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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Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1907-08	Almendares	CUB	22	SP	1	35	7	1	.833	✔		Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1908	Cuban Stars of Havana	NAC	23	2B	3	9	15	0	.375			No Home Ballpark
1908-09	Almendares	NvC	23	SP	1	5	4	0	.556			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1908-09	Almendares	CvM	23	SP	2	5	1	1	.833			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1908-09	Almendares	CUB	23	SP	2	28	14	1	.667			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1909	Cuban Stars of Havana	INT	24	RF	2	21	19	0	.525			No Home Ballpark
1909-10	Almendares	CvM	24	SP	2	5	3	0	.625			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1909-10	Almendares	CUB	24	SP	1	13	3	1	.813	✔		Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1910	Stars of Cuba	WES	25	SP	8	10	18	2	.357			No Home Ballpark
1910	Cuban Stars of Havana	EAS	25	SP	2	18	13	0	.581			No Home Ballpark
1910-11	Almendares	NvC	25	SP	1	5	2	1	.714			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1910-11	Almendares	CvM	25	SP	3	4	6	1	.400			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1910-11	Almendares	CUB	25	SP	1	20	6	1	.769	✔		Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1911	Cuban Stars of Havana	EAS	26	SP	1	18	11	1	.621			No Home Ballpark
1911-12	Almendares Park	CvM	26	SP	3	4	6	0	.400			Habana Park (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1911-12	Almendares	CUB	26	SP	2	14	17	1	.452			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1912	Cuban Stars of Havana	WES	27	RF	3	12	9	2	.571			No Home Ballpark
1912-13	Almendares	CvM	27	SP	2	2	4	0	.333			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1912-13	Almendares	NvC	27	SP	1	4	2	0	.667			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1912-13	Almendares	CUB	27	3B	2	16	16	1	.500			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1913-14	Almendares	CvM	28	SP	3	2	6	0	.250			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1913-14	Almendares	CUB	28	SP	1	22	11	0	.667	✔		Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1914-15	Almendares	NvC	29	SP	1	6	1	0	.857			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1914-15	Almendares	CUB	29	LF	2	22	11	1	.667			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1915-16	Almendares Park	NvC	30	RP	2	5	4	0	.556			Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1915-16	Almendares Park	CUB	30	LF	1	28	12	3	.700	✔		Almendares Park I (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1916	Kansas City All Nations	WES	31	SS	4	5	6	2	.455			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1917	Kansas City All Nations	WES	32	SS	2	8	8	2	.500			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1918	Chicago American Giants	WES	33	SS	1	20	8	2	.714			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1919	Detroit Stars	WES	34	SS	1	27	14	0	.659			Mack Park (Detroit, MI)
1920	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	35	SS	3	44	33	2	.571			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1920	Kansas City Monarchs	NvM	35	3B	10	0	3	0	.000			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1920-21	Almendares	CUB	35	RF	2	11	9	6	.550			Almendares Park II (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1920-21	Almendares	CLP	35	1B	2	1	2	0	.333			Almendares Park II (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1921	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	36	SS	3	57	44	0	.564			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1921	Kansas City Monarchs	NvH	36	RF	2	2	4	0	.333			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1922	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	37	3B	1	50	33	2	.602			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1922	Kansas City Monarchs	NvH	37	2B	3	5	1	0	.833			Association Park (Kansas City, MO)
1923	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	38	SP	2	61	37	0	.622	✔		Association Park (Kansas City, MO), Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1923-24	Santa Clara	CUB	38	RP	1	36	11	1	.766	✔		Boulanger Park (Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba)
1923-24	Santa Clara	GP	38	RP	1	13	12	1	.520			Boulanger Park (Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba)
1924	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	39	RP	1	57	22	0	.722	✔	✔	Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1924	Kansas City Monarchs	WS	39	RP	1	5	4	1	.556			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	40	SP	1	60	26	2	.698	✔		Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	NNC	40	RP	1	4	3	0	.571			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1925	Kansas City Monarchs	WS	40	RP	2	1	5	0	.167			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1926	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	41	RP	1	60	22	0	.732			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1926	Kansas City Monarchs	NNC	41	RP	2	4	5	0	.444			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
20	9			SP		864	533	39	.618	9	1

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
10	Almendares			SP		253	141	19	.642	5	0
5	Cuban Stars West			SP		78	67	3	.538	0	0
1	Stars of Cuba I			SP		10	18	2	.357	0	0
1	Almendares Park I			SP		4	6	0	.400	0	0
2	All Nations Club			SS		13	14	4	.481	0	0
1	Chicago American Giants			SP		20	8	2	.714	0	0
1	Detroit Stars I			SP		27	14	0	.659	0	0
7	Kansas City Monarchs			SP		410	242	7	.629	3	1
1	Santa Clara			RP		49	23	2	.681	1	0

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