Joe Hewitt (baseball)

Joe Hewitt

Shortstop/Second baseman

Born: August 7, 1885
Nashville, Tennessee

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Professional debut

Negro league baseball: 1910 for the St. Louis Giants

Last professional appearance

1932 for the Nashville Elite Giants

Teams

St. Louis Giants (1910-1913, 1915-1917, 1921, 1928) ^[1]^[2]
Lincoln Giants (1914, 1918,)
New York Lincoln Stars (1914)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1916-1918)
Grand Central Red Caps (1918)
Detroit Stars (1919-1920, 1925-1926, 1928)^[3]
Indianapolis ABCs (1920)
St. Louis Stars (1922)
Milwaukee Bears (1923)
Birmingham Black Barons (1924)
Chicago American Giants (1924)
Detroit Stars (1925) ^[4]
Dayton Stars (1926)
Nashville Elite Giants (1929-1930, 1932)
Cleveland Cubs (1931)

Joseph William "Joe Bill" Hewitt (August 7, 1885 - date of death unknown) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1910 to 1932 with several teams.^[5] It appears that most of his seasons were played with the St. Louis Giants^[2] and the Detroit Stars.^[3]

References

↑ "Baseball in the Windy City" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Triple Play a Feature of Sunday Game" The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, IL, Monday, June 11, 1928, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hilldale Wins Final" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 8, 1919, Page 14, Column 4
↑ "Champion Monarchs Open Season With Victory" The Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, Kansas, Friday, May 29, 1925, Page 3, Columns 1 to 5
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)