Minnie Minoso
Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso
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: 1949-1980
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Minnie Minoso compiled a career batting average of .298 with 186 home runs and 1023 RBI in his 3670-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign. Minoso was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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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 | 1835 | 7710 | 6579 | 1136 | 1963 | 336 | 83 | 186 | 1023 | 205 | 130 | 814 | 584 | .298 | .389 | .459 | .848 | 3023 | 185 | 192 | 68 | 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 | 1791 | 1287 | 11296.0 | 3416 | 331 | 112 | 36 | .971 | 2.985 | 2.092 |
Awards
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
