José Fernández (catcher)
Appearance
José Fernández | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Guanabacoa, Cuba | June 6, 1896|
Died: July 20, 1972 Guanabacoa, Cuba | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1916, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the New York Black Yankees | |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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José María Tranquilino Fernández Marín Sr. (June 6, 1896 – July 20, 1972) was a Cuban baseball catcher and manager in the Negro leagues from the 1910s to the 1940s.
A native of Guanabacoa, Cuba, Fernández was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Rudy Fernández.[1] He managed the New York Cubans for 12 consecutive seasons from 1939 to 1950.[2] Fernández died in Guanabacoa in 1972 at age 76.
References
- ^ "José María Fernández". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "All Time Negro League Managers" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- José Fernandez at Negro League Baseball Museum
- José María Fernández Manager Page at Seamheads
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1972 deaths
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- Cuban baseball coaches
- Cuban baseball players
- Cuban expatriates in the United States
- Cuban House of David players
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- Negro league baseball managers
- New York Cubans players
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs
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