The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Minnie Minoso

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Minnie Minoso

6/7/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.084

Baseball player Minnie Minoso (1925 - 2015 ) was an all-star player with the Chicago White Sox known as "Mr. White Sox." Minoso was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/7/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 53m 10s

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Minoso, Minnie, 1922-

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Baseball legend Minnie Minoso was born Saturnino Orestes Arrieta Armas Minoso in Havana, Cuba on November 29, 1925. The outfielder and third baseman played for 17 seasons on four different teams and ended his Major League playing career in 1980.Known as the "Cuban Comet," Minoso was the first Chicago White Sox player to break the color barrier in 1951. In his first time at bat in his White Sox debut May 1, 1951, Minoso hit a home run in a game against the New York Yankees. He finished his rookie...