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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Record

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Rank	G	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1910	Stars of Cuba	WES	25	8	30	10	18	2	.357			No Home Ballpark
1920	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	35	3	79	44	33	2	.571			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	40	1	88	60	26	2	.698	✔		Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1924	Kansas City Monarchs	WS	39	1	10	5	4	1	.556			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1911-12	Almendares	CUB	26	2	14	5	9	0	.357			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1920	Kansas City Monarchs	NvM	35	10	3	0	3	0	.000			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1923	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	38	2	55	35	20	0	.636	✔		Association Park (Kansas City, MO), Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1923	Kansas City Monarchs	NvM	38	1	1	1	0	0	1.000			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1924	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	39	1	79	57	22	0	.722	✔	✔	Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	NNC	40	1	7	4	3	0	.571			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	WS	40	2	6	1	5	0	.167			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
6	3				372	222	168	8	.569	3	1

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Rank	G	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1	Stars of Cuba I				30	10	18	2	.357	0	0
1	Almendares				14	5	17	1	.227	0	0
4	Kansas City Monarchs				328	207	133	5	.609	3	1

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