http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/sports/minnie-minoso-dies-treasured-white-sox-ballplayer.html?_r=0
Career .298 hitter. Lead the league being Hit By a Pitch 10 times. He's listed with 17 seasons but two of those were gimmicks where he was brought out of retirement to "play" in another decade. He is one of two players in MLB history to have played in 5 decades. He played a full season 12 times was HBP leader all but twice. Pitchers actually tried not to hit him. Minnie had tight crouch close to the plate. The owned the inside half of the plate. Try to brush him back and he stand his ground. He considered A HBP was stealing first base. He ended up 9th on the All-Time HBP list with 192.
Career .298 hitter. Lead the league being Hit By a Pitch 10 times. He's listed with 17 seasons but two of those were gimmicks where he was brought out of retirement to "play" in another decade. He is one of two players in MLB history to have played in 5 decades. He played a full season 12 times was HBP leader all but twice. Pitchers actually tried not to hit him. Minnie had tight crouch close to the plate. The owned the inside half of the plate. Try to brush him back and he stand his ground. He considered A HBP was stealing first base. He ended up 9th on the All-Time HBP list with 192.
