José Cardenal
Full name: Jose Rosario Domec
Also known as: Jose · Jose Rosario Domec (Cardenal) · José Cardenal
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
- Born
- 1943-10-07 · Matanzas
- Debut
- 1963-04-14
José Cardenal is a Cuban baseball player, born on 7 October 1943 in Matanzas. His full name is recorded as Jose Rosario Domec. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 18 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1963 and 1980. Most of that was with Chicago Cubs, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
Across his recorded career he batted .275, with 1,913 hits, 138 home runs and 775 runs batted in. His 329 stolen bases are the second highest total among the 156 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,913 hits are the seventh highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .317, in 1975 (574 AB). His most home runs in a season was 17, in 1972.
Career summary
- Seasons 18 (1963–1980)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsCalifornia Angels, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.286 / .353 / .414
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 20 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .118 | .000 | .118 |
| 1965 | California Angels | American League | 134 | 550 | 512 | 58 | 128 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 27 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 188 | .250 | .287 | .367 | .654 |
| 1966 | California Angels | American League | 154 | 606 | 561 | 67 | 155 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 224 | .276 | .320 | .399 | .719 |
| 1967 | California Angels | American League | 108 | 405 | 381 | 40 | 90 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 131 | .236 | .268 | .344 | .612 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 157 | 629 | 583 | 78 | 150 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 39 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 206 | .257 | .305 | .353 | .658 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 146 | 616 | 557 | 75 | 143 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 49 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 208 | .257 | .314 | .373 | .687 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 148 | 599 | 552 | 73 | 162 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 236 | .293 | .348 | .428 | .776 |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Brewers | American League | 53 | 219 | 198 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | .258 | .297 | .354 | .651 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 89 | 339 | 301 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 114 | .243 | .303 | .379 | .682 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 143 | 593 | 533 | 96 | 155 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 25 | 14 | 55 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 242 | .291 | .356 | .454 | .810 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 145 | 593 | 522 | 80 | 158 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 19 | 7 | 58 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 228 | .303 | .375 | .437 | .812 |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 143 | 604 | 542 | 75 | 159 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 23 | 9 | 56 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 239 | .293 | .359 | .441 | .800 |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 154 | 666 | 574 | 85 | 182 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 77 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 243 | .317 | .397 | .423 | .820 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 136 | 560 | 521 | 64 | 156 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 209 | .299 | .339 | .401 | .740 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 100 | 258 | 226 | 33 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77 | .239 | .324 | .341 | .665 |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 87 | 226 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | .249 | .323 | .368 | .691 |
| 1979 | New York Mets | National League | 11 | 44 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .297 | .409 | .568 | .977 |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 29 | 56 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .208 | .321 | .271 | .592 |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 25 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .340 | .377 | .377 | .754 |
| 1980 | New York Mets | National League | 26 | 49 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .167 | .265 | .190 | .455 |
| Career total | — | National League | 1240 | 4610 | 4119 | 590 | 1178 | 223 | 26 | 84 | 517 | 173 | 77 | 426 | 446 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 1705 | .286 | .353 | .414 | .767 |
| Career total | — | American League | 777 | 3086 | 2845 | 346 | 735 | 110 | 20 | 54 | 258 | 156 | 61 | 182 | 360 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1047 | .258 | .302 | .368 | .670 |
Frequently asked questions
When was José Cardenal born?
José Cardenal was born on 1943-10-07 in Matanzas.
Which teams did José Cardenal play for?
José Cardenal appears for California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals across 18 recorded seasons.
What are José Cardenal's career statistics?
In 18 recorded seasons José Cardenal batted .286 with 1178 hits, 84 home runs and 517 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
