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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 15	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 19	CHW		WSA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 20	CHW		WSA	W,6-1	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 22	CHW		BOS	L,6-7	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 23 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 27	CHW	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 28	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
12	12	Apr 29	CHW	@	KCA	L,9-13	CG	47	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 30	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	LF
15	15	May 2	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	4	1	0	5	0	LF
16	16	May 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	May 5	CHW		DET	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
18	18	May 6	CHW		DET	L,8-11	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 7 (1)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	May 7 (2)	CHW		DET	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
21	21	May 9	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	May 10	CHW		CLE	L,2-8	CG	54	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 12	CHW		KCA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
24	24	May 13	CHW		KCA	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	26 (1)	May 14 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	27	May 15	CHW		MIN	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
27	28	May 16	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	29	May 18	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	30	May 19 (1)	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	31	May 19 (2)	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
31	32	May 21 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	33	May 21 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	44 (10)	Jun 2	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	45	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	47	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	46	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	47	Jun 5	CHW		DET	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	48	Jun 6	CHW		DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	49	Jun 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	35	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	50	Jun 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,9-10	CG	44	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	51	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	56	14.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	52	Jun 11 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
42	53	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	54	Jun 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-8	GS	27	6.0	0	2	1	3	0	LF
44	55	Jun 13 (1)	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	57 (1)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW		LAA	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	58	Jun 14 (2)	CHW		LAA	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	59	Jun 15	CHW		LAA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	60	Jun 16	CHW		MIN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	61	Jun 17	CHW		MIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	62	Jun 18 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	63	Jun 18 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	64	Jun 20	CHW		CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	65	Jun 21 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	66	Jun 21 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
55	67	Jun 23	CHW		WSA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	68	Jun 24	CHW		WSA	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	69	Jun 25 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	70	Jun 25 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	71	Jun 27 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	72	Jun 27 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	73	Jun 28	CHW	@	DET	L,5-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	74	Jun 29	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
63	75	Jun 30	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	76	Jul 1	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	77	Jul 2	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	78	Jul 3	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	79	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	LF
68	80	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	81	Jul 5	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	82	Jul 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
71	83	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
72	84	Jul 8	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	85	Jul 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
74	86	Jul 9 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	87	Jul 13	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	88	Jul 14	CHW		NYY	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	89	Jul 15	CHW		NYY	L,8-9	CG	48	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
78	90	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	91	Jul 16 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	53	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	92	Jul 17	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	93	Jul 18	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	94	Jul 19	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	95	Jul 22 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	96	Jul 22 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	97	Jul 23	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	98	Jul 25 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	99	Jul 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	100	Jul 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	102 (1)	Jul 28	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	103	Jul 30 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	104	Jul 30 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	50	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	105	Aug 2 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
93	106	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	107	Aug 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	108	Aug 5	CHW		WSA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	109	Aug 6 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	110	Aug 6 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	111	Aug 8	CHW		DET	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
99	112	Aug 9	CHW		DET	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	113	Aug 10	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	114	Aug 11	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	115	Aug 12	CHW		KCA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	116	Aug 13	CHW		KCA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
104	117	Aug 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	119	Aug 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS	27	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
107	120	Aug 18	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	121	Aug 19	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	122	Aug 20 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	123	Aug 20 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-0	GS	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	124	Aug 22	CHW		MIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	125	Aug 23	CHW		MIN	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	126	Aug 24	CHW		MIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	127	Aug 25	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	128	Aug 26	CHW		CLE	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	129	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
117	130	Aug 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	131	Aug 29	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	132	Aug 30	CHW	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	133	Aug 31	CHW	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	134	Sep 1 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
122	135	Sep 1 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	136	Sep 2	CHW	@	WSA	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	137	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
125	138	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	139	Sep 4 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	140	Sep 4 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	142 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	143	Sep 6 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	144	Sep 8	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	145	Sep 9	CHW	@	LAA	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	146	Sep 10	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	147	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	148	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	149	Sep 14 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	150	Sep 15	CHW		LAA	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	151	Sep 16	CHW		LAA	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	152	Sep 17 (1)	CHW		LAA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
139	153	Sep 17 (2)	CHW		LAA	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	154	Sep 19	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	156 (1)	Sep 22	CHW		BAL	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	157	Sep 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
143	158	Sep 24 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
144	159	Sep 26 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	160	Sep 26 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
146	161	Sep 27	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
147	162	Sep 29	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							147gm		1288.1	267	10	13	290	2