Minnie Miñoso [me-NYO-so] (b. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days remaining. Events 1500-1699 1530 - death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 1700-1899 1777 - San Jose, California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is... November 29, 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-legal parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann... 1922 in This article is about the Cuban city. For other places named Havana, please see Havana (disambiguation) Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2.1 million, the largest city in the Caribbean. History Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cu... Havana [or Statistics Capital: Matanzas Area: 11,978km² Inhabitants: 643,400 Population Density: 53 per km² Map Categories: Provinces of Cuba | Stub ... Matanzas ?], The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west Mexico, to the south the Cayman Islands and... Cuba), born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, is a former star An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Outfielders are primarily engaged in attempting to catch long fly balls. Most of the biggest power hitters in baseball... outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. More specifically, Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the entity that operates North Americas two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has... Major League Baseball. He had earlier been a standout The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. In... third baseman in the Part of the History of baseball series. In the early years of Major League Baseball, which coincided with the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War, there was no color line. African-American ballplayers such as Bud Fowler, Frank Grant, Fleet Walker and Welday Walker adorned professional rosters during the... Negro Leagues, and would later play several seasons in Mexican baseball. He was nicknamed "The Cuban Comet", and in Mexico, "Mr. White --"El Charro Negro". He is the only player in major league history to play in five separate decades (1940s-80s). With brief appearances with the independent The Northern League is an Independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. None of its member teams is associated with any Major League Baseball team. Original Northern League Incarnations (pre-1993) The first Northern League was formed... Northern League's St. Paul Saints (1993-) The St. Paul Saints are a professional minor league baseball team that plays in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The current team was formed in 1993 in the Northern League, one of several so-called independent leagues--i.e., not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Saints, who... St. Paul Saints in 1993 and 2003, Miñoso is the only player to have played professionally in 7 different decades.

Miñoso was signed by the The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the American League. Founded: 1901 (charter American League member) Formerly known as: the Cleveland Blues (1901), Broncos or possibly Bronchos (1902) and Naps (1903-1914). They were called the Blues... Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4... 1948. Between See also: 1948 in sports, 1950 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto racing The first 24 hours of Le Mans is held since the beginning of World War II. Luigi Chinetti and Lord Seldson win the race in a Ferrari 166M. Baseball January 28: The New... 1949 and See also: 1963 in sports, 1965 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship - Great Britain 24... 1964 he played for the Tribe (1949, 1951, 1958-59), The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are in the Central Division of the American League. Founded: 1893, as the Sioux City, Iowa franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, then again to Chicago in 1900 when that... Chicago White Sox (1951-1957, 1960-61, 1964, 1976, 1980), The St. Louis Cardinals was also the name of a National Football League team based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which moved and became the Phoenix Cardinals (now known as the Arizona Cardinals) in 1988. The St. Louis Cardinals are an American Major League Baseball team based in Saint Louis, Missouri... St. Louis Cardinals (1962) and The Washington Senators (officially named the Washington Nationals during the 1905–1956 seasons) were an American League baseball team from 1901 to 1960. The franchise then moved to Minneapolis and became, and still remains, the Minnesota Twins. The Senators won one World Series (1924) and lost two (1925 and... Washington Senators (1963). On May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). There are 244 days remaining. Events 300-1899 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 1328 - Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as... May 1, Global Metrics Human security Major Armed Conflicts: Total Deaths in Battle: 700,000 people Violent Deaths caused by Government (Other than War): Violent Deaths caused by other humans: Juvenile Violent Crime: Political security Nations Holding Multi-party Elections: Percentage Living under a Fully Democratic System of Governance: Free Countries: Percentage... 1951, in a game against the The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League. The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with... New York Yankees in Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Ave., Chicago, Illinois) is the name of the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910-1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs due to... Comiskey Park, the speedy Miñoso became the The Baseball color line was the unwritten policy which excluded African American United States before 1947. As a result, various Negro Leagues were formed, which featured those players not allowed to participate in the major or minor leagues. The separations beginnings occurred in 1868, when the National Association of... first black player to wear a White Sox uniform.

In See also: 1975 in sports, 1977 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship Formula One Championship: James Hunt of Britain Niki... 1976, after several years playing in Mexico, Miñoso returned to play three games with the White Sox. He picked up a In baseball, a single is the act of a batter safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Singles are not... single in 8 In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. A player has an at bat every time he comes to bat except under the following circumstances: He receives a base on balls (BB). He is hit by pitch (HBP). He hits a... at bats, becoming the oldest player ever to get a base hit in the major leagues (53); he returned to appear in two more games with the Sox in See also: 1979 in sports, 1981 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Johnny Rutherford won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford Formula One Champion - Alan Jones of Australia 24... 1980. His five stints with Chicago cemented his image as a local baseball icon for at least three generations of Chisox fans.

In his major league career, and despite not playing regularly until he was nearly 30, Miñoso hit for a .298 Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major League Baseball batting average championship is awarded to the... BA, with 186 In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects... home runs, 1023 In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play, if an error is charged on... RBI, 1136 In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent. In baseball statistics, a player who advances around all the bases to score... runs, 1963 In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. To do this, the batter must reach first... hits, 336 In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Typically, a double... doubles, 83 In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Because a hit... triples, 205 The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. In the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a... stolen bases, 814 In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. If a batter receives four pitches which the umpire calls balls, he is entitled to walk to first base. Receiving a base on balls does not... walks and 192 In baseball, being hit by a pitch refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. In baseball statistics, hit by pitch (denoted by HBP) records the number of times a batter is awarded first base by virtue of being hit... hit by pitch. His .389 In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. It may be calculated as: (H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB... on base percentage and .459 In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats. Total bases can be calculated from commonly used baseball statistics by using the formula TB = 1B + (2*2B) + (3*3B) + (4*HR). Slugging percentage forms... slugging average, combined for a solid .848 In baseball statistics, on-base plus slugging (denoted by OPS) is defined by the sum of on base percentage (OBP) and slugging percentage (SLG). This statistic combines both the ability of a player to get on-base (OBP) and the players power-hitting ability (SLG). It is very popular... OPS, is a clear indication of how valuable a player Miñoso truly was.

Achievements

• Number 9 retired by White Sox
• 7-time The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. The All-Star Game usually occurs in mid-July and marks the middle of the Major League Baseball season. The venue is chosen by Major... All-Star: 1951-54, 1957, 1959, 1960
• 3-time In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... Gold Glove winner: 1957 (MLB), 1959-60 (AL)
• Five times in the top 10 of AL's In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. In the United States, the awarding of the Most Valuable Player Award (or MVP) in Major... MVP vote: 1951, 1953-54, 1957, 1960
• The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award was established in 1946 by The Sporting News (TSN). In 1947-48, and again in 1950, a single award was given for all of Major League Baseball. In 1949 and since 1951, TSN has given an award to a player from each... The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award: 1951
• Led AL in triples: 1951, 1954, 1956
• Led AL in hits and In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). It does not matter in how much of the game the player was active. If player A plays the whole game until there are two out in... games played: 1960
• Led AL in doubles: 1957
• Led AL in hit by pitch: 1951-54, 1956-60
• Led AL in In baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly (denoted by SF) if the following four criteria are met: There are fewer than two outs. The ball is hit to the outfield: a fly ball. The batter is out because an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield... sacrifice flies: 1960-61

See also

• Below is the list of the First Black players in Major League Baseball by team and chronological order. Related links Baseball color line History of baseball in the United States Negro League baseball List of Negro League baseball players Categories: Baseball | Baseball players | Negro League baseball players | Lists of sportspersons... First black MLB players by team and date

External links

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  • The Baseball Cube (http://www.thebaseballcube.com/profiles/MI/tbc15473.asp)
  • The Top 100 Greatest Indians Roster (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/submit/Cleveland_Indians1.stm)