MAMA Class of 2008

DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ

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In recognition of his mediocre contribution to Minnesota sports


DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ

is hereby inducted into the

Minnesota Assembly of Mediocre Athletes Hall of Fame

on this 29th day of February, 2008

Writeup coming soon

Biography

Highlights:
Doug won the AL Gold Glove at 1B in 2001.
Mientkiewicz was on the U.S. Olympic team when they won the gold medal at the 2000 games in Sydney, hitting the game-winning home-run against South Korea in the semi-finals.

Lowlights:
Doug hit just .246 in his final season with the Twins in 2004.
Doug had more caught stealing (13) than steals (11) for his career!

Mediumlights:
Doug is one of the few major leaguers to not wear batting gloves.

Personal:
Doug is married with one son. He loves to fish and his favorite movie is Field of Dreams.


Minnesota Statistics

Born: July 19, 1974 Toledo, OH
Ht: 6'2" Wgt: 200 Bats: L Throws: R
Twins Statistics
Year Games AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG
1998 8 25 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 3 .200 .319 .240
1999 118 327 34 75 21 3 2 32 1 1 43 51 .229 .324 .330
2000 3 14 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .429 .400 .429
2001 151 543 77 166 39 1 15 74 2 6 67 92 .306 .387 .464
2002 143 467 60 122 29 1 10 66 1 2 74 69 .261 .365 .392
2003 142 487 67 146 38 1 11 65 4 1 74 55 .300 .393 .450
2004 78 284 34 70 18 0 5 25 2 2 38 38 .246 .340 .363
TOTALS 643 2147 273 590 146 6 43 266 11 13 300 308 .275 - -

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