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Joseph Lewis Campinha (May 11, 1920 – May 21, 2001), also known as Joe Campini, was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s.

Joe Campinha
Catcher
Born: (1920-05-11)May 11, 1920 East Wareham, Massachusetts
Died: May 21, 2001(2001-05-21) (aged 81) Providence, Rhode Island
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
Baltimore Elite Giants (1948)

A native of East Wareham, Massachusetts of Cape Verdean descent, Campinha played under the name "Campini" for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1948. A backup for the team's regular catcher Frazier Robinson, Campinha managed a hit and a walk in two plate appearances in his one recorded game for Baltimore,[1] which may have come in April at Bugle Field against the Homestead Grays.[2] Following his stint with Baltimore, Campinha played minor league baseball with the Bangor Pickers in 1949, and the Watertown Athletics in 1950, his final season in professional baseball.[3] Campinha went on to serve in the United States Merchant Marine, and died in Providence, Rhode Island in 2001 at age 81.[4][5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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