| Joe Lewis | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | January 17, 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Drakes Branch, Virginia |
| Death Date: | October, 1986 |
| Death Place: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1920 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Black Sox |
| Finalyear: | 1937 |
| Finalteam: | 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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