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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CHW		CLE	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
3	3	Apr 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
4	4	Apr 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
6	6	Apr 19	CHW	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	W,7-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
8	8	Apr 23	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 24	CHW		BAL	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 25 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 27	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
13	13	Apr 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	14	Apr 30	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	May 2 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	May 2 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	May 3	CHW	@	PHA	W,14-3	GS	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 3B
19	19	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 6	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	22	May 8	CHW		DET	L,1-12	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 9 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 9 (2)	CHW		DET	T,0-0	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 11	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	26	May 12	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 13	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 14	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
29	29	May 15	CHW		PHA	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
31	31	May 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
32	32	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
34	34	May 21	CHW	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	35	May 22	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 23	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	38	May 26	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
39	39	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-6	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 28 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,14-8	GS	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
41	41	May 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-4	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
42	42	May 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	44	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 2	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
46	46	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
48	48	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	49	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
50	50	Jun 6 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
51	51	Jun 8	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	52	Jun 9	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 11	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	54	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	55	Jun 13 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	56	Jun 13 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	57	Jun 15	CHW		PHA	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	58	Jun 16	CHW		PHA	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
59	59	Jun 17	CHW		PHA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	60	Jun 18	CHW		NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
61	61	Jun 19	CHW		NYY	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	62	Jun 20 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,6-16	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	63	Jun 20 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
64	64	Jun 22	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	65	Jun 23	CHW		WSH	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	66	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	67	Jun 25	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
68	68	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	L,1-3	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
69	69	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
70	70	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	71	Jun 29 (1)	CHW		DET	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
72	72	Jun 29 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-0	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	73	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	74	Jul 2 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	75	Jul 2 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	76	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	60	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 3B
77	77	Jul 4	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
78	78	Jul 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Jul 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	80	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	81	Jul 7	CHW	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
82	82	Jul 8	CHW	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
83	83	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	84	Jul 10	CHW		CLE	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	85	Jul 11 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	86	Jul 11 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	87	Jul 15	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
88	88	Jul 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	89	Jul 17	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	90	Jul 18 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	91	Jul 18 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	92	Jul 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	93	Jul 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,15-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	94	Jul 22 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	6	1	0	7	0	LF
95	95	Jul 22 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	96	Jul 23	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
97	97	Jul 24	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	98	Jul 25 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	99	Jul 25 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	100	Jul 27	CHW		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	101	Jul 28	CHW		NYY	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
102	102	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	103	Jul 30	CHW		PHA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	104	Jul 31	CHW		PHA	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	105	Aug 1 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	106	Aug 1 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	107	Aug 3	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	108	Aug 4	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
109	109	Aug 5	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	110	Aug 6	CHW		WSH	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	111	Aug 7	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	112	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
113	113	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
114	114	Aug 10	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	115	Aug 11	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	116	Aug 13	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	65	16.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
117	120 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	121	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	122	Aug 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	123	Aug 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	124	Aug 20	CHW	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	125	Aug 21	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
123	126	Aug 22	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
124	127	Aug 24	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	128	Aug 25	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-2	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
126	129	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	130	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	131	Aug 27	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	132	Aug 28	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
130	133	Aug 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 1 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	135	Sep 1 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
133	136	Sep 3	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	137	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	138	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	139	Sep 6 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	140	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GS	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
138	141	Sep 8	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
139	142	Sep 9	CHW		WSH	L,0-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	143	Sep 10	CHW		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	144	Sep 11	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	7	0	2	9	0	LF
142	145	Sep 12 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	146	Sep 12 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	147	Sep 14	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	148	Sep 17	CHW		BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
146	149	Sep 18	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
147	150	Sep 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
148	151	Sep 20	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
149	152	Sep 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
150	153	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
151	154	Sep 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
152	155	Sep 25	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							159gm		1341.0	348	25	9	382	4