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
16.8
7.7
7.9
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
10.9
-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
8.2
0.6
-0.6
8.3
-0.1
6
LF
4
1924
1928
HIL
7.8
5.8
3.0
0.0
-0.9
7
RF
3
1929
1931
HIL
6.8
4.3
1.2
1.3
0.0
8
CF
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.2
5.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
9
SP
5
1927
1932
HIL
5.2
-0.3
0.0
5.5
0.0
10
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
5.1
0.5
0.0
4.6
0.0
11
1B
2
1922
1923
BBS
4.9
4.0
1.2
0.0
-0.3
12
SP
6
1926
1934
MULT
4.2
0.2
-0.3
4.4
0.0
13
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
3.8
-0.7
-0.1
4.6
0.0
14
SP
3
1923
1937
MULT
3.7
0.4
-0.2
3.5
0.0
15
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.6
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
16
2B
4
1924
1928
HIL
3.5
2.1
0.5
0.0
0.9
17
RF
4
1920
1923
BBS
3.5
3.6
0.3
0.0
-0.4
18
2B
3
1926
1931
HIL/NLG
3.5
3.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
19
CF
7
1926
1936
MULT
3.1
2.9
0.7
-0.1
-0.4
20
SS
2
1926
1937
BG2/BRG
3.1
2.8
-0.2
0.0
0.5
21
1B
5
1924
1933
HIL/PBG
3.0
5.7
-1.8
0.0
-0.9
22
LF
4
1920
1923
BBS
2.6
2.5
0.5
0.0
-0.3
23
CF
4
1924
1927
HIL/NLG
2.4
1.3
1.6
0.0
-0.5
24
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS/WP
2.4
1.6
0.6
0.0
0.1
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
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
1.8
0.1
0.0
1.7
0.0
29
1B
2
1926
1929
HIL/NLG
1.8
1.9
0.2
0.0
-0.3
30
RF
2
1926
1934
BG2/PBG
1.8
1.9
-0.2
0.3
-0.2
31
3B
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.8
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.2
32
LF
1
1931
1931
HIL
1.7
0.7
1.2
0.0
-0.2
33
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
1.6
0.2
0.0
1.4
0.0
34
C
1
1923
1923
BBS
1.6
1.5
0.3
-0.4
0.1
35
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
1.5
0.1
-0.1
1.4
0.0
36
SP
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
37
SP
6
1923
1934
MULT
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
38
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
1.3
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
39
SS
5
1924
1929
HIL
1.3
-3.1
3.1
0.0
1.3
40
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
1.2
1.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
41
2B
2
1922
1923
BBS
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.1
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
1.6
0.1
0.0
-0.8
44
RF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
-0.2
45
LF
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
-0.1
46
SP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.8
0.2
-0.1
0.7
0.0
47
2B
4
1920
1923
BBS
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.2
48
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
49
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
50
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.1
51
3B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
52
2B
2
1926
1932
NLG/PBG
0.5
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
53
LF
2
1930
1933
HIL/PBG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
54
RF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
55
RP
1
1930
1930
HIL
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
56
RP
1
1923
1923
WP
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
57
2B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.5
-0.4
0.7
0.0
0.1
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
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
64
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
65
RP
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
66
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
67
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
68
1B
2
1932
1934
PBG
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
69
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
70
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.3
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
71
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
2B
2
1929
1930
HIL
0.3
-1.3
1.4
0.0
0.2
73
3B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
SS
2
1933
1934
PBG
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
75
RP
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
76
1B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
-0.3
77
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
78
RP
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
79
3B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.1
80
SS
1
1937
1937
BRG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
81
CF
5
1929
1936
MULT
0.2
-0.6
1.2
0.0
-0.4
82
C
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
83
LF
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
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
2B
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
89
SP
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
3B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
92
C
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
93
SP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
94
RF
1
1921
1921
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
95
RF
9
1924
1934
HIL/PBG
0.1
3.0
-1.6
0.0
-1.2
96
RP
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
97
3B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.7
-0.6
0.0
0.0
98
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
99
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
100
1B
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
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
C
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
104
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
105
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
107
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
3B
4
1932
1937
MULT
0.1
-0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
109
LF
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
110
SS
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
SS
3
1920
1923
BBS
0.0
0.2
-0.6
0.0
0.4
113
SP
2
1930
1931
HIL
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.6
0.0
114
LF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
CF
1
1932
1932
PBG
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
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
LF
1
1936
1936
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
CF
2
1936
1937
BRG
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
120
1B
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
LF
1
1922
1922
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
2B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
3B
2
1920
1921
BBS
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
127
1B
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
3B
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
SS
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
SP
4
1929
1933
HIL/PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
3B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
2B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
134
1B
1
1923
1923
WP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
136
SS
1
1932
1932
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1923
1923
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
CF
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
C
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
142
RP
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
143
2B
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
CF
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
SS
1
1923
1923
BBS/WP
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.2
146
C
1
1933
1933
PBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
CF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
148
LF
3
1930
1934
MULT
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
149
2B
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
RF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
0.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
151
SP
1
1932
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
153
RP
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
154
3B
3
1930
1936
MULT
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
155
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
156
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
157
C
3
1920
1922
BBS
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
158
2B
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
3B
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
1B
1
1937
1937
BRG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
LF
2
1933
1937
BBS/BRG
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
163
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
164
2B
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
165
3B
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
167
SS
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
169
CF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
170
SS
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
171
3B
2
1922
1923
BBS
-0.2
-0.7
0.3
0.0
0.2
172
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
-
2
1930
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
174
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
175
-
1
1936
1936
BRG
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
176
RP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.1
0.0
177
-
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
178
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
179
SP
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
180
2B
1
1930
1930
HIL
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
181
LF
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
182
3B
1
1921
1921
BBS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
183
3B
3
1932
1934
PBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
184
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
185
LF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
186
LF
2
1926
1930
BG2/HIL
-0.2
-0.5
0.5
0.0
-0.3
187
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
188
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
189
-
2
1920
1922
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
190
C
2
1930
1932
HIL
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
-
1
1932
1932
PBG
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
192
-
1
1923
1923
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
193
RP
3
1932
1937
BRG/PBG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
194
RF
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
195
SS
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
197
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
198
-
1
1921
1921
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
199
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
200
SS
1
1925
1925
HIL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
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
SS
2
1932
1933
HIL/PBG
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
206
LF
2
1932
1937
BRG/HIL
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
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
C
4
1923
1934
MULT
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
211
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
212
LF
2
1929
1932
HIL/PBG
-0.5
0.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
213
-
1
1923
1923
WP
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
214
LF
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.6
0.4
0.2
-1.2
0.0
215
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
216
SP
4
1923
1937
MULT
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
217
SS
2
1927
1931
HIL
-0.7
0.3
-1.3
0.0
0.4
218
-
1
1926
1926
NLG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.6
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
2B
1
1926
1926
BG2
-0.7
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.2
222
1B
1
1924
1924
HIL
-0.8
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
223
LF
3
1925
1933
BBS/HIL
-0.9
-1.4
0.6
0.0
-0.1
224
RP
1
1922
1922
BBS
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
225
LF
2
1926
1927
HIL/NLG
-1.0
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
226
SP
1
1923
1923
BBS
-1.0
0.0
-0.1
-1.0
0.0
227
RP
2
1921
1923
BBS
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
228
RP
2
1922
1923
BBS/WP
-1.1
0.2
0.0
-1.3
0.0
229
SP
3
1921
1923
BBS
-1.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
230
RP
5
1922
1933
MULT
-1.2
-0.1
0.1
-1.1
0.0
231
2B
5
1929
1934
MULT
-1.2
-0.5
-1.1
0.0
0.4
232
SP
2
1931
1932
HIL
-1.3
-0.3
0.0
-1.0
0.0
233
3B
1
1926
1926
NLG
-1.3
-0.1
-1.3
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
RF
2
1923
1926
BG2/WP
-1.9
-0.4
-1.3
0.0
-0.1
238
RP
3
1924
1930
HIL
-2.6
-0.1
0.0
-2.5
0.0

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