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.ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; font-size: 125%"><span class="note">José Méndez</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mendez_Jose_1920.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Mendez_Jose_1920.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a> / <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">Shortstop</a> / <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">Third baseman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Manager</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1885-01-02</span>)</span>January 2, 1885<br /><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A1rdenas,_Cuba" title="Cárdenas, Cuba">Cárdenas, Matanzas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> October 31, 1928<span style="display:none">(1928-10-31)</span> (aged 43)<br /><a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>, Cuba</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Negro leagues debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">1908, for the Cuban Stars</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last Negro leagues appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">1926, for the Kansas City Monarchs</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Negro leagues<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">30–9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">139</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.232</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">62</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Managerial record</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">206–118–5</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <dl><dt>As player</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> (<a href="/wiki/1908_in_baseball" title="1908 in baseball">1908</a>–<a href="/wiki/1912_in_baseball" title="1912 in baseball">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Nations" title="All Nations">All Nations</a> (<a href="/wiki/1913_in_baseball" title="1913 in baseball">1913</a>–<a href="/wiki/1917_in_baseball" title="1917 in baseball">1917</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_American_Giants" title="Chicago American Giants">Chicago American Giants</a> (<a href="/wiki/1918_in_baseball" title="1918 in baseball">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Stars" title="Detroit Stars">Detroit Stars</a> (<a href="/wiki/1919_in_baseball" title="1919 in baseball">1919</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-detroit1919_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-detroit1919-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> (<a href="/wiki/1920_in_baseball" title="1920 in baseball">1920</a>–<a href="/wiki/1926_in_baseball" title="1926 in baseball">1926</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>As manager</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> (<a href="/wiki/1910_in_baseball" title="1910 in baseball">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> (<a href="/wiki/1920_in_baseball" title="1920 in baseball">1920</a>, <a href="/wiki/1923_in_baseball" title="1923 in baseball">1923</a>–<a href="/wiki/1925_in_baseball" title="1925 in baseball">1925</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Negro_World_Series" title="Negro World Series">Negro World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1924_Colored_World_Series" title="1924 Colored World Series">1924</a>)</li> <li>3× Negro National League pennant (<a href="/wiki/1923_in_baseball" title="1923 in baseball">1923</a>–<a href="/wiki/1925_in_baseball" title="1925 in baseball">1925</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-member-header"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">Member of the National</a></th></tr><tr class="nowrap ib-baseball-bio-member" style="background:#272662;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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Fame</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.5em;">Induction</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">2006</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.5em;">Election method</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:0.5em;">Committee on African-American Baseball</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>José de la Caridad Méndez Báez</b> (March 19,1887– October 31, 1928) was a <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuban</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Right-handed" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-handed">right-handed</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro leagues</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A1rdenas,_Matanzas,_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba">Cárdenas, Matanzas</a>, he died at age 43 in <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>. Known in Cuba as "<b>The Black Diamond</b>" (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i>El Diamante Negro</i>), he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame">Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in 1939. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/2006_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">2006</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dominating_pitcher:_1908–1914"><span id="Dominating_pitcher:_1908.E2.80.931914"></span>Dominating pitcher: 1908–1914</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Dominating pitcher: 1908–1914"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1907 Méndez was discovered by Bebé Royer of the Almendares team in the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a>. A relatively small man (5 feet, 10  inches, 152 pounds),<sup id="cite_ref-1912Inquirer_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1912Inquirer-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he threw a hard fastball with a deceptively easy motion and a snapping curve. In his first Cuban League season (January–March 1908), he went 9–0, and, along with veteran <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mu%C3%B1oz_(Negro_league_baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="José Muñoz (Negro league baseball)">Joseíto Muñoz</a>, led the <a href="/wiki/Almendares_(baseball_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Almendares (baseball club)">Almendares Blues</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> pennant. That summer he made his United States debut with the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> and also went 3–0 for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Royal_Giants" title="Brooklyn Royal Giants">Brooklyn Royal Giants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the fall of 1908, in the middle of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Occupation_of_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Occupation of Cuba">Second Occupation of Cuba</a>, Méndez pitched the games that established him as a legend. The <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> were visiting <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a> playing the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> teams, and Méndez completely dominated, pitching 25 consecutive scoreless <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings</a> in 3 <a href="/wiki/Games_played#Baseball" title="Games played">appearances</a>. In his first <a href="/wiki/Games_started" title="Games started">start</a>, he allowed just one <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Miller Huggins</a> in the 9th inning, while <a href="/wiki/Striking_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Striking out">striking out</a> nine. His next appearance came in <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief</a>, where he held the Reds scoreless for 7 innings on just 2 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>. He concluded with another <a href="/wiki/Complete_game_shutout" class="mw-redirect" title="Complete game shutout">shutout</a>. His statistics from the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> series were <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball_statistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball statistics)">W</a>-2, L-0, <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA)-0.00, games played (GP) - 3, games started (GS)-2, innings pitched (IP)-25, <a href="/wiki/Hits_allowed" title="Hits allowed">hits allowed</a>-8, <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> (R) allowed-0, <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">bases on balls</a> (BB)-3, strikeouts (K)-24. Several days later Almendares played a minor league all-star team from <a href="/wiki/Key_West" title="Key West">Key West</a>, and Méndez pitched two more shutouts, the second a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a>, giving him 43 consecutive scoreless innings against major and minor league competition.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashwill_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashwill-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the next 6 <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> seasons Méndez continued to dominate, with <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">records</a> of 15–6, 7–0, 11–2, 9–5, 1–4, and 10–0, leading the league in wins 3 times. His Almendares team won <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (baseball)">pennants</a> in 3 of 6 campaigns. In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> during the summers, he pitched just as well. Some sources say that he achieved a 44–2 record with the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> in 1909, though a recent partial compilation of box scores by Scott Simkus shows a more modest, but still impressive, 14–2 record (with 2 <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">saves</a>). He pitched a 10-inning no-hitter on July 24, 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of his losses came on July 1 in Chicago when <a href="/wiki/Rube_Foster" title="Rube Foster">Rube Foster</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Leland_Giants" title="Leland Giants">Leland Giants</a> defeated him 1–0 when a dropped fly ball led to an <a href="/wiki/Unearned_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Unearned run">unearned run</a> against him. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1909.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1909.jpg/220px-Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1909.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1909.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="243" /></a><figcaption>Méndez with the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> in 1909.</figcaption></figure> <p>Other major league teams visited Cuba over these years and Méndez continued to pitch against them. According to a compilation of box scores by Gary Ashwill, during 1908–13 against major league competition Méndez compiled a record of 9–11 in 24 games, pitching 18 complete games and 204 innings, with a total run average of 3.26. He allowed 150 hits and 51 walks while notching 123 strikeouts. His opponents were top major league teams, including the 1909 and 1910 <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, the 1910 and 1912 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, the 1911 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> and the 1913 <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. The average major league winning percentage of the opposing pitchers he faced was .595; he faced star pitchers including <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Plank" title="Eddie Plank">Eddie Plank</a>, whom he beat twice, and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Bender" title="Chief Bender">Chief Bender</a>, whom he beat once.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashwill_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashwill-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an article in <i>Baseball Magazine</i> in March 1913, <a href="/wiki/Ira_Thomas" title="Ira Thomas">Ira Thomas</a> (a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics who had visited Havana twice) wrote the following about Méndez:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999133–134_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999133–134-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><p>Méndez is a remarkable man. More than one big leaguer from the states has faced him and left the plate with a wholesome respect for the great Cuban star. It is not alone my opinion but the opinion of many others who have seen Méndez pitch that he ranks among the best in the game. I do not think he is <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Walter Johnson</a>'s equal, but he is not far behind. He has terrific speed, great control, and he uses excellent judgment. He is a natural ballplayer if there ever was one and with his pitching, it is no wonder that the Cubans win games ... At that, he is a remarkable pitcher, and if he were a white man would command a good position on any Major League club in the circuits. </p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Injury_and_recovery:_1914–1928"><span id="Injury_and_recovery:_1914.E2.80.931928"></span>Injury and recovery: 1914–1928</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Injury and recovery: 1914–1928"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 1914 Méndez developed arm trouble and cut back on his pitching, eventually stopping altogether. A slick fielder, Méndez moved to shortstop and joined <a href="/wiki/J._L._Wilkinson" title="J. L. Wilkinson">J. L. Wilkinson</a>'s <a href="/wiki/All_Nations" title="All Nations">All Nations</a>. He played with several other teams, including the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_American_Giants" title="Chicago American Giants">Chicago American Giants</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Stars" title="Detroit Stars">Detroit Stars</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-detroit1919_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-detroit1919-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before finally signing on in 1920 as playing manager with Wilkinson's <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> in the new <a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%9331)" class="mw-redirect" title="Negro National League (1920–31)">Negro National League</a>. He continued to split his time between shortstop and pitching, and under his leadership the Monarchs won pennants in 1923, 1924, and 1925. He gradually adjusted and became a very effective pitcher again, albeit with lighter pitching loads than he had carried during his 1908–14 pitching prime. In 1923 Méndez had a 12–4 record, followed by 4–0, 2–0, and 3–1 in the next three seasons. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1924.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1924.jpg/180px-Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1924.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez_1924.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="317" /></a><figcaption>Méndez at the <a href="/wiki/1924_Colored_World_Series" title="1924 Colored World Series">1924 Colored World Series</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Méndez became the star of the <a href="/wiki/1924_Colored_World_Series" title="1924 Colored World Series">first</a> <a href="/wiki/Negro_World_Series" title="Negro World Series">Negro World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1924_Colored_World_Series" title="1924 Colored World Series">1924</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Hilldale_Club" title="Hilldale Club">Hilldale Club</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Colored_League" title="Eastern Colored League">Eastern Colored League</a>. He appeared in four games, with a 2–0 record including a shutout victory in the deciding final game. </p><p>During the winters, Méndez returned to pitching in the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> in 1920/21. He pitched for the 1923/24 <a href="/wiki/Leopardos_de_Santa_Clara" title="Leopardos de Santa Clara">Santa Clara Leopards</a> team that is considered the most dominant in the history of Cuban baseball; other members of that team included <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Charleston" title="Oscar Charleston">Oscar Charleston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Oms" title="Alejandro Oms">Alejandro Oms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dobie_Moore" title="Dobie Moore">Dobie Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Holland" title="Bill Holland">Bill Holland</a>, and Eustaquio Pedroso. </p><p>Méndez won his last game in <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> on January 21, 1927. Less than two years later, he was dead at the age of 43, most likely of <a href="/wiki/Tuberculosis" title="Tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His career <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> record was 76–28, and he ranks first all-time in career winning percentage (minimum of 40 wins) with .731. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_pitching_statistics">Career pitching statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Career pitching statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comprehensive_Negro_league_and_Cuban_League_statistics_for_some_seasons">Comprehensive Negro league and Cuban League statistics for some seasons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Comprehensive Negro league and Cuban League statistics for some seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?ID=541">Seamheads.com</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_National_League">Negro National League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Negro National League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>Negro league baseball statistics and player information from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mendez005jos">Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-league_play_in_the_United_States">Pre-league play in the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pre-league play in the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following statistics are from a compilation by Scott Simkus of the 1909 Cuban Stars games against <i>all</i> competition. The compilation is missing games during the first month of their tour and for some games is compiled from line scores rather than box scores. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="border: 1px black solid;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:black; color:white; text-align:center;"> <td width="40"><b>Year</b> </td> <td width="100"><b>Team</b> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">W</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">L</span></b></a> </td> <td width="50"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage"><b><span style="color:white;">Pct</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Games_pitched" title="Games pitched"><b><span style="color:white;">G</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Games_started" title="Games started"><b><span style="color:white;">GS</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game"><b><span style="color:white;">CG</span></b></a> </td> <td width="50"><a href="/wiki/Shutouts_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts in baseball"><b><span style="color:white;">SHO</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">SV</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched"><b><span style="color:white;">IP</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">H</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls"><b><span style="color:white;">BB</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout"><b><span style="color:white;">SO</span></b></a> </td> <td width="50"><a href="/wiki/Run_average" title="Run average"><b><span style="color:white;">RA</span></b></a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1909 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Stars_(West)" title="Cuban Stars (West)">Cuban Stars</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.909 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>106.0 </td> <td>54 </td> <td>31 </td> <td>108 </td> <td>1.19 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1909 </td> <td>Cuban Stars </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.800 </td> <td colspan="10">    Record from games with line scores but without box scores. </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:black; color:white; text-align:center;"> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.875 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Source: 1909 Cuban Stars statistics compiled by Scott Simkus. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/2007/07/1909-cuban-star.html">"1909 Cuban Stars"</a>. July 8, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 17,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1909+Cuban+Stars&rft.date=2007-07-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fagatetype.typepad.com%2Fagate_type%2F2007%2F07%2F1909-cuban-star.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuban_League">Cuban League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cuban League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="border: 1px black solid;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:black; color:white; text-align:center;"> <td width="50"><b>Year</b> </td> <td width="140"><b>Team</b> </td> <td width="130"><b>League</b> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">W</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)"><b><span style="color:white;">L</span></b></a> </td> <td width="50"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage"><b><span style="color:white;">Pct</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Games_pitched" title="Games pitched"><b><span style="color:white;">G</span></b></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game"><b><span style="color:white;">CG</span></b></a> </td> <td width="50"><a href="/wiki/Shutouts_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts in baseball"><b><span style="color:white;">SHO</span></b></a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1908w </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Almendares_(baseball_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Almendares (baseball club)">Almendares</a> <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1.000<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1908/09 </td> <td>Almendares </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>15<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>.714<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>28<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>18<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>5<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1910w </td> <td>Almendares <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>7<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1.000<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1910/11 </td> <td>Almendares <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>11<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.846<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>18<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>12<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>4<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1912w </td> <td>Almendares </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>9 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.643 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>12<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>2<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1913w </td> <td>Almendares </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.200 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1913/14 </td> <td>Almendares <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1.000<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3<span style="color:red;">*</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1914/15 </td> <td>Almendares </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1915/16 </td> <td>Almendares <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1920/21 </td> <td>Almendares </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1923/24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leopardos_de_Santa_Clara" title="Leopardos de Santa Clara">Santa Clara</a> <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1924w </td> <td>Santa Clara <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Special (Gran Premio) </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1924/25 </td> <td>Santa Clara/Matanzas </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.400 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:silver; text-align:center;"> <td>1925/26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Habana_(baseball_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Habana (baseball club)">Habana</a> </td> <td>Cuban </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1926/27 </td> <td>Alacranes <span style="color:green;">p</span> </td> <td>Triangular </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:black; color:white; text-align:center;"> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>14 seasons</b> </td> <td> </td> <td>76 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>.731<span style="color:orange;">†</span> </td> <td>162<span style="color:orange;">^</span> </td> <td>71<span style="color:orange;">^</span> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9">   w – winter; <span style="color:red;">*</span> – led league; <span style="color:orange;">†</span> – all-time league leader; <span style="color:green;">p</span> = pennant; <span style="color:orange;">^</span> = totals incomplete. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Source: Figueredo, pp. 72, 78–79, 86, 91–92, 98, 104, 108–109, 114, 118–119, 139, 148, 150, 154–155, 160, 165, 172, 503. </p><p>More comprehensive statistics for 1908–13 are available from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?ID=541">Seamheads.com</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On December 16, 2020, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> declared the <a href="/wiki/Negro_leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="Negro leagues">Negro leagues</a>, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Méndez's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1920 until the end of his career.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200371–73_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200371–73-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999129–131_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999129–131-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolway200157_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolway200157-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson1984211–213_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson1984211–213-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiley1994545_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiley1994545-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200376–77_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200376–77-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999131–133_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999131–133-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolway200159_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolway200159-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200377–79,_85–87,_91–92,_97–99,_102–104,_107–109_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200377–79,_85–87,_91–92,_97–99,_102–104,_107–109-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiley1994545_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiley1994545-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league">"MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a></i>. December 16, 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241230003117/https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league">Archived</a> from the original on December 30, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 30,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=MLB+officially+designates+the+Negro+Leagues+as+%27Major+League%27&rft.date=2020-12-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fpress-release%2Fpress-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/00706.pdf">"Storz Preparing for Great Game Tomorrow"</a> <i>Omaha World Herald</i>, Omaha, Nebraska Friday, May 9, 1913, Page 21, Columns 5 and 6</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-detroit1919-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-detroit1919_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-detroit1919_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/00707.pdf">"Hilldale Team Wins" <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>, August 6, 1919, Page 12</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1912Inquirer-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1912Inquirer_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdcU1nOWJPWUF4dFU">"In the Spotlight of Sports, Cuba's Black Matthewson" <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>, January 14, 1912, Page 3, Columns 1 to 7</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200371–73-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200371–73_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFigueredo2003">Figueredo 2003</a>, p. 71–73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999129–131-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999129–131_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGonzález_Echevarría1999">González Echevarría 1999</a>, p. 129–131.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolway200157-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolway200157_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHolway2001">Holway 2001</a>, p. 57.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson1984211–213-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson1984211–213_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPeterson1984">Peterson 1984</a>, p. 211–213.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERiley1994545-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiley1994545_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiley1994545_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRiley1994">Riley 1994</a>, p. 545.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ashwill-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ashwill_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ashwill_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAshwill2006" class="citation web cs1">Ashwill, Gary (May 2, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/2006/05/jos_mndez_vs_ma.html">"José Méndez vs. major league teams, 1908–13"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 7,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez+vs.+major+league+teams%2C+1908%E2%80%9313&rft.date=2006-05-02&rft.aulast=Ashwill&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fagatetype.typepad.com%2Fagate_type%2F2006%2F05%2Fjos_mndez_vs_ma.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200376–77-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200376–77_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFigueredo2003">Figueredo 2003</a>, p. 76–77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999131–133-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999131–133_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGonzález_Echevarría1999">González Echevarría 1999</a>, p. 131–133.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolway200159-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolway200159_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHolway2001">Holway 2001</a>, p. 59.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200377–79,_85–87,_91–92,_97–99,_102–104,_107–109-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFigueredo200377–79,_85–87,_91–92,_97–99,_102–104,_107–109_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFigueredo2003">Figueredo 2003</a>, p. 77–79, 85–87, 91–92, 97–99, 102–104, 107–109.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/2007/07/1909-cuban-star.html">"1909 Cuban Stars"</a>. July 8, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 9,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1909+Cuban+Stars&rft.date=2007-07-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fagatetype.typepad.com%2Fagate_type%2F2007%2F07%2F1909-cuban-star.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999133–134-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGonzález_Echevarría1999133–134_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGonzález_Echevarría1999">González Echevarría 1999</a>, p. 133–134.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBjarkman" class="citation web cs1">Bjarkman, Peter C. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jose-mendez/">"José Méndez"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241230005602/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jose-mendez/">Archived</a> from the original on December 30, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 30,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Society+for+American+Baseball+Research&rft.atitle=Jos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez&rft.aulast=Bjarkman&rft.aufirst=Peter+C.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsabr.org%2Fbioproj%2Fperson%2Fjose-mendez%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFigueredo2003" class="citation book cs1">Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003). <i>Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961</i>. McFarland & Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-1250-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7864-1250-X"><bdi>0-7864-1250-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cuban+Baseball%3A+A+Statistical+History%2C+1878%E2%80%931961&rft.pub=McFarland+%26+Company&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-7864-1250-X&rft.aulast=Figueredo&rft.aufirst=Jorge+S.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGonzález_Echevarría1999" class="citation book cs1">González Echevarría, Roberto (1999). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/prideofhavanahis00gonz"><i>The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball</i></a></span>. Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-514605-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-514605-0"><bdi>0-19-514605-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pride+of+Havana%3A+A+History+of+Cuban+Baseball&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0-19-514605-0&rft.aulast=Gonz%C3%A1lez+Echevarr%C3%ADa&rft.aufirst=Roberto&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fprideofhavanahis00gonz&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHolway2001" class="citation book cs1">Holway, John B. (2001). <i>The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History</i>. Fern Park, Florida: Hastings House Publishers. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8038-2007-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8038-2007-0"><bdi>0-8038-2007-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Book+of+Baseball%27s+Negro+Leagues%3A+The+Other+Half+of+Baseball+History&rft.place=Fern+Park%2C+Florida&rft.pub=Hastings+House+Publishers&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=0-8038-2007-0&rft.aulast=Holway&rft.aufirst=John+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeterson1984" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Robert (1984). <i>Only the Ball Was White</i>. McGraw-Hill Book Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-07-049599-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-07-049599-8"><bdi>0-07-049599-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Only+the+Ball+Was+White&rft.pub=McGraw-Hill+Book+Company&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-07-049599-8&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Robert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRiley1994" class="citation book cs1">Riley, James A. (1994). "Mendez, José (Joe, The Black Diamond)". <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00rile"><i>The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues</i></a></span>. Carroll & Graf. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00rile/page/545">545</a>–46. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7867-0959-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-7867-0959-6"><bdi>0-7867-0959-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Mendez%2C+Jos%C3%A9+%28Joe%2C+The+Black+Diamond%29&rft.btitle=The+Biographical+Encyclopedia+of+the+Negro+Baseball+Leagues&rft.pages=545-46&rft.pub=Carroll+%26+Graf&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=0-7867-0959-6&rft.aulast=Riley&rft.aufirst=James+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbiographicalency00rile&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJos%C3%A9+M%C3%A9ndez" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>(Riley.) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/mendez.html">José Mendez</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120127075146/http://www.coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/mendez.html">Archived</a> January 27, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley (confirmed 2010-04-16)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_M%C3%A9ndez&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/818185">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mendejo99.shtml">Baseball Reference</a> 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Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">L. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">Smoltz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Sutter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dazzy_Vance" title="Dazzy Vance">Vance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Wagner" title="Billy Wagner">B. Wagner</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Welch" title="Mickey Welch">Welch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Joe_Williams" title="Smokey Joe Williams">J. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vic_Willis" title="Vic Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Catchers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Berra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bresnahan" title="Roger Bresnahan">Bresnahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Campanella" title="Roy Campanella">Campanella</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Cochrane" title="Mickey Cochrane">Cochrane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dickey" title="Bill Dickey">Dickey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Ewing" title="Buck Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ferrell" title="Rick Ferrell">Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Gibson" title="Josh Gibson">J. Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Hartnett" title="Gabby Hartnett">Hartnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Biz_Mackey" title="Biz Mackey">Mackey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Santop" title="Louis Santop">Santop</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Schalk" title="Ray Schalk">Schalk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Simmons" title="Ted Simmons">T. Simmons</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">First basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jake_Beckley" title="Jake Beckley">Beckley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bottomley" title="Jim Bottomley">Bottomley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Chance" title="Frank Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Connor" title="Roger Connor">Connor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">G. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Leonard" title="Buck Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_McGriff" title="Fred McGriff">McGriff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Pérez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mule_Suttles" title="Mule Suttles">Suttles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Taylor_(first_baseman,_born_1888)" title="Ben Taylor (first baseman, born 1888)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">Terry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Thome</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Alomar" title="Roberto Alomar">Alomar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Biggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">E. Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Doerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Evers" title="Johnny Evers">Evers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Fox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Frisch" title="Frankie Frisch">Frisch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gordon" title="Joe Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Herman" title="Billy Herman">Herman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Lazzeri" title="Tony Lazzeri">Lazzeri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski" title="Bill Mazeroski">Mazeroski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bid_McPhee" title="Bid McPhee">McPhee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">J. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryne_Sandberg" title="Ryne Sandberg">Sandberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Red_Schoendienst" title="Red Schoendienst">Schoendienst</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Beltré</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">J. Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Dandridge" title="Ray Dandridge">Dandridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Johnson" title="Judy Johnson">J. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">Kell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Lindstrom" title="Freddie Lindstrom">Lindstrom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Mathews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Rolen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Santo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pie_Traynor" title="Pie Traynor">Traynor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deacon_White" title="Deacon White">D. White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jud_Wilson" title="Jud Wilson">J. Wilson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shortstops</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bancroft" title="Dave Bancroft">Bancroft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Cronin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Davis_(baseball)" title="George Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Travis_Jackson" title="Travis Jackson">T. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hughie_Jennings" title="Hughie Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Larkin" title="Barry Larkin">Larkin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Lloyd" title="John Henry Lloyd">Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_Maranville" title="Rabbit Maranville">Maranville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Reese</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sewell" title="Joe Sewell">Sewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Smith" title="Ozzie Smith">O. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tinker" title="Joe Tinker">Tinker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Trammell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Vaughan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">H. Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wallace_(baseball)" title="Bobby Wallace (baseball)">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Montgomery_Ward" title="John Montgomery Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wells" title="Willie Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Left fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Clarke" title="Fred Clarke">Clarke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hafey" title="Chick Hafey">Hafey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Irvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelley" title="Joe Kelley">Kelley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heinie_Manush" title="Heinie Manush">Manush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="Jim O'Rourke (baseball)">O'Rourke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">J. Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">A. Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheat" title="Zack Wheat">Wheat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Center fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Averill" title="Earl Averill">Averill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cool_Papa_Bell" title="Cool Papa Bell">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">W. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Max_Carey" title="Max Carey">Carey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Charleston" title="Oscar Charleston">Charleston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earle_Combs" title="Earle Combs">Combs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Hill" title="Pete Hill">Hill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Stearnes" title="Turkey Stearnes">Stearnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Torriente" title="Cristóbal Torriente">Torriente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Waner" title="Lloyd Waner">L. Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">H. Wilson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Right fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kiki_Cuyler" title="Kiki Cuyler">Cuyler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Flick" title="Elmer Flick">Flick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hooper" title="Harry Hooper">Hooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">R. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">K. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McCarthy_(baseball)" title="Tommy McCarthy (baseball)">T. McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rice" title="Sam Rice">S. Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Enos_Slaughter" title="Enos Slaughter">Slaughter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">P. Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Youngs" title="Ross Youngs">Youngs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Designated hitters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Baines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">E. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Managers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Alston" title="Walter Alston">Alston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Durocher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rube_Foster" title="Rube Foster">R. Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ned_Hanlon_(baseball)" title="Ned Hanlon (baseball)">Hanlon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Herzog</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Huggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Lasorda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Mack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)">J. McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">McGraw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McKechnie" title="Bill McKechnie">McKechnie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Robinson" title="Wilbert Robinson">W. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selee" title="Frank Selee">Selee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Southworth" title="Billy Southworth">Southworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Stengel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">D. Williams</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Executives<br />and pioneers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Barrow" title="Ed Barrow">Barrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Bulkeley" title="Morgan Bulkeley">Bulkeley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Cartwright" title="Alexander Cartwright">Cartwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)" title="Henry Chadwick (writer)">Chadwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Comiskey" title="Charles Comiskey">Comiskey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Candy_Cummings" title="Candy Cummings">Cummings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barney_Dreyfuss" title="Barney Dreyfuss">Dreyfuss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Fowler" title="Bud Fowler">Fowler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Frick" title="Ford Frick">Frick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Giles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Gillick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Grant_(baseball)" title="Frank Grant (baseball)">Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Will_Harridge" title="Will Harridge">Harridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Hulbert" title="William Hulbert">Hulbert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson" title="Ban Johnson">B. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Kuhn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Landis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_MacPhail" title="Larry MacPhail">La. MacPhail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Le. 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White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J._L._Wilkinson" title="J. L. Wilkinson">Wilkinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Wright_(sportsman)" title="George Wright (sportsman)">G. Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Wright" title="Harry Wright">H. Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Yawkey" title="Tom Yawkey">Yawkey</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Umpires</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Barlick" title="Al Barlick">Barlick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nestor_Chylak" title="Nestor Chylak">Chylak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jocko_Conlan" title="Jocko Conlan">Conlan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Connolly_(umpire)" title="Tom Connolly (umpire)">Connolly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Evans" title="Billy Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Harvey_(umpire)" title="Doug Harvey (umpire)">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Luque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_de_la_Cruz" title="Tommy de la Cruz">Tomás de la Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isidro_Fabr%C3%A9" title="Isidro Fabré">Isidro Fabré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Dihigo" title="Martín Dihigo">Martín Dihigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Palmero" title="Emilio Palmero">Emilio Palmero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant_Sr." title="Luis Tiant Sr.">Luis Tiant Bravo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant Vega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cuellar" title="Mike Cuellar">Miguel Cuellar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:blue ;color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F02331, inset -2px -2px 0 #F02331;; color:white;;width:1%">Catchers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(catcher)" title="Mike González (catcher)">Miguel Ángel González</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Figarola" title="Rafael Figarola">Rafael Figarola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regino_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Regino García">Regino García</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gervasio_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Gervasio González">Gervasio González</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinti_Molina" title="Tinti Molina">Tinti Molina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s_Quintero" title="Moisés Quintero">Moisés Quintero</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francisco_Poyo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francisco Poyo (page does not exist)">Francisco Poyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonzalo_S%C3%A1nchez_(baseball)" title="Gonzalo Sánchez (baseball)">Gonzalo Sánchez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:blue ;color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F02331, inset -2px -2px 0 #F02331;; color:white;;width:1%">Infielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Almeida_(baseball)" title="Rafael Almeida (baseball)">Rafael Almeida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Bustamante_(baseball)" title="Luis Bustamante (baseball)">Luis Bustamante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Mar%C3%ADa_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Antonio María García">Antonio María García</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(infielder,_born_1894)" title="José Rodríguez (infielder, born 1894)">José Rodríguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bell%C3%A1n" title="Steve Bellán">Esteban Bellán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Caba%C3%B1as" title="Armando Cabañas">Armando Cabañas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Cabrera" title="Al Cabrera">Alfredo Cabrera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Calzadilla" title="Román Calzadilla">Román Calzadilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Castillo" title="Julián Castillo">Julián Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelayo_Chac%C3%B3n" title="Pelayo Chacón">Pelayo Chacón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_Cueto" title="Manuel Cueto">Manuel Cueto</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wenceslao_G%C3%A1lvez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wenceslao Gálvez (page does not exist)">Wenceslao Gálvez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valent%C3%ADn_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Valentín González (baseball)">Valentín González</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Bienvenido Jiménez">Bienvenido Jiménez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Linares" title="Omar Linares">Omar Linares</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eduardo_Machado_(baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eduardo Machado (baseball) (page does not exist)">Eduardo Machado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Mesa" title="Antonio Mesa">Antonio Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Zaldo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Zaldo (page does not exist)">Carlos Zaldo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Mor%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Carlos Morán (baseball)">Carlos Morán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Mu%C3%B1oz_(baseball)" title="Antonio Muñoz (baseball)">Antonio Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar Rodríguez (baseball)">Oscar Rodríguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_Roma%C3%B1ach" title="Tomás Romañach">Tomás Romañach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Sabour%C3%ADn" title="Emilio Sabourín">Emilio Sabourín</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A1zaro_Salazar" title="Lázaro Salazar">Lázaro Salazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogelio_Vald%C3%A9s" title="Rogelio Valdés">Rogelio Valdés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoilo_Versalles" title="Zoilo Versalles">Zoilo Versalles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Fuentes" title="Tito Fuentes">Tito Fuentes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Taylor_(baseball)" title="Tony Taylor 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