Minnie Miñoso

“The Cuban Comet”

Outfield 1946–1980 Hall of Fame 2022 9× All-Star Negro Leagues

2,113H

195HR

.299AVG

1,089RBI

.848OPS

Minnie Miñoso, born in Perico, Cuba, played 35 seasons (1946–1980) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Cubans. He collected 2,113 hits and 195 home runs with a .299 batting average, ranking 4th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was selected to 9 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Born: November 29, 1923 · Perico, Cuba · 2 major leaguers from Perico
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Cubans, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals
Died: 2015

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1946	New York Cubans	37	146	23	33	5	2	4	14	1	13	0	.226
1947	New York Cubans	40	177	42	63	13	4	2	25	5	13	0	.356
1948	New York Cubans	36	157	27	54	11	6	3	27	5	8	1	.344
1949	Cleveland Indians	9	16	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	.188
1951	Cleveland Indians / Chicago White Sox	146	530	112	173	34	14	10	76	31	72	42	.326
1952	Chicago White Sox	147	569	96	160	24	9	13	61	22	71	46	.281
1953	Chicago White Sox	151	556	104	174	24	8	15	104	25	74	43	.313
1954	Chicago White Sox	153	568	119	182	29	18	19	116	18	77	46	.320
1955	Chicago White Sox	139	517	79	149	26	7	10	70	19	76	43	.288
1956	Chicago White Sox	151	545	106	172	29	11	21	88	12	86	40	.316
1957	Chicago White Sox	153	568	96	176	36	5	12	103	18	79	54	.310
1958	Cleveland Indians	149	556	94	168	25	2	24	80	14	59	53	.302
1959	Cleveland Indians	148	570	92	172	32	0	21	92	8	54	46	.302
1960	Chicago White Sox	154	591	89	184	32	4	20	105	17	52	63	.311
1961	Chicago White Sox	152	540	91	151	28	3	14	82	9	67	46	.280
1962	St. Louis Cardinals	39	97	14	19	5	0	1	10	4	7	17	.196
1963	Washington Senators	109	315	38	72	12	2	4	30	8	33	38	.229
1964	Chicago White Sox	30	31	4	7	0	0	1	5	0	5	3	.226
1976	Chicago White Sox	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125
1980	Chicago White Sox	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career		1,948	7,059	1,228	2,113	365	95	195	1,089	216	848	585	.299

Negro Leagues Shaded rows are Negro Leagues seasons, recognized as major league by MLB since 2020.

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Bobby Estalella1935–1949 · 620 H, 44 HR Roman Mejias1955–1964 · 449 H, 54 HR Sandy Amoros1952–1960 · 334 H, 43 HR Roberto Ortiz1941–1950 · 168 H, 8 HR Rogelio Linares1940–1946 · 152 H, 4 HR Carlos Paula1954–1956 · 124 H, 9 HR