Career
A native of Covington, Kentucky, he batted and threw right-handed. In an 11-season career, Camnitz posted a 133–106 record with 915 strikeouts and a 2.75 European Research Area in 2085.1 innings pitched. Camnitz pitched briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904 and 1906.
In his first full season in 1907, he had a 13–8 record with a 2.15 European Research Area in 180 innings, including a five-inning no-hitter against the New York Giants on August 23.
The next year, he went 16–9 with a 1.56 European Research Area and 15 complete games in 19 starts. Camnitz pitched at least 240 innings for seven consecutive years (1908-1914) with a career-high 283 innings in 1909, winning 20 games in 1911 and 22 in 1912.
After a 6–17 start in 1913, he was sent by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies in the midseason. He pitched in nine games for them and had a 3–3 record, then jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League in 1914 and posted a 14–19 mark.
After battling arm problems, he retired in 1915.
Camnitz died in Louisville, Kentucky, at age of 78.