File #: 22-0699    Version: 1 Name: HONORING ORESTES "MINNIE" MIÑOSO’S ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 12/14/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/16/2021 Final action: 12/16/2021
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION HONORING ORESTES "MINNIE" MI?OSO'S ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso was a Cuban professional baseball player nicknamed "The Cuban Comet" and "Mr. White Sox" and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021, and WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso was born in Perico, Cuba near Havana, the son of Carlos Arrieta and Cecilia Armas, and WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso played professional baseball as a third baseman in Cuba and in the Negro League where he won the Negro League World Series in 1947 as a member of the New York Cubans over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in April of 1949 and become a member of the Chicago White Sox in 1951, and WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso became the first Black Cuban player on the White Sox in 1951, hitting a 415-foot home run in Comiskey Park on the first pitch of his first at bat against...
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION HONORING ORESTES "MINNIE" MI?OSO'S ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso was a Cuban professional baseball player nicknamed "The Cuban Comet" and "Mr. White Sox" and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso was born in Perico, Cuba near Havana, the son of Carlos Arrieta and Cecilia Armas, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso played professional baseball as a third baseman in Cuba and in the Negro League where he won the Negro League World Series in 1947 as a member of the New York Cubans over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in April of 1949 and become a member of the Chicago White Sox in 1951, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso became the first Black Cuban player on the White Sox in 1951, hitting a 415-foot home run in Comiskey Park on the first pitch of his first at bat against the New York Yankees, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso became a star player for the Chicago White Sox. Mi?oso and was named to the 1951 AL All-Star roster and became known as "Mr. White Sox". Following the 1951 season, he finished second in the AL's Rookie of the Year. Mi?oso also finished fourth in the year's Most Valuable Player voting, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso had many years of outstanding play for the Chicago White Sox. He led the AL in steals in both 1952 and 1953 and topped the league with 18 triples and 304 total bases in 1954, appearing in the All-Star Game all three years, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators. Over the course of his career Mi?oso was awarded three Gold Glove Awards for his stellar defensive play in the outfield, and

WHEREAS, Orestes "Minnie" Mi?oso ended his career as a nine-time All-Star and finished his career with 2,110 hits and a .2...

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