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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

José Fernández
Catcher / First baseman
Born: (1896-06-06)June 6, 1896 Guanabacoa, Cuba
Died: July 20, 1972(1972-07-20) (aged 76) Guanabacoa, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1916, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Career statistics
Batting average	.274
Hits	353
Managerial record	280–326–18
Teams
As player San Francisco Park (1915) Cuban Stars (East) (1916–1920) Almendares (1918, 1923, 1927) All Cubans (1921) Cuban Stars (East) (1922–1929) Chicago American Giants (1930) Cuban Stars (East) (1931–1937) New York Cubans (1939–1942, 1944, 1947) As manager Cuban Stars (East) (1928–1929, 1932) New York Cubans (1939–1950)
Career highlights and awards
Negro World Series champion (1947)

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

1. "José María Fernández". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "All Time Negro League Managers" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
• José Fernández managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads
• José Fernandez at Negro League Baseball Museum