Joe Lewis (baseball)
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| Joe Lewis | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: January 17, 1895 Drakes Branch, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: October, 1986 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1920, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1937, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
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Joseph Herman Lewis (January 17, 1895 – October, 1986), nicknamed "Sleepy", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Drakes Branch, Virginia, Lewis made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Baltimore Black Sox.[1] He spent many years playing for the Hilldale Club, and was part of their 1925 Colored World Series championship team.[2] Lewis died in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1986 at age 91.
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