Walter Lee "Newt" Joseph (October 27, 1896 – January 18, 1953) was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball.

"[1] Joseph played among and against many of baseball's greats, including Hall of Famers Satchel Paige,[3][4] José Méndez, Bullet Rogan, and pre-Negro league stars like John Donaldson,[3] and "Big" Bill Gatewood.

"[4] In the third game of the 1924 Colored World Series, the first championship series held in the Negro leagues, Joseph hit the first ever home run, doing so in the fourth inning against Red Ryan in a game that ended after thirteen innings.

[5] Joseph died at the age of 56, and is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

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