Joe Cambria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Cambria

American baseball scout

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1890

Place of Birth: Messina, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1962

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Joseph Carl Cambria, also known as "Papa Joe," (born Carlo Cambria; July 5, 1890 – September 24, 1962) was an American professional baseball scout and executive who was a pioneer in recruiting Latin American players.
From 1929 through 1940, he owned several Minor League Baseball teams, as well as the Negro league Baltimore Black Sox.
He is best known, however, for his work as a scout for Major League Baseball, especially for his work in Cuba.
From the mid-1930s until his death in 1962, he recruited hundreds of Cuban players for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins.
Cambria was described as "the first of many scouts who searched Latin America for inexpensive recruits for their respective ball clubs."