1-5/8x2-3/8" Cuban card from set distributed in packs of Diaz cigarettes. The cards in this set feature players from the 1923-24 Cuban Professional League. 85 card are in the set, the largest and one of the scarcest of all 1920s Cuban card issues. Printed in dark brown with photo on front along with team and player name and position "Santa Clara B.B.C. Mendez-Pitcher." Card back includes number and description of the series with offer for an album (see item #1226). Slight margin trim and corner clip at lower right but both sides of card remain clean and image is very bold. A key card in the set. The "Black Diamond" as Mendez was referred to was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 2006 and is one of the true legends of the game including his accolades as both player and coach in the Negro Leagues. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.