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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• 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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Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hurley McNair	8	1917	1926	22.1
Armando Marsans	7	1908	1914	7.4
Rogelio Valdés	5	1908	1912	3.4
Merito Acosta	1	1920	1920	1.0
George Sweatt	4	1922	1925	0.9

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cristóbal Torriente	7	1914	1926	11.8
John Donaldson	8	1916	1924	8.4
Oscar Charleston	2	1919	1924	5.5
Heliodoro Hidalgo	9	1908	1916	4.7
Dink Mothell	4	1920	1926	4.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Heavy Johnson	3	1922	1924	12.3
Emilio Palomino	5	1908	1912	3.6
Estéban Montalvo	1	1924	1924	1.6
Luis Padrón	3	1909	1911	1.6
Pablo Mesa	1	1924	1924	0.7

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dobie Moore	7	1920	1926	37.2
Alfredo Cabrera	9	1908	1916	6.4
Pelayo Chacón	7	1908	1920	5.9
Luis Bustamante	5	1908	1912	2.0
Tomás Romañach	4	1910	1914	0.9

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Newt Allen	5	1922	1926	8.5
Frank Warfield	3	1919	1924	4.4
Armando Cabañas	6	1908	1916	3.5
Bob Fagan	1	1921	1921	1.4
Bingo DeMoss	1	1918	1918	1.2

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Newt Joseph	5	1922	1926	7.9
Manuel Cueto	5	1912	1916	5.0
Bartolo Portuondo	3	1920	1922	4.9
Oliver Marcell	1	1924	1924	4.1
Ricardo Hernández	4	1908	1911	2.0

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Carr	3	1920	1922	6.4
Lemuel Hawkins	6	1921	1926	2.4
Agustín Parpetti	5	1908	1921	1.7
Edgar Wesley	2	1918	1919	1.1
Jimmie Lyons	1	1917	1917	0.6

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Frank Duncan	6	1921	1926	8.1
Gervasio González	9	1908	1916	7.2
Regino García	6	1908	1914	2.1
Tom Young	1	1926	1926	0.6
Gonzalo Sánchez	1	1909	1909	0.5

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
José Méndez	20	1908	1926	49.1
Bullet Rogan	7	1920	1926	44.4
Eustaquio Pedroso	8	1910	1924	26.2
José Muñoz	7	1908	1914	16.0
Rube Curry	4	1920	1924	10.3
William Bell	4	1923	1926	9.5
Adolfo Luque	3	1914	1920	9.3
Bill Drake	5	1917	1925	6.9
Nelson Dean	2	1925	1926	5.3
Sam Crawford	6	1918	1923	4.3
Carlos Royer	4	1908	1910	4.1
Chet Brewer	2	1925	1926	3.5
Bill Holland	1	1924	1924	2.8
Cliff Bell	6	1921	1926	2.7
Willie Gisentaner	2	1922	1923	2.1
Tatica Campos	3	1914	1916	1.8
Dick Whitworth	1	1918	1918	1.7
Cheo Hernández	1	1920	1920	1.7
José Junco	1	1912	1912	1.3
Dave Brown	1	1924	1924	1.3

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Rolla Mapel	1	1916	1916	0.5
Hank Weidell	1	1916	1916	0.4
Warren	1	1921	1921	0.2
Jesse Hubbard	1	1924	1924	0.1
Harding	1	1917	1917	0.1
Francisco Mullin	1	1914	1914	0.1
Will Horn	1	1910	1910	0.0
Archie Cole	1	1923	1923	0.0
Red Keys	1	1918	1918	0.0
William Linder	1	1922	1922	0.0
Jack Marshall	1	1924	1924	-0.2
Isidro Fabré	1	1920	1920	-0.6

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