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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• 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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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hurley McNair	4	1920	1925	12.4
Heavy Johnson	2	1923	1924	7.8
George Sweatt	3	1923	1925	0.9
Rogelio Valdés	2	1910	1912	0.7
Charley Hill	1	1924	1924	0.0

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Donaldson	3	1920	1924	3.3
Dink Mothell	3	1920	1925	1.4
Emilio Palomino	1	1912	1912	1.0
Heliodoro Hidalgo	1	1910	1910	0.6
Wade Johnston	2	1923	1925	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chick Harper	1	1920	1920	0.4
Matty McIntyre	1	1912	1912	0.4
Chocolate Calderón	1	1912	1912	0.2
Lefty Williams	1	1924	1924	0.0
Herbert Smith	1	1920	1920	-0.2

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dobie Moore	4	1920	1925	20.9
Pelayo Chacón	1	1910	1910	1.8
Tomás Romañach	1	1912	1912	1.2
Ezequiel Ramos	1	1912	1912	-0.2

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Newt Allen	3	1923	1925	5.4
Armando Cabañas	1	1910	1910	1.0
Clarence Orme	1	1920	1920	0.2
Bubbles Anderson	1	1923	1923	0.2
Chappie Gray	1	1920	1920	0.0

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Newt Joseph	3	1923	1925	7.4
Bartolo Portuondo	1	1920	1920	3.9
Ramón Govantes	1	1910	1910	0.4
Juan Violá	1	1912	1912	0.3
Willie Green	1	1924	1924	0.1

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Carr	1	1920	1920	2.9
Armando Marsans	1	1912	1912	0.5
Lemuel Hawkins	3	1923	1925	0.4
Willie Bobo	1	1923	1923	0.1
Edgar Washington	1	1920	1920	-0.1

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Frank Duncan	3	1923	1925	3.6
Regino García	1	1912	1912	0.6
Otto Ray	1	1920	1920	0.4
Sylvester Foreman	2	1923	1925	-0.1
Henry Williams	1	1923	1923	-0.3

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bullet Rogan	4	1920	1925	24.5
José Méndez	6	1910	1925	7.5
Bill Drake	3	1923	1925	6.8
Rube Curry	2	1920	1923	5.4
Nelson Dean	1	1925	1925	4.8
William Bell	3	1923	1925	4.7
Sam Crawford	2	1920	1923	2.8
Cliff Bell	3	1923	1925	2.3
Yellow Horse Morris	1	1924	1924	1.2
José Muñoz	2	1910	1912	0.8
Willie Gisentaner	1	1923	1923	0.6
Pastor Pareda	1	1910	1910	0.5
Hop Bartlett	2	1924	1925	0.4
Bill McCall	1	1924	1924	0.2
Chet Brewer	1	1925	1925	-0.3
Eustaquio Pedroso	1	1912	1912	-0.4

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Julián Pérez	1	1910	1910	0.1
Archie Cole	1	1923	1923	0.0
Jack Marshall	1	1924	1924	-0.2
Lico Mederos	1	1912	1912	-0.5

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