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Stephen Bernard Mingori
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: February 29, 1944, Kansas City, MO
Signed: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent, March 1, 1965
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1970-73; Kansas City Royals 1973-79
Died: July 10, 2008, Kansas City, MO (age 64)
Jose Pena
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: December 3, 1942, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Drafted: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Mexico City Reds in the 1966 minor league daft, November 29, 1966
Major League Teams: Cincinnati Reds 1969; Los Angeles Dodgers 1970-72
Lefty reliever Steve Mingori pitched a decade in the majors with the Indians and Royals. Drafted by the Reds, Mingori pitched for five seasons in Cincinnati's minor league system before a trade in February 1970 sent him to the Indians. He'd join the Indians bullpen in the summer of 1970 and have one of his better seasons with the club in 1971, pitching to a 1.43 ERA in 54 games and 56 2/3 innings pitched. Acquired by his hometown Royals in 1973, Mingori would be a mainstay in their bullpen for seven seasons, making at least 30 appearances between 1974 and 1979. He was one of the club's top relievers between 1976 and 1978 when the Royals won three straight American League West pennants. Mingori was 18-33 lifetime with a 3.03 ERA in 385 games pitched. He recorded 42 career saves.
Jose Pena pitched in parts of four seasons in the majors, all in relief, having his best season in 1970 with the Dodgers. Most of Pena's professional career was spent in the Mexican League, where his incomplete statistics list his record as 214-154 over 16 seasons between 1961 and 1984. He appeared in six games for the Reds in 1969 before joining the Dodgers' organization. Pena made 29 relief appearances in 1970, going 4-3 with a 4.42 ERA and four saves for Walter Alston's (#24) second place club. He'd last appear in the majors with the Dodgers in 1972, before returning to Mexico for the next decade-plus. At his retirement, Pena was among the all-time pitching leaders in the Mexican League in most major pitching categories, and he ranked first overall in wild pitches and batters hit. He was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 29th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me a little less than $1.
The Card / Reds Team Set / Mingori Accuracy Index -3 / Pena Accuracy Index -8
I'm not even convinced that's Mingori, as I'm so used to seeing his baseball card appearances with a fantastic 1970s-appropriate mustache. Fun fact - Mingori's 1976 Topps card is one of the first baseball cards I ever saw, and for a short while it was the "oldest" card in my collection when I just beginning to collect in the early 1980s. Pena is wearing a mystery jersey here, which is likely either from a minor league or a Mexican league team.
Accuracy Index: This is an odd one for Mingori. He's shown in an accurate uniform (+5), but he didn't play for the Reds in 1969 (-2) or ever (-6). Pena receives the more standard -8 for the mystery jersey (-5) and no hat (-3).
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Mingori
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #339
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1969, 71-80
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1993 Fleer ProCards #1267
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 38 in the Beckett online database as of 7/1/24.
Sources - Mingori:
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Pena
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #339
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #322
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 14 in the Beckett online database as of 7/1/24.
Sources - Pena:
1969 Season - Mingori
Mingori spent all season with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, going 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 39 relief appearances. The Reds never gave him a chance in the majors, and on February 18, 1970, he was dealt to the Indians for infielder Jay Ward.
Mingori spent all season with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, going 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 39 relief appearances. The Reds never gave him a chance in the majors, and on February 18, 1970, he was dealt to the Indians for infielder Jay Ward.
1969 Season - Pena
Pena spent the offseason with the Broncos de Reynosa in the Mexican League, where he was 11-5 with a 1.35 ERA in 22 games. With Triple-A Indianapolis, he was 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in nine games. The Reds called him up briefly in June, and he was 1-1 with an 18.00 ERA in six relief appearances. The promotion was short-lived as Pena allowed 10 earned runs in five innings pitched.
Pena spent the offseason with the Broncos de Reynosa in the Mexican League, where he was 11-5 with a 1.35 ERA in 22 games. With Triple-A Indianapolis, he was 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in nine games. The Reds called him up briefly in June, and he was 1-1 with an 18.00 ERA in six relief appearances. The promotion was short-lived as Pena allowed 10 earned runs in five innings pitched.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - Mingori
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #339
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1969, 71-80
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1993 Fleer ProCards #1267
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 38 in the Beckett online database as of 7/1/24.
Sources - Mingori:
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Pena
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #339
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #322
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 14 in the Beckett online database as of 7/1/24.
Sources - Pena:
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#338 Del Unser - Washington Senators / #340 Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles
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