11
 5 2
.679
.345
.333
.078
.256
1970 DET
96
315
62
99
28
4
5
42
49
 33 2 1
21
 8 2
.885
.409
.476
.162
.314
1971 DET
91
331
61
111
19
1
8
49
42
 43 3 1
18
 8 4
.885
.414
.471
.136
.335
1972 DET
43
86
14
21
6
0
0
11
7
 16 0 0
7
 1 0
.615
.301
.314
.070
.244
Total
2306
8435
1426
2467
468
123
238
1056
999
 1200 33 28
367
 82 107
.830
.369
.462
.169
.292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Herbert Minskoff has retired from the Detroit Yellow Canaries
1971-05-05Herbert Minskoff of the Detroit Yellow Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1968-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Toast and the Detroit Yellow Canaries. The Detroit Yellow Canaries receive Herbert Minskoff from the Milwaukee Toast in exchange for Harvey Paepke.
1955-10-03The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have designated Bill Arias for assignment. The Milwaukee Toast have designated Willie Baldwin for assignment.
1955-09-03The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Willie Baldwin to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Herbert Minskoff to the minors.
1955-08-15The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team.
1955-03-01The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Devon White to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Herbert Minskoff to the minors.
1955-03-01The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Will Wineapple to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Jerry Briggs to the minors. The Milwaukee Toast have designated Jimmy Reid for assignment.
1954-09-30A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Chargers and the Milwaukee Toast. The Milwaukee Toast receive Herbert Minskoff from the Brooklyn Chargers in exchange for Joshua Redman, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (NYN).
1953-08-01The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Myles Burke to the minors.
1953-07-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Toast and the Brooklyn Chargers. The Brooklyn Chargers receive Bonzai Kudzu, Pete Shevlin, Bob Trechock, Herbert Minskoff, George Dunlap from the Milwaukee Toast in exchange for Thad Fisher, Frank Gulley, Curt Peraza.
1953-03-03The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Lil Duncan to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Joe Neel to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Herbert Minskoff to the minors.
1952-09-28The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team.
1952-05-02The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Max Tankersley to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Bill Schneider to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Herbert Minskoff to the minors. The Milwaukee Toast have designated Sam Duggan for assignment.
1952-04-30The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Herbert Minskoff to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have designated Ken Palys for assignment.
1952-04-01The Milwaukee Toast have renamed Jack Erdos to Herbert Minskoff.
1952-03-01The Milwaukee Toast have renamed Juan Mexicali to Jack Erdos.
1951-09-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Toast. The Milwaukee Toast receive Juan Mexicali from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Lee Glenn.
1951-04-01The Kansas City Royals have renamed Jack Erdos to Juan Mexicali.