Joe Cambria

<p> 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.</p>