José Fernández (catcher)
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.
José Fernández | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Guanabacoa, Cuba | June 6, 1896|||
Died: July 20, 1972 76) Guanabacoa, Cuba | (aged|||
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Negro league baseball debut | |||
1916, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |||
Last appearance | |||
1946, for the New York Black Yankees | |||
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As player
As manager
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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
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