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José María Fernández

Manager

José María Tranquilino Fernández

717 Games

319-378 Record

0.458 Win%

12 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 6/6/1896
Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba

Died 7/20/1972
Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba

📊 Career Record

717 Games Managed

319 Wins

378 Losses

                        0.458
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

12 seasons

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José María Fernández — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1928	CSE	ECL	30	9	18	0.333	4	Y
1929	CSE	ANL	61	16	43	0.271	6	Y
1939	NYC	NN2	36	9	27	0.250	7	Y
1940	NYC	NN2	51	15	34	0.306	6	Y
1941	NYC	NN2	66	23	40	0.365	5	Y
1942	NYC	NN2	69	21	47	0.309	6	Y
1943	NYC	NN2	68	38	28	0.576	2	N
1944	NYC	NN2	84	53	29	0.646	2	Y
1945	NYC	NN2	76	37	38	0.493	5	N
1946	NYC	NN2	76	37	37	0.500	4	N
1947	NYC	NN2	79	52	26	0.667	1st 🏆	N
1948	NYC	NN2	21	9	11	0.450	5	N

José María Fernández as a manager

In 717 games as a manager between 1928 and 1948, Fernández went 319-378, a .458 mark. The season table runs through the Cuban Stars East (1928-1929) and the New York Cubans (1939-1948). Fernández's strongest year in the dugout came in 1947, when the New York Cubans went 52-26. At the other end, 1929 finished 16-43. The Rank column for the Cuban Stars East years shows 4th and 6th.

The record opens at 9-18 in 1928 and closes at 9-11 in 1948. Fernández's clubs finished first in 1947. Fernández's clubs came from the Eastern Colored League, American Negro League, and Negro National League. Fernández was a player-manager in 1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1944. Fernández was born on June 6, 1896, in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba. The death date on file is July 20, 1972.

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