Minnie Miñoso
Full name: Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta
Also known as: Minnie · Minnie Miñoso · Saturnino Orestes Arrieta (Armas)
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1923-11-29 · Perico
- Died
- 2015-03-01
- Debut
- 1946-04-08
Minnie Miñoso was a Cuban baseball player, born on 29 November 1923 in Perico. His full name is recorded as Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta. He is also listed as Saturnino Orestes Arrieta (Armas). He died on 1 March 2015. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 20 seasons in the American League, National League and Negro National League II, between 1946 and 1980. Most of that was with Chicago White Sox, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cleveland Guardians, New York Cubans, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators.
Across his recorded career he batted .299, with 2,124 hits, 195 home runs and 1,065 runs batted in. His 2,124 hits are the fourth highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,065 runs batted in are the fourth highest total among the 237 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .350, in 1948 (157 AB). His most home runs in a season was 24, in 1958.
Career summary
- Seasons 20 (1946–1980)
- Leagues American League, National League, Negro National League II
- TeamsChicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Cubans, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.309 / .371 / .459
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 39 | 172 | 155 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | .219 | .297 | .355 | .652 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 49 | 233 | 209 | 52 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | .344 | .412 | .478 | .890 |
| 1948 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 36 | 168 | 157 | 27 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | .350 | .389 | .535 | .924 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 9 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 138 | 605 | 516 | 109 | 167 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 31 | 13 | 71 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 257 | .324 | .419 | .498 | .917 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.100 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 147 | 668 | 569 | 96 | 160 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 22 | 15 | 71 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 241 | .281 | .375 | .424 | .799 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 151 | 657 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 25 | 16 | 76 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 259 | .313 | .411 | .466 | .877 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 153 | 676 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 116 | 18 | 13 | 78 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 304 | .320 | .412 | .535 | .947 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 139 | 614 | 517 | 79 | 149 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 75 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 219 | .288 | .386 | .424 | .810 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 151 | 665 | 545 | 106 | 172 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 88 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 286 | .316 | .425 | .525 | .950 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 153 | 678 | 568 | 96 | 176 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 103 | 18 | 16 | 79 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 258 | .310 | .408 | .454 | .862 |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 149 | 638 | 556 | 94 | 168 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 269 | .302 | .383 | .484 | .867 |
| 1959 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 148 | 650 | 570 | 93 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 267 | .302 | .377 | .468 | .845 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 154 | 670 | 591 | 89 | 184 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 105 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 284 | .311 | .374 | .481 | .855 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 152 | 635 | 540 | 91 | 151 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 82 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 227 | .280 | .369 | .420 | .789 |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 39 | 108 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .196 | .271 | .278 | .549 |
| 1963 | Washington Senators | American League | 109 | 363 | 315 | 38 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 100 | .229 | .315 | .317 | .632 |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 30 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .226 | .351 | .323 | .674 |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 124 | 573 | 521 | 103 | 161 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 239 | .309 | .371 | .459 | .830 |
| Career total | — | American League | 1796 | 7604 | 6482 | 1123 | 1944 | 331 | 83 | 185 | 1013 | 201 | 141 | 809 | 571 | 189 | 43 | 67 | 57 | 2996 | .300 | .390 | .462 | .852 |
| Career total | — | National League | 39 | 108 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .196 | .271 | .278 | .549 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Minnie Miñoso born?
Minnie Miñoso was born on 1923-11-29 in Perico.
Which teams did Minnie Miñoso play for?
Minnie Miñoso appears for Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Cubans, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators across 20 recorded seasons.
What are Minnie Miñoso's career statistics?
In 20 recorded seasons Minnie Miñoso batted .309 with 161 hits, 9 home runs and 42 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
