José María Fernández

Catcher 1916–1947 Negro Leagues

484H

4HR

.283AVG

233RBI

.672OPS

José María Fernández, born in Guanabacoa, Cuba, played 32 seasons (1916–1947) primarily as a catcher, mostly with the Cuban Stars East, New York Cubans, Cuban Stars West. He collected 484 hits and 4 home runs with a .283 batting average.

Born: June 6, 1896 · Guanabacoa, Cuba · 10 major leaguers from Guanabacoa
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Cuban Stars East, New York Cubans, Cuban Stars West, Chicago American Giants
Died: 1972

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1916	Cuban Stars East	8	26	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	—	.192
1917	Cuban Stars East	26	102	13	33	5	0	0	16	1	7	—	.324
1918	Cuban Stars East	25	93	11	32	4	3	0	15	1	9	—	.344
1919	Cuban Stars East	17	65	11	25	3	0	0	14	2	5	—	.385
1920	Cuban Stars East	14	56	6	14	2	0	0	10	0	2	0	.250
1922	Cuban Stars East	16	51	5	11	1	1	1	3	2	5	—	.216
1923	Cuban Stars East	32	113	13	26	9	0	0	16	1	5	0	.230
1924	Cuban Stars East	48	169	13	43	3	0	0	18	1	14	1	.254
1925	Cuban Stars East	35	133	13	37	4	1	1	14	2	9	—	.278
1926	Cuban Stars East	42	146	19	39	7	2	1	19	2	11	0	.267
1927	Cuban Stars East	55	186	18	49	6	0	1	25	2	15	—	.263
1928	Cuban Stars East	30	125	11	44	7	1	0	18	2	1	0	.352
1929	Cuban Stars East / Cuban Stars West	57	193	22	55	7	1	0	21	0	12	0	.285
1930	Chicago American Giants	32	103	13	41	5	2	0	27	0	8	0	.398
1939	New York Cubans	5	14	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.071
1940	New York Cubans	17	52	9	12	2	0	0	7	0	5	—	.231
1941	New York Cubans	23	59	1	13	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	.220
1942	New York Cubans	11	19	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.105
1944	New York Cubans	6	6	1	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	—	.333
1947	New York Cubans	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career		500	1,712	182	484	68	11	4	233	18	113	2	.283

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB
1918	Cuban Stars East	1	0	2.16	1	1	0	8.1	5	3
Career		1	0	2.16	1	1	0	8.1	5	3

Negro Leagues Shaded rows are Negro Leagues seasons, recognized as major league by MLB since 2020.

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