Minnie Minoso | Major Leaguer 1949-1980

Full Name: Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso Arrieta
Born: November 29,1922 in Havana, Cuba
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
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Transactions: [Jan 1,1948] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Indians. [Apr 30,1951] - Traded by Indians with Ray Murray and Sam Zoldak to White Sox for Lou Brissie. [Dec 4,1957] - Traded by White Sox with Fred Hatfield to Indians for Al Smith and Early Wynn. [Dec 6,1959] - Traded by Indians with Jake Striker, Don Ferrarese and Dick Brown to White Sox for Norm Cash, Bubba Phillips and Johnny Romano. [Nov 27,1961] - Traded by White Sox to Cardinals for Joe Cunningham. [Apr 2,1963] - Purchased by Senators from Cardinals. [Oct 14,1963] - Released by Senators. [Apr 8,1964] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox. [Jul 17,1964] - Released by White Sox. [Sep 10,1976] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox. [Oct 6,1976] - Released by White Sox. [Oct 3,1980] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox. [Oct 6,1980] - Released by White Sox.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1949	Cleveland	AL	26	Cle	MLB	of		9	16	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	2		0		2	.188	*.283	.375	*658	--
1951	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	of-3b		138	516	109	167	32	14	10	74	31	10	71	41	14		4		12	.324	*.408	.498	*906	--
	Cleveland	AL	28	Cle	MLB	1b		8	14	3	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2		0		0	.429	*.469	.571	*1040	--
1952	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	29	Chw	MLB	of		147	569	96	160	24	9	13	61	22	16	71	46	14		14		15	.281	*.365	.424	*789	--
1953	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	of		151	556	104	174	24	8	15	104	25	16	74	43	17		8		23	.313	*.397	.466	*863	--
1954	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	of		153	568	119	182	29	18	19	116	18	11	77	46	16		6	8	20	.320	.411	.535	946	--
1955	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	32	Chw	MLB	of		139	517	79	149	26	7	10	70	19	8	76	43	10	3	8	4	18	.288	.387	.424	811	--
1956	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	33	Chw	MLB	of		151	545	106	172	29	11	21	88	12	6	86	40	23	4	4	7	10	.316	.425	.525	950	--
1957	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	34	Chw	MLB	of	3	153	568	96	176	36	5	12	103	18	15	79	54	21	5	1	9	19	.310	.408	.454	862	47%
1958	Cleveland	AL	35	Cle	MLB	of	3,5	149	556	94	168	25	2	24	80	14	14	59	53	15	3	6	2	13	.302	.383	.484	867	50%
1959	Cleveland	AL	36	Cle	MLB	of	3	148	570	92	172	32	0	21	92	8	10	54	46	17	2	6	3	11	.302	.377	.468	845	49%
1960	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	37	Chw	MLB	of	3	154	591	89	184	32	4	20	105	17	13	52	63	13	2	5	9	16	.311	.374	.481	855	50%
1961	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	38	Chw	MLB	of	5,3,4	152	540	91	151	28	3	14	82	9	4	67	46	16	2	0	12	11	.280	.369	.420	789	48%
1962	St. Louis	NL	39	Stl	MLB	of	6,3,9	39	97	14	19	5	0	1	10	4	0	7	17	3	0	1	0	1	.196	.271	.278	549	61%
1963	Washington	AL	40	Wa2	MLB	of	2,9	109	315	38	72	12	2	4	30	8	6	33	38	8	1	4	3	14	.229	.315	.317	632	47%
1964	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	41	Chw	MLB	of	9	30	31	4	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	.226	.351	.323	674	67%
1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	53	Chw	MLB	dh	9	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	250	50%
1980	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	57	Chw	MLB		8,1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
2003	St. Paul	Northern	80		Ind			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	1.000	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)								1835	6579	1136	1963	336	83	186	1023	205	130	814	584	192		68		185	.298		.459	---	--
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)								1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	1.000	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1949	Cleveland	AL	26	Cle	MLB	OF	7			11	0	0	11	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1951	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	3B	68			82	122	14	218	10	-	-	-	.936	--
1951	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	SS	1			0	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1951	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	OF	82			145	4	6	155	0	-	-	-	.961	--
1951	Cleveland	AL	28	Cle	MLB	1B	7			37	3	2	42	1	-	-	-	.952	--

1952	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	29	Chw	MLB	3B	9			1	11	0	12	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1952	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	29	Chw	MLB	SS	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1952	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	29	Chw	MLB	OF	143			322	11	7	340	3	-	-	-	.979	--

1953	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	3B	10			3	14	2	19	0	-	-	-	.895	--
1953	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	OF	147			279	15	10	304	3	-	-	-	.967	--

1954	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	3B	9			7	11	1	19	1	-	-	-	.947	--
1954	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	OF	146			340	14	8	362	3	-	-	-	.978	--

1955	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	32	Chw	MLB	3B	2			2	2	0	4	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1955	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	32	Chw	MLB	OF	138			287	19	9	315	3	-	-	-	.971	--

1956	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	33	Chw	MLB	1B	1			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1956	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	33	Chw	MLB	3B	8			2	6	2	10	0	-	-	-	.800	--
1956	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	33	Chw	MLB	OF	148			284	10	8	302	1	-	-	-	.974	--

1957	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	34	Chw	MLB	3B	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1957	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	34	Chw	MLB	OF	152			293	9	5	307	2	-	-	-	.984	--

1958	Cleveland	AL	35	Cle	MLB	3B	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1958	Cleveland	AL	35	Cle	MLB	OF	147			301	13	8	322	1	-	-	-	.975	--

1959	Cleveland	AL	36	Cle	MLB	OF	148			314	14	5	333	1	-	-	-	.985	--

1960	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	37	Chw	MLB	OF	154			282	14	6	302	3	-	-	-	.980	--

1961	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	38	Chw	MLB	OF	147			273	10	13	296	2	-	-	-	.956	--

1962	St. Louis	NL	39	Stl	MLB	OF	27			33	2	1	36	0	-	-	-	.972	--

1963	Washington	AL	40	Wa2	MLB	3B	8			5	22	0	27	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1963	Washington	AL	40	Wa2	MLB	OF	74			103	4	5	112	0	-	-	-	.955	--

1964	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	41	Chw	MLB	OF	5			9	0	0	9	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	53	Chw	MLB	DH	3								-	-	-	---	--

Awards

[1951] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1952] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1953] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1954] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1956] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #27) [1957] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8), MLB Gold Glove Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1958] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #18) [1959] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Gold Glove Award (OF) [1960] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (6 votes - 1.76%) [1986] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (89 votes - 20.94%) [1987] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (82 votes - 19.85%) [1988] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (90 votes - 21.08%) [1989] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (59 votes - 13.2%) [1990] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (51 votes - 11.49%) [1991] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (38 votes - 8.58%) [1992] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (69 votes - 16.05%) [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (67 votes - 15.84%) [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (45 votes - 9.86%) [1995] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (66 votes - 14.35%) [1996] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (62 votes - 13.19%) [1997] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (84 votes - 17.76%) [1998] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (76 votes - 16.07%) [1999] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (73 votes - 14.69%)

Trivia and Player Notes

Minoso had a stellar career between 1949-1964, accumulating nearly 2000 hits while batting just under .300. However, Minoso would turn into a novelty as he became the first player in history to play professional baseball in seven different decades.

Minoso's initial major league career spanned the 40s, 50s and 60s and after retiring at the age of 41, Minoso returned for 3 games in 1976 and 1 game in 1980 to tie Nick Altrock as the only player to play games in the majors over 5 decades.

Minoso extended his playing career by making quick appearances with the St. Paul Saints in 1993 and 2003, giving him seven decades.

In 1983, the Chicago White Sox retired Minoso's uniform number (#9).

Notes: Played in 7 All-Star games during his career (1951-1954, 1957, 1959-1960)....First black player in a Chicago White Sox uniform.

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