A monument for White Sox great Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, who passed away on March 1, 2015, was unveiled at Chicago’s historic Graceland Cemetery during a private dedication Sunday.
Charlie Rice-Miñoso sees the monument for his father, Chicago White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, for the first time at Graceland Cemetery, July 12, 2024. The newly unveiled monument for Chicago White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso at Graceland Cemetery, July 12, 2024.
A Negro Leagues tribune on the newly unveiled monument for Chicago White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso at Graceland Cemetery, July 12, 2024. Sharon Rice-Miñoso and her son, Charlie Rice-Miñoso, watch a tribute video to the late husband and father Minnie Miñoso, before the Chicago White Sox game, July 30, 2022, in Chicago. Minoso was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall earlier in the month. Tymika Seawood, right, a diverse learner teacher, high-fives other employees during a ceremony celebrating the renaming of McClellan Elementary School to Minnie Miñoso Academy, Aug. 17, 2023 in Chicago. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson acknowledges applause as Minnie Miñoso, Harold Baines and Jermaine Dye look on. The first ever Double Duty Classic was held at U.S. Cellular Field, paying tribute to the Negro Leagues and Chicago's own Double Duty Radcliffe. Teens from the Chicago-area and Midwest played against each other.Former White Sox great Minnie Miñoso acknowledges fans during a ceremony in his honor at U.S. Cellular Field on Sept. 19, 2004.White Sox great Minnie Miñoso, 82, visits the mural that features him prominently as the largest figure in a series of African American ballplayers that was unveiled on 35th Street below the Metra tracks at Federal.Current and former White Sox players who played on All-Star teams unveil the 2003 All-Star game logo. The game will be played at Sox Park in 2003: Minnie Miñoso, Moose Skowron, Bill Melton, Ed Farmer, Ron Kittle, Mark Buehrle, Carlton Fisk, Chico Carrasquel, Carlos May and Billy Pierce.White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso signs an autograph during a viewing party for the premiere of a documentary about Miñoso called"Baseball's Been Very, Very, Good To Me."Minnie Miñoso hangs out at Sluggers in Wrigleyville, even though it is Cubs territory. There's a portion of the wall covered with photos of him during his White Sox career.Minnie Miñoso talks with family and friends at a viewing party for the premiere of a documentary about Miñoso called"Baseball's Been Very, Very, Good To Me."Minnie Miñoso holds five bats to indicate five decades after he was activated by the White Sox for their weekend series against the California Angels on October 3, 1980.The White Sox's Minnie Miñoso slides into third for a triple in a 12-1 route of the Cleveland Indians on May 12, 1951.Ron Matz, 8, of Chicago, from left, Jackie Frederick, 12, of Morton Grove, and Smitty Newson, 12, of Wheaton, mingle with players Luis Aparicio, Juan Pizarro, and Minnie Miñoso in the White Sox dugout on Sept. 21, 1961. The three children are all afflicted with cystic fibrosis, a childhood disease.Saturnino Orestes Miñoso, who has developed into one of baseball's great players, will be in left field on Aug. 8, 1954, for the Chicago White Sox when they battle the Washington Senators in a double header in Comiskey Park.White Sox players Mike Fornieles, Chico Carrasquel, Minnie Miñoso, Jim Rivera, and Sandy Consuegra pose for a photo at Comiskey Park in 1955. They were the Sox's players of Latin descent in 1955.Chicago Tribune historical photo Minnie Miñoso eludes the tag of Yankees' Roland Sheldon to score in the third inning at Comiskey Park as Juan Pizarro, waiting a turn at bat, roots Minnie in on July 14, 1961.White Sox great Minnie Miñoso, a natural outfielder, takes some grounders in the infield at Comiskey Park in 1951.Mayor Jane Byrne chats about baseball with White Sox coach Minnie Miñoso after dedicating Carson ball field in Cabrini-Green and officially opening league play there. The ball field is part of new $500,000 sports and recreation complex in its second phase of completion on the site of the former Cooley High School.July 5, 1954: White Sox shortstop Chico Carrasquel,and outfielder Minnie Miñoso smilingly congratulate each other after they were picked to play in the All-Star game in Cleveland.Bubba Phillips, left, and Minnie Miñoso tried to keep their ears warm on a crisp April day at Comiskey in 1957.A monument for White Sox great Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, who passed away on March 1, 2015, was unveiled at Chicago’s historic Graceland Cemetery during a private dedication Sunday.the Cuban-born pioneer broke barriers as the first Afro-Latino major leaguer and the first Black player for the White Sox. Miñoso’s historic career earned him 13 All-Star selections, three Gold Glove Awards and a Negro Leagues World Series Championship with the New York Cubans., ending with two at-bats in 1980, Miñoso had a slash line of .299/.387/.461 with 195 home runs, 216 stolen bases, 1,089 RBIs and 1,227 runs scored. He was a seven-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner, while topping .300 in eight seasons. But in May, with the addition of the statistics of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues ballplayers to the official record, Miñoso’s career stat lines changed to include his accomplishments with the Cubans. His 150 hits with the Cubans from 1946-48 lift his career total over the 2,000-hit milestone to 2,113. He is one of just 294 players with at least 2,000 career hits in MLB history, per Elias Sports Bureau. Nine additional home runs give him 195 for his career, 12 more triples bring him to 95 and 29 more doubles to total 365. “I feel that the incorporation of my dad’s Negro League statistics honors the complex and multifaceted challenges that he faced in baseball’s pre-integration era, both racially and culturally,” his son, Charlie Rice-Miñoso, told the Tribune. “Despite the indignities and hardships my dad endured as a Black man — who also had to assimilate to a new country, learn a new language, and support his family back in Cuba — he and his Negro League colleagues rose above and were still able to excel on the only field allowed to them at the time, by no fault of their own and certainly not due to lack of talent or drive.” “It adds much-needed context to our national pastime, as those color barriers sequentially impacted the courses of these players’ careers and lives. And, arguably, had this incorporation happened during my dad’s lifetime, one would assume he would have been inducted into Cooperstown while he was still living.” The newly unveiled monument for Chicago White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso at Graceland Cemetery, July 12, 2024. A Negro Leagues tribune on the newly unveiled monument for Chicago White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso at Graceland Cemetery, July 12, 2024. The memorial, designed by his family and created by Mike Godzecki of Impressive Casket, is in the shape of a baseball diamond. It pays tribute to Miñoso’s many contributions to baseball and society, including:His most well-known nicknames are etched into the memorial: “Mr. White Sox,” “Cuban Comet,” “El Charro Negro” and “The Black Cowboy”Miñoso’s memorial is located on the eastern side of Graceland’s Lake Willowmere and close to his friend and Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. The pair died weeks apart in early 2015. After retiring from baseball, Miñoso was a fixture at White Sox games, becoming a beloved favorite of young fans and a mentor for young players. The Sox retired Miñoso’s No. 9 in 1983, and a statue of him was unveiled at Guaranteed Rate Field in 2004. Miñoso was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in Exile in 1983 and to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, of the Chicago White Sox, at the on-deck circle at Comiskey Park on June 25, 1961. “At times, it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around the fact he was Chicago’s first Black major leaguer or any of his other numerous accolades,” Rice-Miñoso said. “To my siblings and me, he was just our Dad. A humble abuelito, who loved his community and would have a chat with everyone he met. Dad loved Chicago, and the city loved him back. 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