Josh Devoe

Josh Devoe
1920 Josh R. Devoe
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1888-03-24)March 24, 1888 Unknown
Died: March 19, 1979(1979-03-19) (aged 90) Los Angeles
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1913, for the Honolulu Team
Last appearance
1920, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Teams
Honolulu Team (1913–1914)[1] Chicago American Giants (1915)[1] Crawford All Stars of Chicago (1916)[1] Chicago Giants (1917–1919)[1] Cleveland Tate Stars (1920)[1]

James R. "Josh" Devoe (March 24, 1888 – March 19, 1979) was a Negro leagues catcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

A Cleveland newspaper reporter in 1920 claimed Rube Foster said of Devoe he was "one of the smartest young players he ever trained."^[1]