Minnie Minoso
(An Illinois Hero
that Helped Break the Color
Barrier in Baseball)
"The Indians signed me, but they
were not convinced about me. They thought I couldn't do it,
though in that season of '49 I played very little. In just 9
games, how could they know whether I could or not? They did not
give me a chance the next season either! I did not go to the plate
once. But in '51 they traded me to the White Sox and everyone
knows what happened then!" -Minnie Minoso