 01/24/2003 10:42 am ET
The case for Minnie Minoso
Career highlights of Minnie Minoso
White Sox Public Relations
CHICAGO -- Orestes "Minnie" Minoso has been nominated by the Veterans Committee for induction to baseball's Hall of Fame. Results of the voting will be announced on Feb. 26. Here's a look at the highlights of Minoso's 17-year playing career.
Career Highlights
Orestes "Minnie" Minoso spent 12 full seasons with the Chicago White Sox, over five separate stints that spanned four decades
During his 17-year career, he played for Cleveland (1949-51, '58-59), the White Sox (1951-57, '60-61, '64, '76, '80), St. Louis (1962) and Washington (1963)
Did not make his Major League debut until age 27
Voted American League Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News in 1951
Hit over .300 eight times and won three Gold Gloves
Batted .300 in seven All-Star Game appearances
Collected nearly 2,000 hits
Led the league in stolen bases and triples three times, doubles and hits once
Scored 100 runs four times and 80 or more 10 times
Homered in his first at-bat during a game in which rookie Mickey Mantle also homered
Posted a lifetime .391 on-base percentage
White Sox retired Minoso's uniform number (9) in 1983
His speed on the basepaths inspired the Go, Go White Sox chant in the 1950s
Elected to Chicago Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and World Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990
In the Record Books
Minoso is the only Major League player to have played in five decades (1950-1993)
From 1946-1960, he ranked fifth in assists (123), 12th in games played (1,412) and 14th in putouts
For six consecutive seasons (1956-1961), he led the AL in hit by pitches and currently ranks seventh all-time with 192
In 1954 and 1956, he led the American League in runs created (7.56 and 8.48, respectively)
From 1950-1959, he ranked among Major League batting leaders in several categories, including:
hit-by-pitch (1st, 149)
stolen bases (2nd, 167)
triples (4th, 74)
runs scored (6th, 898)
doubles (6th, 259)
hits (7th, 1,526)
on-base percentage (7th, .400)
extra-base hits (10th, 478)
total bases (10th, 2,368)
Among White Sox All-Time Leaders
Holds the fifth-longest hitting streak by a White Sox player (23 games in 1955)
Ranks among the club's single-season batting leaders in triples (18) and runs scored (119)
Ranks among White Sox career leaders in virtually every offensive category:
fourth in RBI (808) and extra base hits (474)
fifth in runs scored (893), walks (658) and on-base percentage (.397)
sixth in doubles (260), triples (79) and total bases (2346)
seventh in home runs (135)
eighth in hits (1523) and slugging percentage (.468)
ninth in at-bats (5011)
10th in games played (1379)
White Sox Ambassador
Named to the White Sox All-Century Team in 2000
As the most tenured member of the White Sox Speakers Bureau, Minoso has participated in thousands of events, from reaching out to fans in the community to benefiting sick or disadvantaged children and families, over the years
Makes dozens of community appearances each year for the Speakers Bureau
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Minoso Among Similar Hall of Fame outfielders
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G
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AVG
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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3B
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HR
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RBI
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BB
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SO
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SB
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SLG
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| Ralph Kiner |
1472
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.279
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5205
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971
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1451
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216
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39
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369
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1015
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1011
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749
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22
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.548
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| Richie Ashburn |
2189
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.308
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8365
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1322
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2574
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317
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109
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29
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586
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1198
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571
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234
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.382
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| Larry Doby |
1533
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.283
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5348
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960
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1515
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243
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52
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253
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970
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871
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1011
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47
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.490
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| Duke Snider |
2143
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.295
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7161
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1259
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2116
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358
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85
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407
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1333
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971
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1237
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99
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.540
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| Monte Irvin |
764
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.293
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2499
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366
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731
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97
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31
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99
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443
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351
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220
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28
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.475
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| Minnie Minoso |
1835
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.298
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6579
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1163
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1963
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336
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83
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186
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1023
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814
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584
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205
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.459
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