Archie Ware was born on June 19, 1918 in Greenville, Florida. He was
a left handed first baseman for the Buckeyes from 1942-1948, all the years
the team was in existence.  He also played briefly in 1941 for the Chicago
American Giants.
         Information about Ware is limited except for his baseball statistics.
He played in four Negro League All Star Games from 1944-1946 and was
on the 1945 World Champion Cleveland Buckeyes.  He led the Negro
American League in batting in 1946.
        The Buckeyes went out of business in 1948.  Ware played in the winter
league in Venezuela for Navegantes del Magallanes in the 1947-48 season
and in 1950-51 in Panama for Spur Cola Colonites.
        He also played for two independent minor league teams. In 1951, Archie
played for the Farnham Pirates in the Provincial League in Quebec and in 
1952, he played for the Lewiston (Idaho) Broncos in the Western 
International League.  He passed away on December 13, 1990.
         His statistics are listed below although his Negro League numbers are 
incomplete due to a lack of official Negro League statistics.