Minnie Miñoso

Positions: Leftfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: November 29, 1923 in Perico, Cuba cu

Died: March 1, 2015 in Chicago, IL

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 25-141d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1980 (Age 56-311d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1951 season)

Full Name: Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso

Nicknames: Cuban Comet

Pronunciation: \mi-NO-so\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.3

7059

2113

195

.299

1228

RBI

1089

216

OBP

.387

SLG

.461

OPS

.848

OPS+

130

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 19	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
4	4	Apr 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-15	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 27	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	7	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	May 3	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
9	9	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
11	11	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	57	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	14	May 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	May 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	16	May 11	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	17	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	May 13	CHW	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	20	May 16	CHW		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	May 17	CHW		NYY	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,7-8	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 20 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,5-12	GS	41	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 20 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	26	May 23	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	GS	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B LF
28	28	May 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	66	15.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	29	May 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS	39	9.0	3	1	2	6	0	LF 3B
30	30	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	32 (1)	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
32	33	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	34	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	35	Jun 3 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	36	Jun 3 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	37	Jun 4	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-4	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	38	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	39	Jun 6	CHW	@	WSH	L,7-12	GS	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	40	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	41	Jun 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
41	42	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	43	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	44	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	45	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	46	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
46	47	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	48	Jun 16	CHW		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	49	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,20-2	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	50	Jun 17 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	51	Jun 18	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	52	Jun 19	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	57 (4)	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	58	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	59	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	60	Jun 27	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	61	Jun 29 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	62	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	63	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	64	Jul 1 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	65	Jul 1 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	66	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	67	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	70	Jul 6	CHW		DET	W,14-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	71	Jul 7	CHW		DET	L,8-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	72	Jul 8 (1)	CHW		DET	L,5-17	GS	26	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	73	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	74	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	75	Jul 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	76	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
72	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	78	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	44	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
74	79	Jul 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	80	Jul 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
76	81	Jul 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
77	82	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	83	Jul 21	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF 3B
79	84	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	85	Jul 23	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	GS	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF 3B
81	86	Jul 24	CHW		NYY	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	87	Jul 25	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	88	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	89	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	90	Jul 28	CHW		BOS	L,1-13	GS	26	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	92	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	93	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF 3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	94	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	CG	45	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
90	95	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	96	Aug 3	CHW		BAL	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	97	Aug 4	CHW		BAL	W,15-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,4-5	GS	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
94	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	100	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	GS	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
96	101	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	GS	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
97	102	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	103	Aug 9	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
99	104	Aug 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	105	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
101	106	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	107	Aug 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	108	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	109	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	110	Aug 17	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	111	Aug 18	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	112	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
108	113	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	114	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	115	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	116	Aug 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	117	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
113	118	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	119	Aug 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	120	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	0	1	2	3	0	LF
116	121	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
117	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	124	Aug 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-7	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	125	Aug 31 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	126	Aug 31 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	127	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	128	Sep 2	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	129	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	L,8-11	GS	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	130	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	131	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
127	132	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	133	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	136	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
132	137	Sep 12	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
133	138	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	139	Sep 14	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	140	Sep 15	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	LF
136	141	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	142	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	143	Sep 18	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
139	144	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	145	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	146	Sep 22	CHW		KCA	W,17-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
144	149	Sep 24	CHW	@	DET	W,14-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	150	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	151	Sep 26	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	152	Sep 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
148	153	Sep 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							158gm		1283.0	286	16	10	312	1