Joe Cambria

International Super Scout of the Washington Senators

Paul Scimonelli (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8147-4 (ISBN)

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One of the most prolific scouts in baseball history, Joe Cambria almost single-handedly saved the Washington Senators from ruin. This first ever biography traces his memorable career, including the shady hiring practices and flamboyant deals that drew rulings from the bench of Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

One of the most prolific scouts in baseball history, Joe Cambria almost single-handedly saved the Washington Senators from ruin. Signing a stream of young players from Cuba--as many as 20 per season for three decades--he fed the team affordable talent and kept them competitive during World War II, when many front-liners went to the front lines. Cambria subverted baseball's color line years before Jackie Robinson broke it, signing light-skinned Cubans--many of African descent--who could pass in the all-white Major Leagues. This first ever biography traces his memorable career, including the shady hiring practices and flamboyant deals that drew rulings from the bench of Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

Paul Scimonelli, retired teacher and musician, had a successful music career for more than 60 years. He has written numerous articles for music journals and his dissertation on the history of the Catholic University of America’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is a widely read resource in the university library’s database. He lives in Woodstock, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. The American Dream

2. The 1920s: Blowing the Bugle

3. 1930–1935: From the Blue Ridge League to the NNL

4. 1935–1939: The Cuban Connection

5. 1940–1945: Washington at War

6. 1946–1949: When the Boys Came Back

7. 1950–1954: Keeping Them Competitive

8. 1955–1959: The Making of a Champion

9. 1960 and Beyond: A Career at Its Close

10. Griffith, Cambria, the Cubans and Race

11. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Epilogue

Appendix I: Selected Players Signed by Cambria

Appendix II: Chronology of Cambria’s Minor League Ownership

Appendix III: The Latin Senators

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.01.2023
Zusatzinfo	24 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	562 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4766-8147-3 / 1476681473
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8147-4 / 9781476681474
Zustand	Neuware