The Cuban Comet
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The Cuban Comet was the nickname of Minnie Miñoso, a pioneering Afro-Latino Major League Baseball star known for his speed, hitting, and role in breaking racial and ethnic barriers in the sport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minnie Miñoso | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Latino baseball player
ⓘ
Major League Baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 9 ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .299 ⓘ |
| birthName | Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Cuba
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-03-01 ⓘ |
| debutLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Cuban ⓘ |
| familyName | Miñoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Saturnino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldGloveAward | 3 ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 186 ⓘ |
| honor | statue at Guaranteed Rate Field ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| jerseyRetiredBy | Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking racial and ethnic barriers in baseball
ⓘ
hitting ability ⓘ pioneering Afro-Latino presence in Major League Baseball ⓘ speed on the basepaths ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBdebutDate | 1949-04-19 ⓘ |
| MLBdebutTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NegroLeagueTeam | New York Cubans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Cuban Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Perico, Matanzas, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| playedIn |
Cuban League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | left fielder ⓘ |
| refersTo | Minnie Miñoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
early Latino star in the American League
ⓘ
one of the first Black Cuban players in MLB ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 1023 ⓘ |
| stolenBases | 205 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
aggressive baserunning
ⓘ
line-drive hitting ⓘ |
| team |
Chicago White Sox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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