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
SP
4
1924
1931
HIL
17.8
2.3
0.1
15.5
0.0
2
3B
7
1924
1932
HIL
13.4
7.7
4.5
0.0
1.2
3
SP
6
1924
1931
HIL
11.7
-0.3
-0.1
12.2
0.0
4
C
7
1924
1931
HIL
11.3
11.3
-1.0
0.0
1.0
5
SP
9
1924
1933
HIL/PBG
10.2
0.7
-0.5
10.1
-0.1
6
RF
3
1929
1931
HIL
6.7
4.3
1.2
1.3
0.0
7
LF
4
1924
1928
HIL
6.4
6.3
1.0
0.0
-0.9
8
CF
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.3
5.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
9
SP
5
1927
1932
HIL
5.1
-0.3
0.0
5.4
0.0
10
SP
6
1926
1934
MULT
4.4
0.2
-0.3
4.5
0.0
11
1B
5
1924
1933
PBG/HIL
4.4
5.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.9
12
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
4.2
-0.5
-0.1
4.9
0.0
13
1B
2
1922
1923
BBS
3.8
3.8
0.2
0.0
-0.3
14
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
15
1B
3
1926
1931
NLG/HIL
3.4
3.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
16
SP
3
1923
1937
MULT
3.3
0.5
-0.2
3.0
0.0
17
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
3.1
0.3
0.0
2.9
0.0
18
RF
4
1920
1923
BBS
3.0
3.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
19
SS
2
1926
1937
BRG/BG2
3.0
2.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
20
CF
7
1926
1936
MULT
2.4
2.3
0.6
-0.1
-0.3
21
SP
4
1920
1923
BBS
2.3
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.0
22
CF
2
1922
1923
BBS
2.3
2.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
23
2B
4
1924
1928
HIL
2.2
2.5
-1.1
0.0
0.8
24
C
2
1924
1925
HIL
2.1
1.7
0.1
0.0
0.3
25
LF
4
1920
1923
BBS
2.0
2.0
0.3
0.0
-0.3
26
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS/WP
2.0
1.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
27
SP
2
1924
1925
HIL
1.9
-0.1
0.0
2.1
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
1.8
0.1
0.0
1.7
0.0
30
LF
1
1931
1931
HIL
1.7
0.6
1.2
0.0
-0.2
31
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.6
0.1
-0.1
1.6
0.0
32
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
1.6
0.2
0.0
1.4
0.0
33
3B
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
34
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
1.5
1.4
0.0
0.2
-0.1
35
2B
2
1922
1923
BBS
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.0
0.1
36
SP
2
1933
1934
PBG/BBS
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
37
C
1
1923
1923
BBS
1.3
1.6
0.0
-0.4
0.1
38
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
1.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
39
SP
6
1923
1934
MULT
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
40
RF
2
1926
1934
BG2/PBG
1.0
1.4
-0.3
0.1
-0.2
41
CF
4
1924
1927
HIL/NLG
0.9
1.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
42
RF
9
1924
1934
PBG/HIL
0.9
2.7
-0.6
0.0
-1.2
43
LF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.8
0.1
0.9
0.0
-0.2
44
LF
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.1
45
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
46
SS
3
1920
1923
BBS
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
47
1B
6
1926
1932
HIL/BG2
0.6
1.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
48
2B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.6
-0.4
0.8
0.0
0.1
49
2B
2
1926
1932
PBG/NLG
0.6
0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.1
50
3B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
51
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
52
LF
2
1930
1933
HIL/PBG
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
53
RF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
54
SS
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
55
RP
1
1930
1930
HIL
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
56
SS
2
1921
1922
BBS
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
57
SP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
58
SP
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
59
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
61
RF
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
62
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
63
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
64
RP
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
65
CF
5
1929
1936
MULT
0.3
-0.6
1.4
0.0
-0.4
66
-
2
1929
1930
HIL
0.3
-1.3
1.5
0.0
0.2
67
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
68
RP
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
69
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
70
SS
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
71
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
RP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
73
1B
2
1932
1934
PBG
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
74
CF
2
1923
1936
WP/BRG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
76
3B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.6
0.0
78
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
79
1B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.3
80
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
81
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
82
3B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
83
CF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
84
-
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
85
RF
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
87
LF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
88
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.2
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.2
90
1B
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
91
2B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
92
RF
1
1921
1921
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
94
LF
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.1
0.2
-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
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
1B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
3B
4
1932
1937
MULT
0.1
-0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
101
1B
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
-
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
104
C
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
LF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
107
C
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
108
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
111
CF
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
112
2B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
LF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
3B
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
115
1B
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
LF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
3B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
CF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
122
SS
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
SS
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
SS
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
1B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
CF
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.6
0.0
133
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
2B
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
3B
2
1922
1923
BBS
-0.1
-0.6
0.4
0.0
0.2
140
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
RP
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
143
C
1
1933
1933
PBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
RF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
146
3B
3
1930
1936
MULT
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
147
3B
3
1932
1934
PBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
SS
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
150
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
151
-
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
154
SP
4
1929
1933
PBG/HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
SS
1
1925
1925
HIL
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
158
-
2
1936
1937
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
SP
2
1922
1923
BBS
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.6
-0.1
160
-
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
162
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
163
-
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
166
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
168
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
169
RP
3
1932
1937
BRG/PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
171
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
172
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
173
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
174
SP
1
1932
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
175
C
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
176
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
-
2
1930
1932
PBG/HIL
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
179
LF
3
1930
1934
MULT
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.1
-0.1
180
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
182
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
-
2
1920
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
184
2B
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
185
2B
2
1930
1932
HIL
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
187
-
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
188
C
4
1923
1934
MULT
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
189
C
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.1
190
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
191
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
192
SS
2
1932
1933
HIL/PBG
-0.3
-0.6
0.1
0.0
0.2
193
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
194
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
195
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
196
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
197
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
198
C
3
1920
1922
BBS
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.1
199
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
200
-
1
1921
1921
BBS
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
201
SS
3
1923
1928
MULT
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.1
202
-
2
1932
1937
HIL/BRG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
203
3B
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
204
LF
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
-0.4
-1.0
0.7
0.0
-0.2
205
1B
1
1924
1924
HIL
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
206
-
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
207
SP
4
1923
1937
MULT
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
208
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
209
LF
2
1929
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.6
0.4
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
210
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
211
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.6
0.3
0.2
-1.0
0.0
212
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
213
SS
2
1927
1931
HIL
-0.6
0.3
-1.3
0.0
0.4
214
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
215
RF
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.7
0.3
0.0
-1.0
0.0
216
SP
1
1923
1923
WP/BBS
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
217
SP
3
1921
1923
BBS
-0.7
-0.1
0.2
-0.8
0.0
218
SP
5
1923
1928
WP/HIL
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
219
RP
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
220
SS
5
1924
1929
HIL
-0.8
-3.7
1.5
0.0
1.3
221
SP
5
1922
1933
MULT
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
222
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
223
LF
2
1923
1926
WP/BG2
-1.0
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
224
LF
2
1926
1927
NLG/HIL
-1.0
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
225
RP
2
1921
1923
BBS
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
226
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-1.1
0.0
0.0
-1.2
0.0
227
RP
2
1922
1923
BBS/WP
-1.1
0.3
0.0
-1.4
0.0
228
SP
2
1931
1932
HIL
-1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
229
2B
5
1929
1934
MULT
-1.2
-0.7
-1.0
0.0
0.4
230
SS
3
1925
1933
HIL/BBS
-1.3
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
231
3B
1
1926
1926
NLG
-1.3
-0.1
-1.3
0.0
0.1
232
RP
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
-1.6
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
0.0
233
RP
2
1921
1922
BBS
-2.0
0.1
-0.1
-1.9
0.0
234
RP
3
1924
1930
HIL
-2.6
-0.1
0.0
-2.5
0.0

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