Joe Ware (baseball) should not be confused with Joseph F. Ware Sr..
| Joe Ware | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | June 5, 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Greenwood, South Carolina |
| Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1932 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Stars |
| Finalyear: | 1935 |
| Finalteam: | Newark Dodgers |
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Joseph Lewman Ware (June 5, 1913 - January 10, 1994), nicknamed "Showboat", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s.
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.[2] Ware died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1994 at age 80.
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