José Muñoz (Negro league baseball)

José Muñoz

Pitcher

Born: 1881
Havana, Cuba

Died: December 25, 1945

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Cuban League debut

1900, for the Almendares

Last Cuban League appearance

1913-14, for the Almendares

Teams

Almendares, Cuban League (1900-1904, 1906-1914)
All-Cubans (1904)
Habana, Cuban League (1905)
Cuban X-Giants (1905-1906)
Cuban Stars (West) (1907-1909, 1911)
Stars of Cuba (1910)

Career highlights and awards

Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

José "Joseíto" Muñoz (1881 – December 25, 1945) was a Cuban baseball pitcher in the Cuban League and the Negro leagues. He played from 1900 to 1914, mostly for Almendares in the Cuban League and the Cuban Stars (West) in the United States. His 82 wins are fifth on the all-time Cuban League list.^[1] In 1940 he was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.

References

↑ Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003). Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1503-7.

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Members of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

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