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
"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