Minnie Miñoso
Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso
Born: November 29, 1923
Perico, Matanzas Cuba
Deceased: 2015
Chicago, IL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1946-1980
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Minor League Statistics
Minnie Miñoso compiled a career batting average of .299 with 195 home runs and 1089 RBI in his 1948-game career with the New York Cubans, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign. Miñoso was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.101 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 605 | 516 | 109 | 167 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 31 | 10 | 71 | 41 | .324 | .419 | .498 | .917 | 257 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 668 | 569 | 96 | 160 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 22 | 16 | 71 | 46 | .281 | .375 | .424 | .798 | 241 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 655 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 25 | 16 | 74 | 43 | .313 | .410 | .466 | .875 | 259 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 675 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 116 | 18 | 11 | 77 | 46 | .320 | .411 | .535 | .946 | 304 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 615 | 517 | 79 | 149 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 76 | 43 | .288 | .387 | .424 | .811 | 219 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 665 | 545 | 106 | 172 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 88 | 12 | 6 | 86 | 40 | .316 | .425 | .525 | .950 | 286 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 678 | 568 | 96 | 176 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 103 | 18 | 15 | 79 | 54 | .310 | .408 | .454 | .862 | 258 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 638 | 556 | 94 | 168 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 53 | .302 | .383 | .484 | .867 | 269 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 650 | 570 | 92 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 46 | .302 | .377 | .468 | .846 | 267 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 670 | 591 | 89 | 184 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 105 | 17 | 13 | 52 | 63 | .311 | .374 | .481 | .855 | 284 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 152 | 635 | 540 | 91 | 151 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 82 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 46 | .280 | .369 | .420 | .789 | 227 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 108 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .196 | .271 | .278 | .549 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 109 | 363 | 315 | 38 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 38 | .229 | .315 | .317 | .632 | 100 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .226 | .351 | .323 | .674 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1948 | 8230 | 7059 | 1228 | 2113 | 365 | 95 | 195 | 1089 | 216 | 130 | 848 | 585 | .299 | .387 | .461 | .848 | 3253 | 185 | 197 | 69 | 57 | 23 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 | |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 5.714 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 122 | 14 | 10 | .936 | 3.000 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .961 | 1.817 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 143 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .979 | 2.329 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 1.700 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .967 | 2.000 | |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 146 | 145 | 1287.0 | 340 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .978 | 2.476 | 2.425 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 9 | 6 | 54.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 138 | 136 | 1184.0 | 287 | 19 | 9 | 3 | .971 | 2.326 | 2.217 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 2 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 2.000 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 148 | 147 | 1263.3 | 284 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .974 | 2.094 | 1.986 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 8 | 1 | 18.0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 152 | 152 | 1347.7 | 293 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 2.017 | 1.987 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 147 | 145 | 1295.0 | 301 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .975 | 2.182 | 2.136 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 148 | 148 | 1322.0 | 314 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .985 | 2.233 | 2.216 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 154 | 154 | 1330.7 | 282 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .980 | 2.002 | 1.922 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 147 | 147 | 1288.3 | 273 | 10 | 13 | 2 | .956 | 1.977 | 1.925 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 27 | 26 | 203.0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.552 | 1.296 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 74 | 70 | 605.3 | 103 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .955 | 1.591 | 1.446 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 8 | 7 | 58.0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.190 | 3.375 |
| 1964 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 2 | 26.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 1.800 |
| Totals | 1905 | 1399 | 12270.0 | 3552 | 522 | 146 | 46 | .965 | 2.988 | 2.139 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .440 | .381 | .821 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Awards
1951 - AL TSN Rookie of the Year
1959 - AL Gold Glove LF
1960 - AL Gold Glove LF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License




