Joseph Lewman Ware (June 5, 1913 – January 10, 1994), nicknamed "Showboat", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s.
| Joe Ware | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 5, 1913 Greenwood, South Carolina | |
| Died: January 10, 1994 (aged 80) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Cleveland Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1935, for the Newark Dodgers | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, Ware attended Westinghouse High School, and played college football at Howard University.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 for the Cleveland Stars and Pittsburgh Crawfords, and later played for the Newark Dodgers.[1][2] Ware died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1994 at age 80.
References
edit- ^ a b "Joe Ware". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Ware". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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