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Joe Lewis
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Catcher
Born: (1895-01-17)January 17, 1895
Drakes Branch, Virginia
Died: October, 1986
Portsmouth, Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1920, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Last appearance
1937, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams

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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