He’s credited with a lifetime Negro League average of .321, Cuban Winter League average of .311 and .311 in games played against white major league teams. If you’re talking about consistent, you’re talking about Clint Thomas. […]
Category: Almendares Blues
José Méndez: Beating the Reds Black and Blue
When the Cincinnati Reds arrived in Havana in November 1908 for a 15-game exhibition tour, they last thing they expected was to be beaten black and blue by the Almendares Azules and their young pitching ace, José Méndez. […]