Talkin’ Sports
With Pat
Minnie Minoso
passed away the other day. Known as “Mister
Chicago White Sox.” Actually came up
with the Cleveland Indians in 1949 and was traded to the White Sox in
1951. Born in Cuba he was a “Cuban
American Negro League” & Major League Baseball player.
In 1946 he began his career by playing for
the New York Cubans and was an All-Star third baseman. Signed by Cleveland in 1948 as the color line
was slowly changing. He then would be
traded to the White Sox. He hit a home
run. He was the first “Black” Cuban in
the Major Leagues and also for the White Sox.
He was part of the “60-61 White Sox” team of the 50’ and 60’s. He would bat over .300 five times and was the
(AL) leader in triples and stolen bases three times. He held the White Sox career homerun record
from 1956-1974 and during the same time as Willie Mays was playing and stole
179 bases Minnie stole 167.
He also led the league in getting hit by
the pitch. A record that was not broken
until 1985. The White Sox retired his #9
years ago, not in the Hall of Fame but finished with a .298 batting avg. 186
homeruns and 1,023 RBI. Of course his
numbers would have been better if he would have been allowed to play sooner.
Who was the only player of the losing Super Bowl Team to
win the MVP?