Joe Ware (baseball)
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 | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1932, for the Cleveland Stars | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1935, for the Newark Dodgers | |||
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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
- "Joe Ware". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Joe Ware". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
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