José Méndez

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

Born: January 2, 1885 in Cárdenas, Cuba
Died: October 31, 1928 in La Habana, Cuba
(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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Fielding

Glossary

Pitcher

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg
1907-08	ALM	CUB	22	13		75.0	8	24	1	1	.970	.914	3.84	3.68
1908	CSH	NAC	23	4	4	30.1	1	11	0	0	1.000	.928	3.56	3.04
1908-09	ALM	NvC	23	2		18.0	0	9	0	0	1.000	.938	4.50	3.83
1908-09	ALM	CvM	23	3		25.0	2	11	0	1	1.000	.926	4.68	3.63
1908-09	ALM	CUB	23	27		192.0	21	62	4	2	.954	.908	3.89	3.45
1909	CSH	INT	24	11		84.0	4	31	3	0	.921	.941	3.75	3.14
1909-10	ALM	CvM	24	4		36.0	2	13	1	0	.938	.932	3.75	3.29
1909-10	ALM	CUB	24	7		66.0	7	25	1	0	.970	.888	4.36	2.88
1910	SC1	WES	25	7		58.0	0	23	2	1	.920	.939	3.57	3.52
1910	CSH	EAS	25	1		9.0	1	7	0	0	1.000	.915	8.00	3.10
1910-11	ALM	NvC	25	4		31.0	4	9	1	4	.929	.897	3.77	3.47
1910-11	ALM	CvM	25	5		46.0	3	23	0	3	1.000	.945	5.09	3.58
1910-11	ALM	CUB	25	16		121.0	11	59	2	3	.972	.932	5.21	3.97
1911	CSH	EAS	26	11		87.0	6	31	2	1	.949	.894	3.83	3.25
1911-12	APK	CvM	26	7		58.0	7	23	0	0	1.000	.958	4.66	3.82
1911-12	ALM	CUB	26	19		136.2	8	57	5	0	.929	.924	4.28	3.84
1912	CSH	WES	27	7		52.2	3	20	3	0	.885	.930	3.93	2.75
1912-13	ALM	CvM	27	4		30.0	3	8	1	2	.917	.950	3.30	3.18
1912-13	ALM	NvC	27	2		12.0	4	4	1	0	.889	.900	6.00	3.28
1912-13	ALM	CUB	27	7		40.1	3	19	0	1	1.000	.935	4.91	3.16
1913-14	ALM	CvM	28	1		9.0	1	4	1	1	.833	.940	5.00	3.14
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	12		85.1	6	30	4	2	.900	.936	3.80	4.08
1914-15	ALM	NvC	29	2		18.0	1	3	0	1	1.000	.938	2.00	3.05
1914-15	ALM	CUB	29	2		13.0	0	3	1	0	.750	.940	2.08	3.46
1915-16	AP	NvC	30	1		4.0	0	5	0	0	1.000	.913	11.25	2.50
1915-16	AP	CUB	30	9		50.0	3	11	1	1	.933	.948	2.52	3.06
1917	ALL	WES	32	1		1.1	0	0	0	0		.945	0.00	3.30
1918	CAG	WES	33	1		9.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	.953	3.00	3.50
1919	DS	WES	34	7	4	46.1	3	14	0	0	1.000	.944	3.30	3.30
1920	KCM	NNL	35	9	5	47.0	3	16	3	0	.864	.937	3.64	3.53
1920-21	ALM	CUB	35	4		18.1	1	7	0	0	1.000	.968	3.93	3.46
1920-21	ALM	CLP	35	1		2.0	0	0	0	0		.923	0.00	2.12
1921	KCM	NNL	36	3	2	15.2	1	6	0	0	1.000	.931	4.02	3.26
1921	KCM	NVH	36	1	0	8.2	0	0	0	0		.941	0.00	2.80
1922	KCM	NNL	37	5	1	19.1	4	11	3	0	.833	.951	6.98	3.26
1923	KCM	NNL	38	24	16	138.2	12	41	5	0	.914	.949	3.44	3.41
1923-24	SC	CUB	38	9		47.0	3	13	0	1	1.000	.959	3.06	3.14
1923-24	SC	GP	38	6		19.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	.950	1.42	3.03
1924	KCM	NNL	39	13	2	45.1	4	32	1	0	.973	.943	7.15	3.33
1924	KCM	WS	39	4	1	19.0	0	2	0	0	1.000	.912	0.95	2.95
1925	KCM	NNL	40	10	4	30.2	1	7	0	0	1.000	.947	2.35	2.98
1925	KCM	NNC	40	1	0	0.1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.969	27.00	2.34
1925	KCM	WS	40	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0		.974	0.00	2.95
1926	KCM	NNL	41	7	2	31.0	6	18	0	1	1.000	.949	6.97	3.12
1926	KCM	NNC	41	1	0	4.0	0	1	0	0	1.000	.946	2.25	3.43
19	9			296	41	1893.0	151	696	46	26	.948	.931	4.03	3.42

Glossary

Shortstop

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1908	CSH	NAC	23	4	4	34.2	8	10	3	0	.857	.904	4.67	5.76	-1.7	-48.2	-1.7
1908-09	ALM	CvM	23	2		14.0	3	2	2	0	.714	.882	3.21	4.90	-1.0	-72.0	-1.0
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	1		6.0	2	2	1	0	.800	.895	6.00	5.43	-0.1	-19.6	-0.1
1914-15	ALM	NvC	29	1		9.0	1	2	0	0	1.000	.886	3.00	4.37	-0.3	-28.1	-0.3
1914-15	ALM	CUB	29	11		96.0	27	35	7	2	.899	.929	5.81	5.91	1.1	11.4	1.1
1916	ALL	WES	31	7		55.0	15	17	1	2	.970	.917	5.24	5.59	-1.4	-25.7	-1.4
1917	ALL	WES	32	14		132.2	25	44	6	5	.920	.918	4.68	5.26	-2.1	-15.8	-2.1
1918	CAG	WES	33	13		116.0	25	32	3	7	.950	.905	4.42	4.94	-1.0	-8.6	-1.0
1919	DS	WES	34	9	9	79.0	14	24	6	5	.864	.890	4.33	4.83	-0.3	-4.1	-0.3
1920	KCM	NNL	35	23	22	195.2	42	57	9	5	.917	.916	4.55	4.93	-1.2	-6.0	-1.2
1921	KCM	NNL	36	26	26	220.2	69	88	14	8	.918	.908	6.40	5.18	9.4	42.7	9.4
1922	KCM	NNL	37	4	3	24.1	4	8	2	2	.857	.916	4.44	4.88	0.0	-0.9	0.0
10	6			115	64	983.0	235	321	54	36	.911	.911	5.09	5.18	1.4	1.5	1.4

Glossary

Third Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1907-08	ALM	CUB	22	2		4.0	0	1	0	0	1.000	.839	2.25	3.76	0.0	-0.3	0.0
1908	CSH	NAC	23	2	2	16.1	2	5	0	0	1.000	.926	3.86	4.04	0.4	25.3	0.4
1908-09	ALM	NvC	23	2		15.0	1	3	0	0	1.000	.932	2.40	3.93	-0.1	-9.5	-0.1
1908-09	ALM	CUB	23	1		9.0	2	2	1	1	.800	.867	4.00	3.60	0.0	-3.1	0.0
1909	CSH	INT	24	3		17.0	5	7	0	0	1.000	.886	6.35	3.74	1.6	94.9	1.6
1909-10	ALM	CUB	24	1		2.0	1	0	1	0	.500	.835	4.50	3.98	-0.3	-159.5	-0.3
1910	SC1	WES	25	1		8.0	1	3	1	0	.800	.907	4.50	3.48	0.7	87.6	0.7
1910-11	ALM	NvC	25	2		19.0	2	7	0	0	1.000	.917	4.26	3.51	0.9	48.3	0.9
1910-11	ALM	CvM	25	2		18.0	3	5	0	1	1.000	.906	4.00	3.78	0.5	25.5	0.5
1910-11	ALM	CUB	25	1		8.0	0	2	1	0	.667	.872	2.25	3.54	0.2	30.0	0.2
1911	CSH	EAS	26	2		11.0	1	1	0	0	1.000	.917	1.64	3.40	-0.5	-49.6	-0.5
1911-12	ALM	CUB	26	4		25.1	7	6	0	2	1.000	.886	4.62	2.79	0.7	29.0	0.7
1912	CSH	WES	27	1		5.1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.905	1.69	2.89	0.1	22.5	0.1
1912-13	ALM	CUB	27	13		91.1	19	19	7	1	.844	.898	3.74	3.64	-0.4	-4.7	-0.4
1914-15	ALM	CUB	29	2		11.0	3	2	1	0	.833	.927	4.09	3.87	-0.3	-25.6	-0.3
1919	DS	WES	34	7	7	56.0	12	12	1	3	.960	.915	3.86	3.51	-0.6	-10.8	-0.6
1920	KCM	NNL	35	2	1	3.0	0	0	0	0		.925	0.00	3.46	-0.4	-136.5	-0.4
1920	KCM	NVM	35	2	2	18.0	0	5	0	1	1.000	.859	2.50	2.61	0.7	37.4	0.7
1921	KCM	NNL	36	11	10	81.0	11	24	1	2	.972	.916	3.89	3.38	3.8	47.2	3.8
1922	KCM	NNL	37	28	20	195.2	23	51	5	2	.937	.931	3.40	3.20	3.3	16.9	3.3
1923	KCM	NNL	38	7	4	43.0	1	6	0	1	1.000	.925	1.47	3.16	-1.3	-30.4	-1.3
12	5			96	46	657.0	94	162	19	14	.931	.914	3.51	3.38	8.9	13.6	8.9

Glossary

Right Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1907-08	ALM	CUB	22	1		3.0	2	0	0	1.000	.870	6.00	1.02	1.0	327.1	1.0	0.0
1908	CSH	NAC	23	2	2	17.0	2	0	0	1.000	.876	1.06	1.60	-0.4	-26.4	-0.2	-0.2
1908-09	ALM	CUB	23	3		20.0	0	1	0	1.000	.887	0.45	1.27	-1.2	-59.7	-1.6	0.4
1909	CSH	INT	24	8		51.1	4	1	1	.833	.895	0.88	1.28	-0.8	-14.7	-0.8	0.0
1909-10	ALM	CUB	24	2		6.0	0	0	0		.788	0.00	1.05	-0.4	-64.3	-0.3	-0.1
1910	SC1	WES	25	3		24.0	2	0	0	1.000	.916	0.75	1.48	-1.1	-44.4	-0.6	-0.4
1911	CSH	EAS	26	1		8.0	2	0	0	1.000	.915	2.25	1.66	0.3	41.7	0.5	-0.2
1912	CSH	WES	27	11		93.1	19	1	1	.952	.945	1.93	1.54	2.1	22.4	3.0	-0.9
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	2		4.0	0	0	0		.940	0.00	1.65	-0.4	-109.5	-0.4	-0.1
1914-15	ALM	CUB	29	1		7.0	3	0	0	1.000	.937	3.86	1.34	1.2	178.3	1.4	-0.1
1915-16	AP	CUB	30	3		17.0	0	0	0		.940	0.00	1.30	-1.5	-88.7	-1.3	-0.2
1918	CAG	WES	33	1		9.0	1	1	0	1.000	.955	2.00	1.81	0.3	35.0	-0.2	0.5
1919	DS	WES	34	5	4	34.2	4	0	0	1.000	.937	1.04	1.31	-0.4	-11.1	-0.1	-0.3
1920	KCM	NNL	35	1	0	1.0	0	0	0		.950	0.00	1.35	-0.1	-95.8	-0.1	0.0
1920-21	ALM	CUB	35	12		98.0	7	0	0	1.000	.985	0.64	0.94	-3.3	-33.2	-2.3	-1.0
1921	KCM	NNL	36	15	15	114.0	15	2	0	1.000	.930	1.34	1.59	-1.0	-9.1	-0.9	-0.1
1921	KCM	NVH	36	5	4	38.2	4	1	0	1.000	.938	1.16	1.31	-0.7	-18.1	-0.9	0.2
1923	KCM	NNL	38	2	1	10.0	2	1	2	.600	.957	2.70	1.63	0.9	90.5	0.4	0.6
1925	KCM	NNL	40	1	0	5.0	4	0	0	1.000	.955	7.20	1.82	1.8	368.9	1.9	0.0
15	6			79	26	561.0	71	8	4	.952	.936	1.27	1.37	-3.5	-6.3	-1.5	-2.1

Glossary

Left Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1908-09	ALM	CUB	23	1		2.0	0	0	0	0		.879	0.00	2.07	-0.3	-132.1	-0.2	0.0
1909	CSH	INT	24	2		13.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	.904	2.08	1.68	0.4	32.7	-0.1	0.5
1909-10	ALM	CUB	24	2		16.0	6	0	0	0	1.000	.863	3.38	2.41	1.3	79.0	1.4	-0.1
1910	SC1	WES	25	3		18.1	5	0	0	0	1.000	.954	2.45	2.00	0.4	20.7	0.6	-0.2
1910	CSH	EAS	25	1		11.0	4	0	0	0	1.000	.962	3.27	2.44	1.0	86.7	1.1	-0.1
1910-11	ALM	CUB	25	1		13.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	.922	2.08	2.55	-0.6	-49.0	-0.5	-0.1
1911	CSH	EAS	26	1		9.0	1	1	0	0	1.000	.921	2.00	1.79	0.1	8.0	-0.5	0.5
1911-12	ALM	CUB	26	1		9.0	3	1	1	0	.800	.895	4.00	1.80	1.4	155.4	0.9	0.5
1912-13	ALM	CUB	27	3		17.2	2	0	1	0	.667	.924	1.02	1.95	-1.3	-75.9	-1.1	-0.2
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	2		17.2	4	0	1	0	.800	.958	2.04	2.12	-0.3	-15.3	-0.1	-0.2
1914-15	ALM	CUB	29	20		157.1	49	5	2	2	.964	.944	3.09	2.21	8.1	51.5	6.7	1.4
1915-16	AP	CUB	30	25		201.0	41	3	6	1	.880	.917	1.97	2.11	-1.7	-8.6	-1.0	-0.7
1919	DS	WES	34	4	3	29.0	7	1	0	0	1.000	.957	2.48	2.09	1.1	36.3	0.9	0.2
1920-21	ALM	CUB	35	1		5.0	2	0	0	0	1.000	.954	3.60	2.07	0.4	86.3	0.5	0.0
1920-21	ALM	CLP	35	1		2.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.50	3.00	0.2	93.1	0.2	0.0
1923	KCM	NNL	38	2	1	10.1	2	0	0	0	1.000	.945	1.74	1.72	0.2	19.2	0.3	-0.1
1923-24	SC	GP	38	2		9.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	.945	3.00	2.10	0.5	53.2	0.6	-0.1
11	6			72	4	540.1	135	12	11	3	.930	.930	2.45	2.13	10.7	19.8	9.5	1.2

Glossary

Second Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1908	CSH	NAC	23	7	6	56.0	16	16	6	0	.842	.912	5.14	4.86	0.1	1.1	0.1
1908-09	ALM	CUB	23	1		9.2	3	3	1	2	.857	.906	5.59	4.62	0.4	45.4	0.4
1909	CSH	INT	24	2		17.0	3	5	1	0	.889	.924	4.24	4.64	0.0	-0.3	0.0
1912-13	ALM	CvM	27	1		2.0	0	0	0	0		.950	0.00	5.61	-0.5	-252.1	-0.5
1912-13	ALM	NvC	27	1		9.0	3	2	0	0	1.000	.921	5.00	5.18	-0.5	-56.5	-0.5
1912-13	ALM	CUB	27	6		47.0	16	19	4	2	.897	.931	6.70	5.01	2.2	46.1	2.2
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	1		1.1	0	0	0	0		.948	0.00	4.73	-0.2	-154.4	-0.2
1915-16	AP	CUB	30	3		16.1	2	5	0	0	1.000	.933	3.86	5.33	0.1	8.3	0.1
1919	DS	WES	34	1	1	9.0	1	2	1	1	.750	.947	3.00	5.23	-0.5	-56.8	-0.5
1920	KCM	NNL	35	23	23	212.0	37	57	9	3	.913	.936	3.99	5.17	-4.9	-23.2	-4.9
1920-21	ALM	CUB	35	1		7.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	.939	3.86	4.64	-0.4	-64.1	-0.4
1921	KCM	NNL	36	3	2	18.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	.943	1.50	5.19	-3.2	-175.7	-3.2
1922	KCM	NNL	37	4	4	28.0	3	11	1	0	.933	.937	4.50	5.11	0.7	25.1	0.7
1922	KCM	NVH	37	4	4	33.0	7	9	2	0	.889	.962	4.36	5.10	-0.7	-20.6	-0.7
1923	KCM	NNL	38	1	1	3.0	0	0	0	0		.938	0.00	5.56	-0.7	-229.7	-0.7
10	4			59	41	468.1	95	131	25	8	.900	.934	4.34	5.08	-8.1	-17.4	-8.1

Glossary

Center Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1909	CSH	INT	24	4		29.0	7	1	1	.889	.955	2.48	2.40	0.3	11.6	0.1	0.3
1911-12	ALM	CUB	26	1		9.2	1	0	0	1.000	.926	0.93	2.11	-0.8	-80.7	-0.6	-0.1
1912-13	ALM	NvC	27	1		8.0	3	0	0	1.000	.952	3.38	2.43	0.5	63.1	0.6	-0.1
1913-14	ALM	CUB	28	1		9.0	3	0	0	1.000	.934	3.00	2.37	0.3	36.6	0.4	-0.1
1915-16	AP	CUB	30	3		17.2	8	0	0	1.000	.962	4.08	2.31	2.2	126.6	2.6	-0.3
1920	KCM	NNL	35	1	1	9.0	2	0	0	1.000	.969	2.00	2.33	-0.3	-29.4	-0.1	-0.1
1920-21	ALM	CUB	35	1		9.0	2	0	0	1.000	.954	2.00	2.38	-0.5	-53.8	-0.3	-0.2
1922	KCM	NNL	37	3	1	13.2	3	0	0	1.000	.960	1.98	2.30	0.0	-2.2	0.1	-0.1
1923	KCM	NNL	38	3	3	27.0	1	0	0	1.000	.953	0.33	2.07	-2.5	-94.0	-2.3	-0.2
1924	KCM	NNL	39	2	1	11.0	3	0	0	1.000	.964	2.45	2.18	0.3	29.2	0.4	-0.1
9	3			20	6	143.0	33	1	1	.971	.954	2.14	2.27	-0.4	-2.6	0.8	-1.2

Glossary

Pinch Hitter

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G
1919	DS	WES	34	2
1922	KCM	NNL	37	1
1923	KCM	NNL	38	2
1924	KCM	NNL	39	1
4	2			6

Glossary

First Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1920	KCM	NNL	35	1	1	5.0	7	0	1	0	.875	.977	12.60	11.27	-0.1	-18.6	-0.1
1920-21	ALM	CLP	35	1		7.0	6	1	0	0	1.000	.966	9.00	9.88	0.2	32.8	0.2
1923	KCM	NNL	38	1	1	9.0	8	0	0	1	1.000	.980	8.00	11.92	-0.5	-52.5	-0.5
1925	KCM	NNL	40	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0		.978	0.00	11.53	-0.1	-85.4	-0.1
3	2			4	2	22.0	21	1	1	1	.957	.975	9.00	11.11	-0.4	-19.2	-0.4

Glossary

Pinch Runner

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G
1922	KCM	NNL	37	1
1925	KCM	NNL	40	1
2	1			2

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José Méndez

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