Minnie Minoso Trades and Transactions

The Minnie Minoso trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Minnie Minoso has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"It's been many years (twelve) since I face pitching like this (Frank Tanana on September 11, 1976). I hope they (the fans) forgive me." - Minnie Minoso (After being un-retired and going in as a DH)

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Minnie Minoso

Minnie Minoso Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#365)

Minnie Minoso Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#365)
 

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Birth Name:   Saturnino Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Miņoso
Nickname:   Minnie or The Cuban Comet
Born On:   11-29-1925  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Havana, Cuba
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-19-1949 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-05-1980
Draft:   Not Applicable
Minnie Minoso

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1948: Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians.
04-30-1951: Traded by Cleveland Indians (with Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray) to Chicago White Sox for Lou Brissie.
12-04-1957: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Fred Hatfield) to Cleveland Indians for Early Wynn and Al Smith.
12-06-1959: Traded by Cleveland Indians (with Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese and Jake Striker) to Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips and Norm Cash.
11-27-1961: Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.
04-02-1963: Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Washington Senators.
10-14-1963: Released by Washington Senators.
04-08-1964: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
07-17-1964: Released by Chicago White Sox.
09-10-1976: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
10-06-1976: Released by Chicago White Sox.
10-03-1980: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
10-06-1980: Released by Chicago White Sox.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Minnie Minoso trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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