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Minnie Minoso
Saturnino Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Minoso

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 19, 1949
Final Game October 5, 1980
Born November 29, 1925 in Havana, Cuba

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 23 CLE AL   9   16    2    3   0  0   1    1   0  1   2   2  .188  .350  .375   93    6   0           2   2
 1951 25 TOT AL 146  530  112  173  34 14  10   76  31 10  72  42  .326  .422  .500  151  265   4          16  12 MVP-4,RoY-2,AS
         CLE AL   8   14    3    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .429  .529  .571  204    8   0           2   0
         CHW AL 138  516  109  167  32 14  10   74  31 10  71  41  .324  .419  .498  149  257   4          14  12
 1952 26 CHW AL 147  569   96  160  24  9  13   61  22 16  71  46  .281  .375  .424  121  241  14          14  15 AS
 1953 27 CHW AL 151  556  104  174  24  8  15  104  25 16  74  43  .313  .410  .466  133  259   8          17  23 MVP-4,AS
 1954 28 CHW AL 153  568  119  182  29 18  19  116  18 11  77  46  .320  .411  .535  155  304   6   8      16  20 MVP-4,AS
 1955 29 CHW AL 139  517   79  149  26  7  10   70  19  8  76  43  .288  .387  .424  116  219   8   4   3  10  18
 1956 30 CHW AL 151  545  106  172  29 11  21   88  12  6  86  40  .316  .425  .525  148  286   4   7   4  23  10 MVP-27
 1957 31 CHW AL 153  568   96  176  36  5  12  103  18 15  79  54  .310  .408  .454  135  258   1   9   5  21  19 MVP-8,AS
 1958 32 CLE AL 149  556   94  168  25  2  24   80  14 14  59  53  .302  .383  .484  139  269   6   2   3  15  13 MVP-18
 1959 33 CLE AL 148  570   92  172  32  0  21   92   8 10  54  46  .302  .377  .468  135  267   6   3   2  17  11 MVP-12,AS
 1960 34 CHW AL 154  591   89  184  32  4  20  105  17 13  52  63  .311  .374  .481  130  284   5   9   2  13  16 MVP-4,AS
 1961 35 CHW AL 152  540   91  151  28  3  14   82   9  4  67  46  .280  .369  .420  112  227   0  12   2  16  11
 1962 36 STL NL  39   97   14   19   5  0   1   10   4  0   7  17  .196  .271  .278   42   27   1   0   0   3   1
 1963 37 WSA AL 109  315   38   72  12  2   4   30   8  6  33  38  .229  .315  .317   78  100   4   3   1   8  14
 1964 38 CHW AL  30   31    4    7   0  0   1    5   0  0   5   3  .226  .351  .323   92   10   1   0   1   1   0
 1976 50 CHW AL   3    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .125  -27    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 54 CHW AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         6579      1963     83     1023    130     584  .298  .389  .459  130       68  57  23 192 185
               1835      1136      336    186      205    814                            3023
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        581  100  173  30  7  16   90  18 11  72  52  .298  .389  .459  130  267   6   5   2  17  16
 Career High    154  591  119  184  36 18  24  116  31 16  86  63  .326  .425  .535  155  304  14  12   5  23  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 23 CLE AL   20   16    1   1.7   105| .188  .268| .350  .360| .375  .390| .725  .750|  93  .135  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1951 25 TOT AL  622  383  110   7.7   100| .326  .265| .422  .346| .500  .389| .922  .734| 151  .728  40.4   3.9  75%
         CLE AL   17    8    4  13.4    98| .429  .261| .529  .342| .571  .383|1.100  .725| 204  .881   2.4   0.2   0%
         CHW AL  605  375  106   7.6   100| .324  .265| .419  .346| .498  .389| .917  .735| 149  .722  38.0   3.7  75%
 1952 26 CHW AL  668  454   85   5.1    97| .281  .261| .375  .341| .424  .381| .799  .723| 121  .589  17.3   1.8  57%
 1953 27 CHW AL  655  429  100   6.3   105| .313  .273| .410  .350| .466  .402| .876  .752| 133  .650  28.7   2.8  60%
 1954 28 CHW AL  675  431  121   7.5   101| .320  .269| .411  .345| .535  .393| .946  .738| 155  .739  45.3   4.6  62%
 1955 29 CHW AL  615  406   87   5.7   105| .288  .270| .387  .350| .424  .402| .811  .752| 116  .601  14.2   1.4  70%
 1956 30 CHW AL  665  400  130   8.7   108| .316  .270| .425  .352| .525  .411| .950  .763| 148  .747  42.6   4.0  66%
 1957 31 CHW AL  678  436  106   6.6   100| .310  .264| .408  .337| .454  .399| .862  .735| 135  .676  33.6   3.4  54%
 1958 32 CLE AL  638  423  101   6.4    97| .302  .260| .383  .329| .484  .396| .867  .725| 139  .674  30.6   3.1  50%
 1959 33 CLE AL  650  428  100   6.3    96| .302  .257| .377  .328| .468  .392| .845  .720| 135  .658  28.6   2.9  44%
 1960 34 CHW AL  670  450  104   6.2   101| .311  .263| .374  .337| .481  .403| .855  .740| 130  .646  26.2   2.6  56%
 1961 35 CHW AL  635  416   89   5.7   103| .280  .263| .369  .338| .420  .409| .789  .747| 112  .593  13.0   1.3  69%
 1962 36 STL NL  108   80    8   2.7   112| .196  .282| .271  .351| .278  .429| .549  .780|  42  .274  -8.4  -0.8 100%
 1963 37 WSA AL  363  270   30   3.0    95| .229  .255| .315  .322| .317  .394| .632  .716|  78  .351  -8.1  -0.8  57%
 1964 38 CHW AL   38   25    4   4.3    94| .226  .252| .351  .320| .323  .392| .674  .712|  92  .507  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1976 50 CHW AL    8    7    0   0.0    87| .125  .257| .125  .322| .125  .362| .250  .684| -27  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1980 54 CHW AL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .269| .000  .332| .000  .399| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     7710 5056 1176   6.2   101| .298  .265| .389  .340| .459  .398| .848  .738| 130  .652 301.9  30.0  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1949 23 CLE AL  OF    7     11    0    0    0 1.000  .982  1.57  2.27                            0    0    7
 1951 25 CLE AL  1B    7     37    3    2    1  .952  .990  5.71  8.49                         AS
         CHW AL  OF   82    145    4    6    0  .961  .977  1.82  2.23                           44    2   41 AS
                 3B   68     82  122   14   10  .936  .950  3.00  2.87                         AS
                 SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.70                         AS
 1952 26 CHW AL  OF  143    322   11    7    3  .979  .980  2.33  2.18                           70   63   10 AS
                 3B    9      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  1.33  2.98                         AS
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30                         AS
 1953 27 CHW AL  OF  147    279   15   10    3  .967  .981  2.00  2.18                          145    0    2 AS
                 3B   10      3   14    2    0  .895  .955  1.70  2.93                         AS
 1954 28 CHW AL  OF  146    340   14    8    3  .978  .979  2.42  2.17                          120   16   13 AS
                 3B    9      7   11    1    1  .947  .957  2.00  3.07                         AS
 1955 29 CHW AL  OF  138    287   19    9    3  .971  .982  2.22  2.08                          135    2    7
                 3B    2      2    2    0    1 1.000  .952  2.00  2.75                        
 1956 30 CHW AL  OF  148    284   10    8    1  .974  .979  1.99  2.04  2.09  2.34  147 1263.3
                 LF  148    282   10    8    1  .973  .977  1.97  1.69  2.08  2.10  147 1263.0
                 3B    8      2    6    2    0  .800  .952  1.00  2.77  4.00  3.20    1   18.0
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.00  5.29  9.53    0    1.7
                 RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.80 30.00  3.00    0    0.3
 1957 31 CHW AL  LF  152    295    9    5    2  .984  .980  2.00  1.70  2.03  2.10  152 1347.7 GG,AS
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.80  0.00  3.60    0    1.0 AS
 1958 32 CLE AL  LF  147    294   13    8    1  .975  .979  2.09  1.62  2.13  2.09  145 1295.0
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.60  0.00  3.15    0    4.0
 1959 33 CLE AL  LF  148    317   14    5    1  .985  .980  2.24  1.68  2.25  2.06  148 1322.0 GG,AS
 1960 34 CHW AL  OF  154    282   14    6    3  .980  .982  1.92  1.95  2.00  2.25  154 1330.7 GG,AS
                 LF  152    277   14    6    3  .980  .984  1.91  1.67  2.02  2.14  150 1297.7 GG,AS
                 RF    5      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  1.68  1.36  1.96    4   33.0 GG,AS
 1961 35 CHW AL  LF  147    267   10   13    2  .955  .969  1.88  1.62  1.94  2.00  147 1288.3
 1962 36 STL NL  LF   27     34    2    1    0  .973  .968  1.33  1.37  1.60  1.82   26  203.0
 1963 37 WSA AL  LF   74    104    3    5    0  .955  .976  1.45  1.57  1.59  1.90   70  604.3
                 OF   74    103    4    5    0  .955  .981  1.45  1.91  1.59  2.16   70  605.3
                 3B    8      5   22    0    1 1.000  .947  3.38  2.85  4.19  3.03    7   58.0
                 RF    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.70  9.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1964 38 CHW AL  OF    5      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.80  1.80  3.12  2.04    2   26.0
                 LF    4      8    0    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  1.45  3.27  1.80    2   22.0
                 RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.60  2.25  1.80    0    4.0
 1976 50 CHW AL  DH    3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1951 25 CLE AL  1B    7     37    3    2    1  .952  .990  5.71  8.49                        
 1956 30 CHW AL  1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.00  5.29  9.53    0    1.7

 1951 25 CHW AL  3B   68     82  122   14   10  .936  .950  3.00  2.87                        
 1952 26 CHW AL  3B    9      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  1.33  2.98                        
 1953 27 CHW AL  3B   10      3   14    2    0  .895  .955  1.70  2.93                        
 1954 28 CHW AL  3B    9      7   11    1    1  .947  .957  2.00  3.07                        
 1955 29 CHW AL  3B    2      2    2    0    1 1.000  .952  2.00  2.75                        
 1956 30 CHW AL  3B    8      2    6    2    0  .800  .952  1.00  2.77  4.00  3.20    1   18.0
 1957 31 CHW AL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.80  0.00  3.60    0    1.0
 1958 32 CLE AL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.60  0.00  3.15    0    4.0
 1963 37 WSA AL  3B    8      5   22    0    1 1.000  .947  3.38  2.85  4.19  3.03    7   58.0

 1976 50 CHW AL  DH    3

 1956 30 CHW AL  LF  148    282   10    8    1  .973  .977  1.97  1.69  2.08  2.10  147 1263.0
 1957 31 CHW AL  LF  152    295    9    5    2  .984  .980  2.00  1.70  2.03  2.10  152 1347.7
 1958 32 CLE AL  LF  147    294   13    8    1  .975  .979  2.09  1.62  2.13  2.09  145 1295.0
 1959 33 CLE AL  LF  148    317   14    5    1  .985  .980  2.24  1.68  2.25  2.06  148 1322.0
 1960 34 CHW AL  LF  152    277   14    6    3  .980  .984  1.91  1.67  2.02  2.14  150 1297.7
 1961 35 CHW AL  LF  147    267   10   13    2  .955  .969  1.88  1.62  1.94  2.00  147 1288.3
 1962 36 STL NL  LF   27     34    2    1    0  .973  .968  1.33  1.37  1.60  1.82   26  203.0
 1963 37 WSA AL  LF   74    104    3    5    0  .955  .976  1.45  1.57  1.59  1.90   70  604.3
 1964 38 CHW AL  LF    4      8    0    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  1.45  3.27  1.80    2   22.0

 1949 23 CLE AL  OF    7     11    0    0    0 1.000  .982  1.57  2.27                            0    0    7
 1951 25 CHW AL  OF   82    145    4    6    0  .961  .977  1.82  2.23                           44    2   41
 1952 26 CHW AL  OF  143    322   11    7    3  .979  .980  2.33  2.18                           70   63   10
 1953 27 CHW AL  OF  147    279   15   10    3  .967  .981  2.00  2.18                          145    0    2
 1954 28 CHW AL  OF  146    340   14    8    3  .978  .979  2.42  2.17                          120   16   13
 1955 29 CHW AL  OF  138    287   19    9    3  .971  .982  2.22  2.08                          135    2    7
 1956 30 CHW AL  OF  148    284   10    8    1  .974  .979  1.99  2.04  2.09  2.34  147 1263.3
 1957 31 CHW AL  OF  152    293    9    5    2  .984  .980  1.99  1.97  2.02  2.24  152 1347.7
 1958 32 CLE AL  OF  147    301   13    8    1  .975  .982  2.14  1.94  2.18  2.27  145 1295.0
 1959 33 CLE AL  OF  148    314   14    5    1  .985  .980  2.22  1.96  2.23  2.22  148 1322.0
 1960 34 CHW AL  OF  154    282   14    6    3  .980  .982  1.92  1.95  2.00  2.25  154 1330.7
 1961 35 CHW AL  OF  147    273   10   13    2  .956  .977  1.93  1.98  1.98  2.25  147 1288.3
 1962 36 STL NL  OF   27     33    2    1    0  .972  .975  1.30  1.79  1.55  2.07   26  203.0
 1963 37 WSA AL  OF   74    103    4    5    0  .955  .981  1.45  1.91  1.59  2.16   70  605.3
 1964 38 CHW AL  OF    5      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.80  1.80  3.12  2.04    2   26.0

 1956 30 CHW AL  RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.80 30.00  3.00    0    0.3
 1960 34 CHW AL  RF    5      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  1.68  1.36  1.96    4   33.0
 1963 37 WSA AL  RF    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.70  9.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1964 38 CHW AL  RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.60  2.25  1.80    0    4.0

 1951 25 CHW AL  SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.70                        
 1952 26 CHW AL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF*1665   3276  139   91   22  .974  .980  2.05  2.04              991 8681.3 1513   83   88#
                 LF* 999   1878   75   51   10  .975  .978  1.95  1.65              987 8643.0
                 3B* 116    102  188   19   13  .939  .951  2.50  2.89                8   81.0
                 1B*   8     38    3    2    1  .953  .990  5.12  8.43                0    1.7
                 RF*   8      7    1    0    0 1.000  .988  1.00  1.69                4   38.3
                 DH    3   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 SS    2      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  4.50                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1791   3416  331  112   36  .971  .978  2.09  2.13
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1951   CHW AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1952   CHW AL       1   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1953   CHW AL       2   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1954   CHW AL   *   4   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1957   CHW AL       1   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1959-1 CLE AL   *   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1959-2 CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1960-1 CHW AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1960-2 CHW AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/9      4  20   2   6  2  0  0   2   2   3   0  0   0   0   0  .300  .364  .400 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1951 *
1952 *
1953 *
1954 (LF)
1957 *
1959-1 (LF)
1959-2
1960-1 (LF)
1960-2 (LF)

Gold Gloves
1957-ML--LF
1959-AL--LF
1960-AL--LF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1951-AL-4-0.36
1953-AL-4-0.30
1954-AL-4-0.55
1956-AL-27-0.01
1957-AL-8-0.16
1958-AL-18-0.02
1959-AL-12-0.08
1960-AL-4-0.42
Car-99-1.90 shares

Batting Average
1951 AL-.326-2
1953 AL-.313-4
1954 AL-.320-3
1956 AL-.316-6
1957 AL-.310-6
1958 AL-.302-9
1959 AL-.302-5
1960 AL-.311-3

On-base %
1951 AL-.422-5
1953 AL-.410-3
1954 AL-.411-2
1955 AL-.387-6
1956 AL-.425-4
1957 AL-.408-4
1958 AL-.383-7
1959 AL-.377-8
1960 AL-.374-8

Slugging %
1951 AL-.500-5
1953 AL-.466-10
1954 AL-.535-2
1956 AL-.525-7
1958 AL-.484-9
1960 AL-.481-8

OPS
1951 AL-.922-3
1953 AL-.875-8
1954 AL-.946-2
1956 AL-.950-3
1957 AL-.862-5
1958 AL-.867-7
1959 AL-.846-9
1960 AL-.855-7

Games
1954 AL-153-6
1956 AL-151-7
1957 AL-153-3
1958 AL-149-9
1959 AL-148-9
1960 AL-154-1

At Bats
1952 AL-569-10
1954 AL-568-9
1956 AL-545-10
1957 AL-568-10
1959 AL-570-6
1960 AL-591-6

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1952 AL-668-7
1953 AL-655-8
1954 AL-675-6
1956 AL-665-6
1957 AL-678-5
1958 AL-638-7
1959 AL-650-7
1960 AL-670-2

Runs
1951 AL-112-2
1952 AL-96-5
1953 AL-104-4
1954 AL-119-2
1956 AL-106-3
1957 AL-96-5
1958 AL-94-4
1959 AL-92-9
1960 AL-89-3

Hits
1951 AL-173-4
1953 AL-174-7
1954 AL-182-5
1956 AL-172-8
1957 AL-176-3
1958 AL-168-7
1959 AL-172-4
1960 AL-184-1

Total Bases
1951 AL-265-6
1952 AL-241-10
1953 AL-259-7
1954 AL-304-1
1956 AL-286-4
1957 AL-258-6
1958 AL-269-7
1959 AL-267-8
1960 AL-284-3

Doubles
1951 AL-34-4
1954 AL-29-2
1955 AL-26-9
1956 AL-29-4
1957 AL-36-1
1958 AL-25-10
1959 AL-32-6
1960 AL-32-3

Triples
1951 AL-14-1
1952 AL-9-5
1953 AL-8-5
1954 AL-18-1
1955 AL-7-8
1956 AL-11-1

Home Runs
1954 AL-19-10
1958 AL-24-10

RBI
1953 AL-104-6
1954 AL-116-4
1957 AL-103-3
1959 AL-92-8
1960 AL-105-2

Bases on Balls
1952 AL-71-10
1953 AL-74-8
1956 AL-86-9
1957 AL-79-3

Stolen Bases
1951 AL-31-1
1952 AL-22-1
1953 AL-25-1
1954 AL-18-2
1955 AL-19-2
1956 AL-12-4
1957 AL-18-2
1958 AL-14-5
1960 AL-17-6

Singles
1953 AL-127-6
1954 AL-116-8
1956 AL-111-10
1957 AL-123-6
1958 AL-117-8
1959 AL-119-6
1960 AL-128-4

Adjusted OPS+
1951 AL-151-3
1953 AL-133-9
1954 AL-155-3
1956 AL-148-5
1957 AL-135-5
1958 AL-139-7
1959 AL-135-7
1960 AL-130-6

Runs Created
1951 AL-110-2
1953 AL-100-4
1954 AL-121-2
1956 AL-130-2
1957 AL-106-5
1958 AL-101-8
1959 AL-100-8
1960 AL-104-3

Adjusted Batting Runs
1951 AL-40-3
1953 AL-29-6
1954 AL-45-2
1956 AL-43-3
1957 AL-34-5
1958 AL-31-7
1959 AL-29-6
1960 AL-26-8

Batting Wins
1951 AL-3.9-3
1953 AL-2.8-6
1954 AL-4.6-2
1956 AL-4.0-3
1957 AL-3.4-4
1958 AL-3.1-7
1959 AL-2.9-6
1960 AL-2.6-8

Extra-Base Hits
1951 AL-58-3
1954 AL-66-2
1956 AL-61-3
1957 AL-53-6
1958 AL-51-8
1959 AL-53-9
1960 AL-56-4

Times on Base
1951 AL-261-5
1952 AL-245-8
1953 AL-265-4
1954 AL-275-1
1955 AL-235-9
1956 AL-281-2
1957 AL-276-4
1958 AL-242-5
1959 AL-243-6
1960 AL-249-3

Offensive Win%
1951 AL-.728-4
1954 AL-.739-3
1956 AL-.747-4
1957 AL-.676-8
1958 AL-.674-8
1959 AL-.658-10

Hit By Pitch
1951 AL-16-1
1952 AL-14-1
1953 AL-17-1
1954 AL-16-1
1955 AL-10-4
1956 AL-23-1
1957 AL-21-1
1958 AL-15-1
1959 AL-17-1
1960 AL-13-1
1961 AL-16-1
1963 AL-8-4
Car-192-9

Sac. Hits
1952 AL-14-6

Sac. Flies
1954 AL-8-6
1956 AL-7-4
1957 AL-9-2
1960 AL-9-1
1961 AL-12-1

Grounded into Double Plays
1953 AL-23-1
1954 AL-20-3
1955 AL-18-4
1957 AL-19-2

Caught Stealing
1951 AL-10-3
1952 AL-16-1
1953 AL-16-1
1954 AL-11-1
1955 AL-8-4
1956 AL-6-4
1957 AL-15-1
1958 AL-14-1
1959 AL-10-3
1960 AL-13-1
1963 AL-6-7
Car-130-46

Power/Speed Number
1951 AL-15.1-1
1952 AL-16.3-1
1953 AL-18.8-1
1954 AL-18.5-2
1955 AL-13.1-5
1956 AL-15.3-2
1957 AL-14.4-5
1958 AL-17.7-2
1959 AL-11.6-6
1960 AL-18.4-2
Car-195.0-83

At Bats per Strikeout
1954 AL-12.3-9
1955 AL-12.0-10
1956 AL-13.6-5
1959 AL-12.4-7

Outs
1952 AL-454-7
1954 AL-431-9
1957 AL-436-9
1959 AL-428-8
1960 AL-450-7

Oldest Player
1962 NL-36-10
1963 AL-37-8
1964 AL-38-5
1976 AL-50-1
1980 AL-54-1

Black Ink: Batting - 15 (150) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 189 (48) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 34.8 (198) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 87.0 (188) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

April 30, 1951: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to the Chicago White Sox. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to the Philadelphia Athletics.

December 4, 1957: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Fred Hatfield to the Cleveland Indians for Early Wynn and Al Smith.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash.

November 27, 1961: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.

April 2, 1963: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 14, 1963: Released by the Washington Senators.

April 8, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 17, 1964: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

September 10, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 6, 1976: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

October 3, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 6, 1980: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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