Joe Lewis (baseball) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Joe Lewis |
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| Born: January 17, 1895 Drakes Branch, Virginia |
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| Died: October, 1986 Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| 1920, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |||
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| 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. He spent many years playing for the Hilldale Club, and was part of their 1925 Colored World Series championship team. Lewis died in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1986 at age 91.
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