Minnie Minoso
[edit] Biography
Minnie Minoso (Saturnino Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Minoso) was born on November 29, 1925 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .326 with 10 home runs and 76 RBI. Minoso played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Minnie Minoso's best season was 1954, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .320 average and knocked in 116 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .188
| .350
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 8
| 14
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .429
| .529
| .571
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 138
| 516
| 109
| 167
| 10
| 74
| .324
| .419
| .498
| 32
| 14
| 71
| 41
| 14
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 12
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 146
| 530
| 112
| 173
| 10
| 76
| .326
| .422
| .500
| 34
| 14
| 72
| 42
| 16
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 12
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 147
| 569
| 96
| 160
| 13
| 61
| .281
| .375
| .424
| 24
| 9
| 71
| 46
| 14
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 15
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 151
| 556
| 104
| 174
| 15
| 104
| .313
| .410
| .466
| 24
| 8
| 74
| 43
| 17
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 23
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 153
| 568
| 119
| 182
| 19
| 116
| .320
| .411
| .535
| 29
| 18
| 77
| 46
| 16
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 20
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 517
| 79
| 149
| 10
| 70
| .288
| .387
| .424
| 26
| 7
| 76
| 43
| 10
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 18
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 151
| 545
| 106
| 172
| 21
| 88
| .316
| .425
| .525
| 29
| 11
| 86
| 40
| 23
| 4
| 12
| 4
| 10
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 153
| 568
| 96
| 176
| 12
| 103
| .310
| .408
| .454
| 36
| 5
| 79
| 54
| 21
| 1
| 18
| 5
| 19
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 556
| 94
| 168
| 24
| 80
| .302
| .383
| .484
| 25
| 2
| 59
| 53
| 15
| 6
| 14
| 3
| 13
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 148
| 570
| 92
| 172
| 21
| 92
| .302
| .377
| .468
| 32
| 0
| 54
| 46
| 17
| 6
| 8
| 2
| 11
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 154
| 591
| 89
| 184
| 20
| 105
| .311
| .374
| .481
| 32
| 4
| 52
| 63
| 13
| 5
| 17
| 2
| 16
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 152
| 540
| 91
| 151
| 14
| 82
| .280
| .369
| .420
| 28
| 3
| 67
| 46
| 16
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 11
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 39
| 97
| 14
| 19
| 1
| 10
| .196
| .271
| .278
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 109
| 315
| 38
| 72
| 4
| 30
| .229
| .315
| .317
| 12
| 2
| 33
| 38
| 8
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 14
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 31
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 5
| .226
| .351
| .323
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 39
| 97
| 14
| 19
| 1
| 10
| .196
| .271
| .278
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1796
| 6482
| 1122
| 1944
| 185
| 1013
| .300
| .390
| .462
| 331
| 83
| 807
| 567
| 189
| 67
| 201
| 23
| 184
|
| Total
|
|
| 1835
| 6579
| 1136
| 1963
| 186
| 1023
| .298
| .389
| .459
| 336
| 83
| 814
| 584
| 192
| 68
| 205
| 23
| 185
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 145
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 122
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 322
| 11
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 15
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 340
| 14
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 19
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 152
| 152
| 1347.2
| 293
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 152
| 152
| 1347.2
| 295
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 147
| 145
| 1295
| 301
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 147
| 145
| 1295
| 294
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 148
| 148
| 1322
| 314
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 148
| 148
| 1322
| 317
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 154
| 154
| 1330.2
| 282
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 152
| 150
| 1297.2
| 277
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 147
| 147
| 1288.1
| 273
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 147
| 147
| 1288.1
| 267
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| LF
| 27
| 26
| 203
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| OF
| 27
| 26
| 203
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 7
| 58
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 74
| 70
| 605.1
| 103
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 74
| 70
| 604.1
| 104
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 7
| 4
| 38
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 851
| 840
| 7380
| 1596
| 65
| 43
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 116
| 7
| 63
| 102
| 188
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1665
| 844
| 7418
| 3276
| 139
| 91
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1948).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to Philadelphia Athletics; Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox; and Chicago White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to Philadelphia Athletics (April 30, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Fred Hatfield to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Early Wynn and Al Smith (December 4, 1957).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese and Jake Striker to Chicago White Sox in exchange for John Romano, Bubba Phillips and Norm Cash (December 6, 1959).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joe Cunningham (November 27, 1961).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Washington Senators (April 2, 1963).
- Released by Washington Senators (October 14, 1963).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 8, 1964).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (July 17, 1964).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (September 10, 1976).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (October 6, 1976).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (October 3, 1980).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (October 6, 1980).
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