José Méndez
Given Name: Jose Colmenar
Born: 1/2/1885 in Cardenas, Matanzas Cu
Died: 10/31/1928 in Havana, La Cuba
First Game: Saturday August 24, 1912
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
Voted in by Negro League
José Méndez's Batting Statistics
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CSH | 19 | 62 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .274 | .328 | .339 | .667 |
| 1909 | CSH | 27 | 75 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .213 | .289 | .267 | .556 |
| 1910 | SC1 | 13 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .234 | .294 | .404 | .698 |
| 1910 | CSH | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| 1911 | CSH | 15 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .190 | .306 | .214 | .520 |
| 1912 | CSH | 17 | 60 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .262 | .300 | .562 |
| 1918 | CAG | 15 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .192 | .263 | .288 | .552 |
| 1919 | DS | 33 | 101 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .218 | .301 | .366 | .667 |
| 1920 | KCM | 56 | 180 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .211 | .324 | .256 | .579 |
| 1921 | KCM | 56 | 178 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .292 | .376 | .360 | .736 |
| 1922 | KCM | 40 | 104 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .183 | .298 | .269 | .567 |
| 1923 | KCM | 39 | 88 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .239 | .280 | .409 | .689 |
| 1924 | KCM | 16 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .208 | .296 | .417 | .713 |
| 1925 | KCM | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
| 1926 | KCM | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
| Career | 365 | 1037 | 138 | 237 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 327 | 107 | 41 | 0 | 122 | 2 | .229 | .313 | .315 | .628 | |
| Max | 56 | 180 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 2 | .292 | .400 | .417 | .736 | |
José Méndez's World Series and Playoffs Batting Statistics
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GIDP | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NWS | KCM | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 1925 | NWS | KCM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1926 | NNC | KCM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
José Méndez's Pitching Statistics
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | ERA | WHIP | HR | BB | SO | IBB | WP | HBP | BK | BFP | GF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CSH | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 5.34 | 1.55 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 1909 | CSH | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 1.08 | 0.93 | 1 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 1910 | SC1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 72 | 38 | 28 | 4.34 | 1.34 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 0 |
| 1910 | CSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 0.56 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1911 | CSH | 9 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 87.0 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 1.45 | 0.98 | 1 | 16 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 343 | 0 |
| 1912 | CSH | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 1918 | CAG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46.1 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 2.33 | 0.80 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 3 |
| 1920 | KCM | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 2.68 | 1.17 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4.60 | 1.15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| 1922 | KCM | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 5.12 | 2.02 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 |
| 1923 | KCM | 12 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 138.2 | 138 | 66 | 49 | 3.18 | 1.21 | 4 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 577 | 6 |
| 1924 | KCM | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.1 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 3.38 | 1.19 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 10 |
| 1925 | KCM | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 6.26 | 1.39 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | KCM | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31.0 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 2.61 | 1.10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 5 |
| Career | 57 | 18 | 117 | 72 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 687.1 | 655 | 299 | 214 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 13 | 128 | 402 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2744 | 29 | |
| 'Best' | 12 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 138.2 | 138 | 66 | 49 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 4 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 577 | 10 | |
José Méndez's World Series and Playoffs Pitching Statistics
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | ERA | WHIP | HR | BB | SO | IBB | WP | HBP | BK | BFP | GF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NWS | KCM | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1.42 | 0.74 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 1925 | NNC | KCM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.00 | 4.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1925 | NWS | KCM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1926 | NNC | KCM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3.00 | 1.11 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 1 | |||
José Méndez's Fielding Statistics
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | PB |
| 1908 | CSH | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | CSH | OF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | CSH | P | 4 | 4 | 30.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | CSH | SS | 4 | 4 | 34.2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | CSH | 2B | 7 | 6 | 56.0 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CSH | 2B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CSH | 3B | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CSH | P | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CSH | OF | 14 | 0 | 93.1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | SC1 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | SC1 | OF | 6 | 0 | 42.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | SC1 | P | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910 | CSH | P | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | CSH | OF | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | CSH | 3B | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | CSH | OF | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | CSH | P | 11 | 0 | 87.0 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | CSH | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | CSH | P | 7 | 0 | 52.2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | CSH | OF | 11 | 0 | 93.1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CAG | P | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CAG | OF | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CAG | SS | 13 | 0 | 116.0 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 56.0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | P | 7 | 4 | 46.1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | SS | 9 | 9 | 79.0 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | OF | 9 | 7 | 63.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | 3B | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | OF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | P | 9 | 5 | 47.0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | SS | 23 | 22 | 195.2 | 42 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1920 | KCM | 2B | 23 | 23 | 212.0 | 37 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | 2B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | P | 3 | 2 | 15.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | 3B | 11 | 10 | 81.0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | OF | 15 | 15 | 114.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | KCM | SS | 26 | 26 | 220.2 | 69 | 88 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 1922 | KCM | OF | 3 | 1 | 13.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | KCM | 2B | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | KCM | SS | 4 | 3 | 24.1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1922 | KCM | P | 5 | 1 | 19.1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | KCM | 3B | 28 | 20 | 195.2 | 23 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1923 | KCM | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1923 | KCM | 2B | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | KCM | OF | 7 | 5 | 47.1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | KCM | 3B | 7 | 4 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1923 | KCM | P | 24 | 15 | 138.2 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | KCM | OF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | KCM | P | 13 | 2 | 45.1 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | KCM | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | KCM | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | KCM | P | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | KCM | P | 7 | 3 | 31.0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 1B | 3 | 2 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career | 2B | 40 | 36 | 334.0 | 60 | 86 | 18 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career | 3B | 64 | 44 | 436.1 | 56 | 110 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career | OF | 76 | 32 | 542.2 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | P | 118 | 39 | 673.1 | 50 | 262 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career | SS | 79 | 64 | 670.1 | 162 | 219 | 37 | 27 | 0 | |