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José Méndez

Manager

Jose Colmenar Méndez

334 Games
207-121 Record
0.631 Win%
5 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 1/2/1885
Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba
Died 10/31/1928
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
MLB Debut 1912-08-24
Final Game 1926-09-21

📊 Career Record

334 Games Managed
207 Wins
121 Losses
0.631 Win Percentage

📅 Season-by-Season Record

5 seasons
Managing Career Arc

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José Méndez — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1910 SC1 WES 30 10 18 0.357 8 Y
1920 KCM NNL 79 42 35 0.545 4 Y
1923 KCM NNL 55 35 20 0.636 2 Y
1924 KCM NNL 79 57 22 0.722 1st 🏆 Y
1925 KCM NNL 91 63 26 0.708 1st 🏆 Y

José Méndez as a manager

The career managing record for José Méndez is 207-121 (.631) over 334 games, from 1910 to 1925. The 1910 row: Stars of Cuba, 30 games, 10 wins and 18 losses, finishing 8th. For 1920, the table shows the Kansas City Monarchs at 42-35 over 79 games, finishing 4th in the NNL. Méndez's 1923 Kansas City Monarchs played 55 games and went 35-20, finishing 2nd. The 1924 row: Kansas City Monarchs, 79 games, 57 wins and 22 losses, finishing 1st. For 1925, the table shows the Kansas City Monarchs at 63-26 over 91 games, finishing 1st in the NNL.

Méndez's clubs finished first in 1924 and 1925. All of Méndez's clubs played in the Negro National League. In 1923, Méndez took over a club already in progress that season. Méndez was a player-manager in 1910, 1920, 1923, 1924, and 1925. Méndez was born on January 2, 1885, in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba. Méndez died on October 31, 1928. As a player, Méndez appears from 1912 to 1926; the player page has that record.