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José Méndez



José Colmenar del Valle Méndez
(El Diamante Negro; Joe)


Born: January 2, 1885 in Cárdenas, Cuba
Died: October 31, 1928 - 43 years old

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 152
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
• Inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
• Buried: Cementerio Cristóbal Cólon (La Habana, La Habana, Cuba)
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Wins Above Replacement


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
4
1920
1925
KCM
26.0
8.2
-0.1
18.3
-0.4
2
SS
4
1920
1925
KCM
20.9
12.1
6.8
0.0
2.0
3
LF
4
1920
1925
KCM
12.4
12.0
1.6
0.2
-1.4
4
SP
3
1923
1925
KCM
8.4
0.8
0.1
7.6
0.0
5
LF
2
1923
1924
KCM
7.9
10.2
-1.7
0.0
-0.7
6
3B
3
1923
1925
KCM
7.4
6.0
0.7
0.0
0.7
7
SP
1
1925
1925
KCM
6.3
-0.3
0.0
6.6
0.0
8
SP
3
1923
1925
KCM
6.1
-0.8
0.0
6.9
0.0
9
2B
3
1923
1925
KCM
5.5
3.7
1.1
0.0
0.7
10
SP
2
1920
1923
KCM
5.4
-0.4
0.0
5.8
0.0
11
3B
1
1920
1920
KCM
3.9
2.7
0.9
0.0
0.3
12
C
3
1923
1925
KCM
3.6
0.8
2.1
0.0
0.6
13
SP
3
1923
1925
KCM
3.6
0.2
0.0
3.4
0.0
14
CF
3
1920
1924
KCM
3.3
1.8
-0.3
2.0
-0.2
15
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
2.9
2.4
0.7
0.0
-0.2
16
SP
2
1920
1923
KCM
2.8
-0.2
0.0
3.1
0.0
17
SS
1
1910
1910
SC1
1.8
0.7
0.8
0.1
0.2
18
CF
3
1920
1925
KCM
1.5
2.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
19
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
1.2
0.0
0.1
1.1
0.0
20
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
1.2
-0.1
1.1
0.0
0.2
21
CF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22
2B
1
1910
1910
SC1
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
23
LF
3
1923
1925
KCM
0.9
1.6
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
24
SP
2
1910
1911-12
ALM/SC1
0.8
-0.2
-0.1
1.2
0.0
25
LF
2
1910
1911-12
ALM/SC1
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.2
26
SP
2
1924
1925
KCM
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
27
CF
1
1910
1910
SC1
0.6
0.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
28
C
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.6
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
29
SP
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
30
1B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.5
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.0
31
SP
1
1910
1910
SC1
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
32
1B
3
1923
1925
KCM
0.4
2.2
-0.9
0.2
-1.0
33
RF
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.4
0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
34
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.1
35
C
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
36
3B
1
1910
1910
SC1
0.4
0.8
-0.5
0.0
0.1
37
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
38
CF
2
1923
1925
KCM
0.2
4.0
-3.3
0.0
-0.5
39
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
40
2B
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.2
0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.2
41
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
42
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
43
CF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
44
RP
1
1925
1925
KCM
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
3B
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
46
1B
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
47
RP
1
1910
1910
SC1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
RF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
49
LF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
50
RP
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
51
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
3B
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
3B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
LF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
55
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
56
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.6
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
57
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
58
-
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
59
2B
2
1910
1911-12
ALM/SC1
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
60
C
2
1923
1925
KCM
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
61
RF
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
62
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
63
RP
1
1924
1924
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
64
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
65
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
66
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
67
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
68
C
1
1923
1923
KCM
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
69
1B
1
1910
1910
SC1
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
70
1B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
71
RF
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
72
SP
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
73
-
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
74
RP
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
75
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
76
2B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
77
C
1
1910
1910
SC1
-0.7
-0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.2
78
C
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.7
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
0.3
79
C
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.9
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.1

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