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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	CLE	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 14	CLE		DET	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 15	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 17	CLE		KCA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 18	CLE		KCA	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 19	CLE		KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 21	CLE	@	DET	W,14-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 22	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 23	CLE	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
13	13	Apr 26 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 26 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	May 2	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	May 3 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	May 3 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	May 5	CLE		BAL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	May 6	CLE		BAL	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
21	21	May 8	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	44	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	LF
24	24	May 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 17 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	50	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	29	May 17 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 18	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 22	CLE		DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	34	May 23	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	35	May 24 (1)	CLE		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
36	36	May 24 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
38	38	May 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 28	CLE		KCA	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	40	May 30 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 30 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
42	42	May 31	CLE	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	Jun 2	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	45	Jun 3	CLE		WSH	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	46	Jun 5	CLE		NYY	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
48	48	Jun 7 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	49	Jun 7 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	52	Jun 11	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 13	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 14 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	55	Jun 14 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	57	Jun 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	58	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	59	Jun 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Jun 20	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-10	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Jun 21 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	62	Jun 21 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	58	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
63	63	Jun 23	CLE		BAL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
64	64	Jun 24	CLE		BAL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	65	Jun 25	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	66	Jun 26	CLE		BOS	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	67	Jun 27	CLE		BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
68	68	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
69	69	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	70	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	72	Jul 2	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	73	Jul 3	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	54	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	76	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
77	77	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	78	Jul 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Jul 11	CLE		DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	80	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	81	Jul 12 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	82	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	83	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	48	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	84	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	85	Jul 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	89 (3)	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	90	Jul 22	CLE		NYY	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	91	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	92	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	93	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	94	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
92	95	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
93	96	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	97	Jul 28 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
95	98	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
97	100	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	101	Jul 31	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	102	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	103	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	104	Aug 2 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	105	Aug 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	106	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
104	107	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
105	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	109	Aug 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
108	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	114	Aug 13	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
112	115	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
113	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	117	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	118	Aug 18	CLE		WSH	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	119	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	120	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	121	Aug 21	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	122	Aug 22	CLE		BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	123	Aug 23 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	124	Aug 23 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	125	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
123	126	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
124	127	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	128	Aug 29	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
126	129	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	130	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	131	Sep 2	CLE		KCA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
129	132	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
130	133	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
131	134	Sep 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	135	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		DET	W,15-14	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	136	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	137	Sep 9 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	138	Sep 9 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
136	139	Sep 10	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
137	140	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
138	141	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
139	142	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	143	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	144	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	145	Sep 15	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
143	146	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	147	Sep 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
145	148	Sep 19	CLE	@	KCA	W,13-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
146	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
147	150	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
148	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							148gm		1322.0	317	14	5	336	1