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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 18	CHW		KCA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
3	3	Apr 20	CHW		KCA	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 21	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 23	CHW		CLE	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 25	CHW		DET	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 27	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 28	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
10	10	Apr 30	CHW		BAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	CHW		BAL	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
12	12	May 2	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
13	13	May 3	CHW		WSH	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	May 4	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	May 5 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
16	16	May 5 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	May 7	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	May 8	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	May 9	CHW		BOS	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	20	May 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 15	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	23	May 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	24	May 17	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	25	May 18	CHW	@	BAL	T,4-4	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
27	27	May 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
29	29	May 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 26 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	32	May 26 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
33	33	May 27	CHW		KCA	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 28	CHW		KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	35	May 29	CHW		CLE	L,4-8	CG	50	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	36	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	38	May 31	CHW		DET	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	CHW		DET	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	Jun 2 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	Jun 2 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	42	Jun 4	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	43	Jun 5	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	44	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
45	45	Jun 7	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	Jun 8	CHW		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
47	47	Jun 9 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	Jun 9 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 11	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
50	50	Jun 12	CHW		NYY	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	51	Jun 13	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	52	Jun 14	CHW		WSH	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	54	Jun 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	55	Jun 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	57	Jun 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
58	58	Jun 20	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	60	Jun 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	61	Jun 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	62	Jun 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	63	Jun 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	64	Jun 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	65	Jun 27 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	66	Jun 27 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
67	67	Jun 28	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	68	Jun 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	69	Jun 30 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	70	Jun 30 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,9-11	CG	48	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	72	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
73	73	Jul 3	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	76	Jul 5	CHW		CLE	W,14-4	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	77	Jul 6	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
78	78	Jul 7 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,9-8	CG	52	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Jul 7 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	80	Jul 11	CHW		WSH	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	81	Jul 13	CHW		WSH	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	82	Jul 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	83	Jul 14 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	84	Jul 16	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	85	Jul 17	CHW		BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	86	Jul 18	CHW		BAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	87	Jul 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
88	88	Jul 20	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	89	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
90	90	Jul 23	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	91	Jul 24	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	95 (3)	Jul 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	96	Jul 28	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	97	Jul 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-0	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	98	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	99	Jul 31	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	100	Aug 1	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	101	Aug 2	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	102	Aug 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	103	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	104	Aug 6	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	105	Aug 7	CHW		KCA	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	106	Aug 8	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	107	Aug 9	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
105	108	Aug 10	CHW		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	109	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		DET	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	110	Aug 11 (2)	CHW		DET	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	111	Aug 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	112	Aug 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	113	Aug 15	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	114	Aug 16	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	115	Aug 17	CHW	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	52	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
113	116	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	117	Aug 18 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
115	118	Aug 20 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
116	119	Aug 20 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	120	Aug 21	CHW		WSH	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
118	121	Aug 23	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	122	Aug 24	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	123	Aug 25 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
121	124	Aug 25 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	125	Aug 27	CHW		NYY	L,6-12	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	126	Aug 28	CHW		NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	127	Aug 29	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
125	128	Aug 30	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	129	Aug 31	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	130	Sep 1	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	131	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	132	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	133	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
131	134	Sep 6	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	135	Sep 7	CHW		KCA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	136	Sep 8	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	53	13.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
134	137	Sep 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	138	Sep 11	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	139	Sep 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
137	140	Sep 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	141	Sep 14	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	142	Sep 15	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
140	143	Sep 17	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	144	Sep 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
142	145	Sep 19	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	146	Sep 20	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
144	147	Sep 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	148	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	149	Sep 23	CHW	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	150	Sep 24	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	151	Sep 25	CHW		DET	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
149	152	Sep 26	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
150	153	Sep 27	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
151	154	Sep 28	CHW		CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
152	155	Sep 29	CHW		CLE	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							153gm		1348.2	295	9	5	309	2