Joe Lewis - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Joe Lewis



Joseph Herman Lewis
(Sleepy)

Born: January 17, 1895 in Drakes Branch, VA
Died: October 1986 in Portsmouth, VA
          (91 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 195
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
3B
7
1924
1932
HIL
16.9
7.8
7.8
0.0
1.2
2
SP
4
1924
1931
HIL
15.4
2.2
0.1
13.1
0.0
3
C
7
1924
1931
HIL
10.8
11.0
-1.1
0.0
1.0
4
SP
6
1924
1931
HIL
9.7
-0.5
-0.1
10.3
0.0
5
SP
9
1924
1933
HIL/PBG
8.4
0.6
-0.6
8.6
-0.1
6
LF
4
1924
1928
HIL
7.8
5.7
3.0
0.0
-0.9
7
RF
3
1929
1931
HIL
6.9
4.4
1.2
1.3
0.0
8
CF
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.3
5.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
9
SP
5
1927
1932
HIL
5.2
-0.3
0.0
5.4
0.0
10
1B
2
1922
1923
BBS
4.9
4.0
1.2
0.0
-0.3
11
SP
6
1926
1934
MULT
4.4
0.2
-0.3
4.5
0.0
12
2B
4
1924
1928
HIL
3.6
2.2
0.5
0.0
0.9
13
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.6
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
14
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
3.6
-0.5
-0.1
4.2
0.0
15
2B
3
1926
1931
HIL/NLG
3.5
3.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
16
RF
4
1920
1923
BBS
3.5
3.5
0.3
0.0
-0.4
17
SP
3
1923
1937
MULT
3.3
0.4
-0.2
3.1
0.0
18
SS
2
1926
1937
BG2/BRG
3.2
2.7
0.1
0.0
0.4
19
1B
5
1924
1933
HIL/PBG
3.0
5.7
-1.9
0.0
-0.8
20
LF
4
1920
1923
BBS
2.6
2.5
0.5
0.0
-0.3
21
CF
7
1926
1936
MULT
2.5
2.4
0.6
-0.1
-0.3
22
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
2.5
0.3
0.0
2.2
0.0
23
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS/WP
2.4
1.6
0.6
0.0
0.1
24
CF
4
1924
1927
HIL/NLG
2.3
1.2
1.6
0.0
-0.5
25
C
2
1924
1925
HIL
2.1
1.4
0.5
0.0
0.2
26
CF
2
1922
1923
BBS
2.1
2.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
27
SP
4
1920
1923
BBS
2.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
0.0
28
1B
2
1926
1929
HIL/NLG
1.9
1.9
0.3
0.0
-0.3
29
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
1.9
0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
30
LF
1
1931
1931
HIL
1.7
0.7
1.2
0.0
-0.2
31
3B
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.7
1.3
0.2
0.0
0.2
32
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
1.6
0.2
0.0
1.4
0.0
33
C
1
1923
1923
BBS
1.6
1.5
0.3
-0.4
0.1
34
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.4
0.1
-0.1
1.4
0.0
35
SP
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
36
SP
6
1923
1934
MULT
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
37
SS
5
1924
1929
HIL
1.3
-3.1
3.1
0.0
1.3
38
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
1.2
1.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
39
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
1.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
40
2B
2
1922
1923
BBS
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.1
41
RF
2
1926
1934
BG2/PBG
1.0
1.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
42
SP
2
1924
1925
HIL
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
43
1B
6
1926
1932
BG2/HIL
0.9
1.7
0.0
0.0
-0.8
44
RF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.8
0.1
0.9
0.0
-0.2
45
SP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.8
0.2
-0.1
0.7
0.0
46
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.2
47
LF
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
48
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
49
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
50
2B
2
1926
1932
NLG/PBG
0.6
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
51
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.1
52
2B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.6
-0.4
0.9
0.0
0.1
53
3B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
54
LF
2
1930
1933
HIL/PBG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
55
RF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
56
RP
1
1930
1930
HIL
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
57
RP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
58
SS
2
1921
1922
BBS
0.4
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.1
59
CF
2
1923
1936
BRG/WP
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
60
RF
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
61
SP
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
62
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
63
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
65
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
66
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
67
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
68
RP
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
69
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
70
1B
2
1932
1934
PBG
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
71
SS
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
72
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
3B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
2B
2
1929
1930
HIL
0.3
-1.3
1.4
0.0
0.2
75
1B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
-0.3
76
RP
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
77
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
78
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
79
RP
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
80
3B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.1
81
3B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.8
-0.5
0.0
0.0
82
SS
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
83
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
84
CF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
RF
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
1B
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
87
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
88
RF
9
1924
1934
HIL/PBG
0.2
3.0
-1.6
0.0
-1.2
89
2B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
90
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
C
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
92
3B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
LF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
94
RF
1
1921
1921
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
95
RP
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
96
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
97
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
98
1B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
CF
5
1929
1936
MULT
0.1
-0.7
1.2
0.0
-0.4
101
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
104
C
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
106
3B
4
1932
1937
MULT
0.0
-0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
107
LF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
108
SS
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
RF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
110
2B
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
SS
3
1920
1923
BBS
0.0
0.2
-0.6
0.0
0.4
112
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.6
0.0
113
CF
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
LF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
CF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
LF
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
CF
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
119
1B
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
LF
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
2B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
3B
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
126
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
3B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
C
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
SS
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
3B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
2B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
132
1B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
134
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
SS
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
CF
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
RP
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
140
2B
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
SP
4
1929
1933
HIL/PBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
142
C
1
1933
1933
PBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
144
SS
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.2
145
RF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
146
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
147
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
148
2B
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
151
3B
3
1930
1936
MULT
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
152
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
153
2B
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
154
C
3
1920
1922
BBS
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
155
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
156
3B
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
157
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
158
1B
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
LF
3
1930
1934
MULT
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.1
-0.1
160
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
161
3B
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
163
SS
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
165
CF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
166
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
167
LF
2
1933
1937
BBS/BRG
-0.2
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
168
C
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
3B
2
1922
1923
BBS
-0.2
-0.7
0.3
0.0
0.2
170
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
171
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
172
-
2
1930
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
173
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
174
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
175
RP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.1
0.0
176
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
177
LF
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
-0.2
-0.7
0.7
0.0
-0.2
178
2B
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
179
3B
1
1921
1921
BBS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
182
3B
3
1932
1934
PBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
183
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
184
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
185
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
186
-
2
1920
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
187
C
2
1930
1932
HIL
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
-
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
190
RP
3
1932
1937
BRG/PBG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
191
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
192
SS
2
1932
1933
HIL/PBG
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
193
SP
1
1932
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
194
SS
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
195
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
196
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
197
-
1
1921
1921
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
198
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
199
SS
1
1925
1925
HIL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
200
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
201
C
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
202
SS
3
1923
1928
MULT
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.1
203
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
204
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
205
LF
2
1932
1937
BRG/HIL
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
206
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
207
3B
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
208
SP
2
1922
1923
BBS
-0.4
-0.4
-0.6
0.6
0.0
209
-
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
210
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
211
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
212
LF
2
1929
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.5
0.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
213
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
214
SP
4
1923
1937
MULT
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
215
C
4
1923
1934
MULT
-0.6
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
216
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
217
SS
2
1927
1931
HIL
-0.7
0.3
-1.3
0.0
0.4
218
LF
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.7
0.3
0.2
-1.2
0.0
219
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
220
RF
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.7
0.3
0.0
-1.0
0.0
221
1B
1
1924
1924
HIL
-0.8
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
222
LF
3
1925
1933
BBS/HIL
-0.8
-1.4
0.6
0.0
-0.1
223
RP
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
224
LF
2
1926
1927
HIL/NLG
-1.0
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
225
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-1.0
0.0
-0.1
-1.0
0.0
226
RP
2
1921
1923
BBS
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
227
RP
2
1922
1923
BBS/WP
-1.1
0.2
0.0
-1.3
0.0
228
SP
3
1921
1923
BBS
-1.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
229
2B
5
1929
1934
MULT
-1.1
-0.6
-0.9
0.0
0.4
230
RP
5
1922
1933
MULT
-1.2
-0.1
0.1
-1.1
0.0
231
SP
2
1931
1932
HIL
-1.3
-0.3
0.0
-1.0
0.0
232
3B
1
1926
1926
NLG
-1.4
-0.2
-1.4
0.0
0.1
233
RF
2
1923
1926
BG2/WP
-1.4
-0.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
234
SP
5
1923
1928
HIL/WP
-1.5
-0.2
-0.1
-1.2
0.0
235
-
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
-1.6
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
0.0
236
SP
2
1921
1922
BBS
-1.7
0.1
-0.2
-1.6
0.0
237
RP
3
1924
1930
HIL
-2.6
-0.1
0.0
-2.5
0.0

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