José Méndez
Full name: José Colmenar Mendéz del Valle
Also known as: El Diamante Negro; Joe · Jose · José Méndez
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 69 kg
- Born
- 1885-01-02 · Cardenas, Matanzas
- Died
- 1928-10-31
- Debut
- 1912-08-24
Jose Mendez was a Cuban baseball player, born on 2 January 1885 in Cardenas, Matanzas. His full name is recorded as José Colmenar Mendéz del Valle. He is also listed as El Diamante Negro; Joe. He died on 31 October 1928. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 7 seasons in the Negro National League, between 1912 and 1926. Most of that was with Kansas City Monarchs, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cuban Stars (West).
He is credited with 4 wins against 2 losses, an earned run average of 1.83, and 19 strikeouts.
Career summary
- Seasons 7 (1912–1926)
- Leagues Negro National League
- Teams
Cuban Stars (West), Kansas City Monarchs - AVG / OBP / SLG
.185 / .267 / .185 - ERA 1.83
· Innings 44.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Cuban Stars (West) | Negro National League | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1920 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 |
| 1921 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .572 |
| 1923 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 1924 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| 1925 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1926 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League | 13 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .185 | .267 | .185 | .452 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Cuban Stars (West) | Negro National League | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .778 |
| 1923 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1924 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 2 | 0 | 1.17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .913 |
| 1925 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.400 |
| 1926 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.500 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League | 4 | 2 | 1.83 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 44.1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 19 | .947 |
Frequently asked questions
When was José Méndez born?
José Méndez was born on 1885-01-02 in Cardenas, Matanzas.
Which teams did José Méndez play for?
José Méndez appears for Cuban Stars (West), Kansas City Monarchs across 7 recorded seasons.
What are José Méndez's career statistics?
In 7 recorded seasons José Méndez batted .185 with 5 hits, 0 home runs and 0 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)
- Some names and identities here are corrected by Cuba Dugout where the underlying sources disagree or print an incomplete form. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-03)
- 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)
