Madison County’s first baseball great: Archie Ware

Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Before Greenville native Lorenzo Cain made Madison County proud with his World Series win with the Kansas City Royals in 2015, Archie Ware put Greenville on the map with his baseball prowess while playing in the Negro American League. Born in 1918, little is known about Ware’s childhood in Greenville. By 1942, Ware’s name and skills were more commonly known in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played for the Cincinnati Buckeyes, who later became the Cleveland