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Minnie Minoso
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Minnie Minoso's
Message to the Fans
Biography
Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta,
commonly referred to as Minnie Miñoso (mean-YO-so, commonly pronounced minn-OH-so
by media) (born November 29, 1925 in Havana, Cuba[1]), is a former star left
fielder in Major League Baseball. He had earlier been a standout third baseman
in the Negro Leagues, and would later play several seasons in Mexican baseball.
He was nicknamed "The Cuban Comet" as well as "Mr. White Sox", and while playing
in Mexico was "El Charro Negro" — "The Black Cowboy". He is one of just two
players in Major League history to play in five separate decades (1940s-80s),
the other being Nick Altrock. With brief appearances with the independent
Northern League's St. Paul Saints in 1993 and 2003, Miñoso is the only player to
have played professionally in 7 different decades. He was also the last Major
Leaguer to have played in the 1940s to play a Major League game.
Miñoso was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948.
Between 1949 and 1964 he played for the Tribe (1949, 1951, 1958-59), Chicago
White Sox (1951-1957, 1960-61, 1964, 1976, 1980), St. Louis Cardinals (1962) and
Washington Senators (1963). On May 1, 1951, in a game against the New York
Yankees in Comiskey Park, the speedy Miñoso became the first black player to
wear a White Sox uniform.
In his Major League career, and despite not playing regularly until he was 28
because of his race, Miñoso hit for a .298 batting average, with 186 home runs,
1023 RBI, 1136 runs, 1963 hits, 336 doubles, 83 triples, 205 stolen bases, 814
walks and 192 hit by pitch. His career ended with a .389 on base percentage and
a .459 slugging average, combined for a solid .848 OPS. He was a 7-time
All-Star. For his excellence in left field, he received the Gold Glove Award
three times. He led his league in triples and stolen bases three times each. Ten
times he led his league in hit by pitch; Miñoso is 9th all-time in the category.
In 1976, after several years playing in Mexico, Miñoso returned to play three
games with the White Sox. He picked up one single in eight at bats, becoming at
age 53 the second-oldest player ever to get a base hit in the Major Leagues
(Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke was the oldest when hit safely at age 54 on
September 22, 1904). Miñoso returned to appear in two more games with the Sox in
1980. His five stints with Chicago cemented his image as a local baseball icon
for at least three generations of Chisox fans. When the last game was played at
the old Comiskey Park on September 30, 1990, Miñoso was invited to present the
White Sox lineup card to the umpires in the pregame ceremonies at home plate. He
did so while wearing the new uniform debuted by the White Sox that day, his
familiar number 9 on the back.
In his 1980 appearance at age 54, Miñoso was the oldest player ever to bat in
the Majors and the second-oldest ever to play, behind only Satchel Paige (who
made an appearance at 58). He would have made an appearance in 1990 and become
the only professional to play in six decades if Major League Baseball had not
overruled the minor league Miami Miracle organization on the idea. However, at
age 77, he appeared in 2003 in a professional baseball game by drawing a walk
for the independent minor-league St. Paul Saints, becoming the only player to
appear professionally in seven different decades.
These extensions to his career were stunts orchestrated respectively by one-time
Sox owner Bill Veeck; and his son Mike Veeck, who at the time of the later
events owned partial or controlling interest in those minor league teams.
Minnie took part in the victory parade for the Chicago White Sox 2005 World
Series Championship.
In November 2005, Miñoso's name was placed on a special ballot of Negro League
players to be voted upon by a special committee of Negro Leagues historians and
scholars, though he did not win induction. Miñoso remains on the Veterans
Committee ballot for the Hall of Fame as of 2006.
On March 31 2007, opening day for the Chicago Cubs he was in attendance for the
unveiling of the Ernie Banks statue.
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Outfielder / Infielder
Born: November 29, 1925 (1925-11-29) (age 82)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1949
for the Cleveland Indians
Final game
October 5, 1980
for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Avg. .298
HR 186
RBI 1023
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1949, 1951, 1958-1959)
Chicago White Sox (1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1976, 1980)
St. Louis Cardinals (1962)
Washington Senators (1963)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star in 1951-1954, 1957, 1959, 1960
Gold Glove in 1957, 1959, 1960
Led AL in hits in 1960 with 184
Led AL in doubles in 1957 with 36
Led AL in total bases in 1954 with 304
Led AL in triples in 1951, 1954, 1956
Led AL in stolen bases 1951-1953
Oldest player to play in Majors at 57 in 1980
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References
1.^ MLB.com: Minoso went with gut in '57 classic
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Source: Wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Minoso
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