José Fernández
Full name: José María Tranquilino Fernández Marín
Also known as: Cuso · Jose Maria · José Fernández
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1896-06-06 · Guanabacoa, La Habana
- Died
- 1972-07-20
- Debut
- 1926-09-19
José Fernández was a Cuban baseball player, born on 6 June 1896 in Guanabacoa, La Habana. His full name is recorded as José María Tranquilino Fernández Marín. He is also listed as Cuso. He died on 20 July 1972. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the Eastern Colored League and Negro National League II, between 1926 and 1947. Most of that was with New York Cubans, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cuban Stars (East).
Across his recorded career he batted .225, with 43 hits, 1 home runs and 15 runs batted in.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1926–1947)
- Leagues Eastern Colored League, Negro National League II
- TeamsCuban Stars (East), New York Cubans
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.268 / .348 / .317
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 |
| 1927 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .453 |
| 1933 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 8 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .355 | .321 | .676 |
| 1939 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .158 | .200 | .316 | .516 |
| 1940 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 17 | 57 | 51 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .235 | .298 | .275 | .573 |
| 1941 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 21 | 60 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .232 | .283 | .250 | .533 |
| 1942 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 11 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .238 | .111 | .349 |
| 1944 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .429 | .667 | 1.096 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | Eastern Colored League | 12 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .268 | .348 | .317 | .665 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 64 | 165 | 150 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .213 | .279 | .267 | .546 |
Frequently asked questions
When was José Fernández born?
José Fernández was born on 1896-06-06 in Guanabacoa, La Habana.
Which teams did José Fernández play for?
José Fernández appears for Cuban Stars (East), New York Cubans across 9 recorded seasons.
What are José Fernández's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons José Fernández batted .268 with 11 hits, 0 home runs and 3 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- 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)
