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Josh Devoe

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Josh Devoe
1920 Josh R. Devoe
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1888-03-24)March 24, 1888
Unknown
Died: March 19, 1979(1979-03-19) (aged 90)
Los Angeles
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1913, for the Honolulu Team
Last appearance
1920, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Teams

James R. "Josh" Devoe (March 24, 1888 – March 19, 1979) was a Negro leagues catcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

A Cleveland newspaper reporter in 1920 claimed Rube Foster said of Devoe he was "one of the smartest young players he ever trained."[1]

Post career

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Devoe died in Los Angeles, California in 1979 at the age of 90.

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