José Méndez - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
7
1920
1926
KCM
44.4
15.9
1.8
27.6
-0.8
2
SS
7
1920
1926
KCM/SC
37.2
21.4
12.2
0.0
3.5
3
SP
8
1909-10
1923-24
MULT
26.2
5.7
0.1
20.5
-0.2
4
LF
8
1917
1926
ALL/KCM
22.1
22.2
2.0
0.5
-2.6
5
SP
7
1907-08
1913-14
MULT
16.0
-0.2
-0.4
16.8
-0.1
6
RF
3
1922
1924
KCM/SC
12.3
14.8
-1.6
0.0
-0.9
7
CF
7
1913-14
1926
MULT
11.8
13.3
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
8
SP
4
1920
1923-24
KCM/SC
10.3
-0.8
0.1
11.0
0.0
9
SP
4
1923
1926
KCM
9.5
-0.4
0.0
9.9
0.0
10
SP
3
1914-15
1920-21
ALM
9.3
-0.1
-0.2
9.7
-0.1
11
2B
5
1922
1926
KCM
8.5
3.6
3.7
0.0
1.2
12
CF
8
1916
1924
MULT
8.4
3.1
0.1
5.8
-0.7
13
C
6
1921
1926
KCM/SC
8.1
2.3
4.5
0.0
1.4
14
3B
5
1922
1926
KCM
7.9
8.1
-1.3
0.0
1.1
15
LF
7
1907-08
1913-14
ALM
7.4
7.0
1.2
0.0
-0.9
16
C
9
1907-08
1915-16
MULT
7.2
8.1
-3.1
0.0
2.2
17
SP
5
1917
1925
ALL/KCM
6.9
0.6
0.1
6.3
0.0
18
1B
3
1920
1922
KCM
6.4
7.6
-0.8
0.0
-0.5
19
SS
9
1907-08
1915-16
ALM/APK
6.4
1.2
4.0
0.0
1.2
20
SS
7
1908-09
1920-21
MULT
5.9
2.6
2.2
0.1
1.0
21
CF
2
1919
1923-24
DS/SC
5.5
4.1
1.6
0.0
-0.2
22
SP
2
1925
1926
KCM
5.3
-0.5
0.0
5.8
0.0
23
3B
5
1911-12
1915-16
ALM/APK
5.0
2.5
2.1
0.0
0.4
24
3B
3
1920
1922
ALM/KCM
4.9
3.7
0.5
0.0
0.7
25
CF
9
1907-08
1915-16
MULT
4.7
7.1
-1.4
0.0
-1.0
26
2B
3
1919
1923-24
MULT
4.4
2.3
1.8
0.0
0.3
27
SP
6
1918
1923
MULT
4.3
-0.4
-0.1
4.8
0.0
28
CF
4
1920
1926
KCM
4.2
3.6
0.6
0.0
-0.1
29
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
4.1
2.3
1.6
0.0
0.2
30
SP
4
1907-08
1910-11
ALM/CSW
4.1
0.1
0.0
4.1
0.0
31
CF
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
3.8
3.8
0.2
0.0
-0.1
32
RF
5
1907-08
1912-13
MULT
3.6
4.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.7
33
SP
2
1925
1926
KCM
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
34
2B
6
1907-08
1915-16
MULT
3.5
1.8
1.8
0.0
-0.1
35
LF
5
1907-08
1911-12
MULT
3.4
2.9
1.5
0.0
-1.0
36
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
2.8
0.1
0.0
2.7
0.0
37
SP
6
1921
1926
KCM
2.7
-0.2
0.0
2.9
0.0
38
1B
6
1921
1926
KCM
2.4
2.7
1.2
0.2
-1.7
39
SP
2
1922
1923
KCM
2.1
1.0
-0.1
1.2
0.0
40
C
6
1908-09
1914-15
ALM/CSW
2.1
2.7
-0.9
0.0
0.2
41
3B
4
1908
1911
CSW
2.0
1.6
0.3
0.0
0.2
42
SS
5
1908
1912
CSW
2.0
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.5
43
3B
7
1907-08
1915-16
ALM/APK
1.9
3.1
-1.9
0.0
0.7
44
SP
3
1913-14
1915-16
ALM
1.8
0.2
-1.3
3.0
0.0
45
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
1.7
0.3
0.0
1.4
0.0
46
1B
5
1908
1921
MULT
1.7
1.6
0.0
0.5
-0.3
47
SP
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
1.7
0.2
0.1
1.4
0.0
48
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.6
0.7
1.0
0.0
-0.2
49
RF
3
1909
1911
CSW
1.6
1.2
0.6
-0.2
-0.1
50
2B
1
1921
1921
KCM
1.4
0.5
0.8
0.0
0.2
51
SP
1
1912
1912
CSW
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
52
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.3
-0.5
0.0
1.8
0.0
53
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.2
2.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.2
54
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
1.2
0.0
0.1
1.1
0.0
55
2B
1
1918
1918
CAG
1.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
56
1B
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
1.1
1.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
57
SP
2
1907-08
1908-09
ALM
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
58
LF
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
1.0
1.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
59
SP
3
1908
1912
CSW
1.0
-0.1
-0.1
1.3
-0.1
60
2B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.9
0.1
0.8
0.0
0.0
61
SP
2
1910
1911-12
ALM/CSW
0.9
-0.3
0.1
1.1
0.0
62
SS
4
1910-11
1913-14
ALM/APK
0.9
-1.6
1.8
0.0
0.7
63
LF
4
1922
1925
KCM
0.9
1.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
64
SP
2
1910
1911
CSW/SC1
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
65
3B
3
1910
1912
CSW
0.8
1.3
-0.6
0.0
0.2
66
SS
1
1919
1919
DS
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
67
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.8
-0.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
68
SP
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
0.8
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
69
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.3
70
1B
1
1917
1917
ALL
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.0
71
1B
5
1909-10
1914-15
MULT
0.6
2.5
-1.5
0.0
-0.4
72
2B
3
1908
1910
CSW/SC1
0.6
1.4
-0.8
0.0
0.0
73
LF
1
1912-13
1912-13
ALM
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
74
C
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.6
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
75
RP
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
76
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
77
SS
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
-0.2
0.6
0.0
0.1
78
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
79
SP
1
1917
1917
ALL
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
80
C
1
1909
1909
CSW
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
81
RP
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
82
LF
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
-0.1
83
CF
4
1907-08
1910
ALM/CSW
0.4
-0.2
0.8
0.0
-0.2
84
3B
1
1921
1921
KCM
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
85
RF
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.4
0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
86
SP
2
1911
1912-13
ALM/CSW
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
87
SP
2
1924
1925
KCM
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
88
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.1
89
C
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
0.4
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.1
90
C
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
91
3B
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
92
C
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
94
SP
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
95
CF
3
1923
1926
KCM
0.3
5.6
-4.7
0.2
-0.8
96
C
2
1920
1921
KCM
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
97
SP
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
98
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
99
3B
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
100
LF
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
SP
1
1909
1909
CSW
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
102
3B
1
1919
1919
DS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
104
SS
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
105
RP
1
1921
1921
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
106
SP
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
107
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
108
1B
1
1910
1910
CSW
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
C
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
110
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
112
CF
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
113
SS
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
114
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
115
3B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
116
2B
1
1922
1922
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1917
1917
ALL
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
118
SP
1
1919
1919
DS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
119
CF
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
ALM
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
3B
1
1909
1909
CSW
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1911
1911
CSW
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
124
C
2
1916
1917
ALL
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
125
1B
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
126
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
127
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
LF
4
1908
1912
CSW
0.1
1.6
-0.1
-0.9
-0.5
129
C
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
130
RF
5
1908-09
1914-15
ALM/APK
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.2
-0.2
131
3B
1
1919
1919
DS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
RP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
133
3B
2
1919
1924
DS/KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
SS
1
1921
1921
KCM
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
135
3B
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
136
RF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
137
SP
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
138
RP
1
1910
1910
CSW
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
139
-
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
140
LF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
141
3B
1
1916
1916
ALL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
RP
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
144
1B
1
1926
1926
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1917
1917
ALL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
RF
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
147
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
149
2B
1
1911
1911
CSW
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
ALM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1909-10
1909-10
ALM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
3B
1
1920
1920
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
RP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
RF
1
1921
1921
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
157
RP
1
1922
1922
KCM
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1916
1916
ALL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
LF
2
1911-12
1912-13
ALM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1916
1916
ALL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.6
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
163
-
1
1919
1919
DS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
164
SP
2
1909
1910
CSW/SC1
-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
165
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1910
1910
CSW
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1909-10
1909-10
ALM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1922
1922
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
3B
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
171
2B
1
1908
1908
CSW
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
172
-
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
-
1
1922
1922
KCM
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
174
CF
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
1B
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
176
1B
3
1907-08
1909-10
ALM
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.1
177
C
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
2B
1
1926
1926
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
179
LF
1
1911
1911
CSW
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
RP
1
1924
1924
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
182
1B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
183
2B
3
1913-14
1920-21
ALM
-0.2
-1.0
0.5
0.3
0.0
184
-
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
185
-
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
186
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
RF
2
1920
1921
KCM
-0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.4
0.0
188
3B
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
3B
1
1916
1916
ALL
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
190
SP
2
1922
1926
KCM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
191
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
192
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
194
C
1
1923
1923
KCM
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
195
2B
1
1914-15
1914-15
ALM
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
196
-
1
1909
1909
CSW
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
197
3B
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
198
C
6
1908
1915-16
MULT
-0.3
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.3
199
1B
2
1915-16
1916
ALL/ALM
-0.3
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
200
C
2
1912-13
1913-14
ALM
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
201
C
1
1912-13
1912-13
ALM
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
202
-
1
1921
1921
KCM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
203
-
1
1913-14
1913-14
ALM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
204
-
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
205
SP
1
1919
1919
DS
-0.4
0.3
0.0
-0.7
0.0
206
LF
2
1915-16
1920-21
ALM
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
207
1B
2
1910
1920-21
ALM/SC1
-0.4
0.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
208
C
3
1915-16
1920
MULT
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
0.0
0.4
209
-
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
210
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
211
C
2
1921
1925
KCM
-0.5
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.2
212
LF
2
1918
1919
CAG/DS
-0.5
0.5
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
213
2B
2
1922
1923
KCM
-0.5
0.2
-0.9
0.0
0.2
214
-
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
215
-
1
1921
1921
KCM
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
216
RF
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
217
2B
1
1920
1920
KCM
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
218
2B
2
1912-13
1920-21
ALM
-0.6
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
219
LF
1
1919
1919
DS
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
220
2B
1
1911-12
1911-12
ALM
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
221
3B
3
1910-11
1912-13
ALM
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
222
RP
1
1920-21
1920-21
ALM
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
223
SP
4
1908-09
1915-16
ALM/CSW
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
224
3B
1
1912-13
1912-13
ALM
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
225
LF
1
1917
1917
ALL
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
226
2B
5
1909
1915-16
MULT
-0.9
0.2
-0.9
0.0
-0.2
227
SP
2
1920
1921
KCM
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.9
0.0
228
2B
3
1916
1921
ALL/KCM
-1.1
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
229
-
2
1912-13
1913-14
ALM
-1.4
0.0
0.0
-1.4
0.0

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