Minnie Minoso
1946–1980 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASE, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Cubans, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,948G
.300AVG
.388OBP
.462SLG
2,113H
196HR
1,073RBI
217SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,948 | 8,218 | 7,047 | 1,231 | 2,113 | 364 | 94 | 196 | 1,073 | 848 | 589 | 217 | 143 | 197 | 57 | 3,253 | .300 | .388 | .462 | .850 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1955-08-09 to 1955-08-30
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1956-05-27 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1955-04-23 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1958-08-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 957 | 3923 | 1018 | 88 | 508 | 449 | 271 | .307 | .374 | .473 |
| Away | 991 | 4295 | 1095 | 108 | 565 | 399 | 318 | .293 | .348 | .452 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 164 | 680 | 166 | 15 | 104 | 68 | 46 | .286 | .344 | .430 |
| May | 351 | 1463 | 353 | 34 | 177 | 160 | 99 | .283 | .351 | .450 |
| June | 391 | 1659 | 445 | 38 | 209 | 169 | 104 | .314 | .370 | .472 |
| July | 368 | 1562 | 409 | 38 | 196 | 150 | 98 | .301 | .358 | .462 |
| August | 379 | 1614 | 412 | 37 | 216 | 179 | 132 | .300 | .366 | .458 |
| September | 291 | 1232 | 325 | 34 | 171 | 122 | 110 | .306 | .363 | .484 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 250 | 1035 | 235 | 12 | 98 | 109 | 82 | .266 | .332 | .371 |
| boston-red-sox | 246 | 1061 | 280 | 26 | 163 | 136 | 79 | .316 | .392 | .485 |
| detroit-tigers | 240 | 1021 | 269 | 37 | 159 | 96 | 83 | .308 | .357 | .513 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 217 | 953 | 250 | 25 | 140 | 117 | 57 | .311 | .385 | .484 |
| cleveland-guardians | 208 | 906 | 236 | 26 | 116 | 112 | 72 | .312 | .384 | .482 |
| baltimore-orioles | 182 | 733 | 179 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 68 | .282 | .337 | .416 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 155 | 657 | 186 | 27 | 124 | 52 | 42 | .322 | .362 | .536 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 89 | 410 | 110 | 7 | 46 | 48 | 19 | .319 | .385 | .484 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NCNew York Cubans | 35 | 140 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .214 | – | – |
| 1947 | NCNew York Cubans | 41 | 174 | 63 | 3 | 19 | 5 | .362 | – | – |
| 1948 | NCNew York Cubans | 37 | 154 | 57 | 4 | 18 | 6 | .370 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 530 | 173 | 10 | 76 | 31 | .326 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Chicago White Sox | 147 | 569 | 160 | 13 | 61 | 22 | .281 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 556 | 174 | 15 | 104 | 25 | .313 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 568 | 182 | 19 | 116 | 18 | .320 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 517 | 149 | 10 | 70 | 19 | .288 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 545 | 172 | 21 | 88 | 12 | .316 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 568 | 176 | 12 | 103 | 18 | .310 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 556 | 168 | 24 | 80 | 14 | .302 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cleveland Guardians | 148 | 570 | 172 | 21 | 92 | 8 | .302 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 591 | 184 | 20 | 105 | 17 | .311 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 152 | 540 | 151 | 14 | 82 | 9 | .280 | – | – |
| 1962 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 97 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .196 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 109 | 315 | 72 | 4 | 30 | 8 | .229 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |