José Méndez
Cuban baseball player
Died when: 41 years 226 days (499 months)Star Sign: Pisces
José Colmenar del Valle Méndez (January 2, 1885 – October 31, 1928) was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.
Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 43 in Havana.Known in Cuba as El Diamante Negro ("The Black Diamond"), he became a legend in his homeland.
He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006.
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