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Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who is notable for his longevity in the game, and for attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.
Paige was a right-handed pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, was the oldest major league rookie while playing for the Cleveland Indians. He played with the St. Louis Browns until age 47, and represented them in the All-Star Game in 1952 and 1953.
He was the first player who had played in the Negro leagues to pitch in the World Series, in 1948, and was the first electee of the Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1971.[3]
Paige first played for the semi-professional Mobile Tigers from 1924 to 1926. He began his professional baseball career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League and became one of the most famous and successful players from the Negro leagues. While his outstanding control as a pitcher first got him noticed, it was his infectious, cocky, enthusiastic personality and his love for the game that made him a star.[citation needed] On town tours across the United States, Paige would sometimes have his infielders sit down behind him and then routinely strike out the side.[4] He played his last professional game on June 21, 1966, for the Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League.[5]
Paige was a right-handed pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, was the oldest major league rookie while playing for the Cleveland Indians. He played with the St. Louis Browns until age 47, and represented them in the All-Star Game in 1952 and 1953.
He was the first player who had played in the Negro leagues to pitch in the World Series, in 1948, and was the first electee of the Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1971.[3]
Paige first played for the semi-professional Mobile Tigers from 1924 to 1926. He began his professional baseball career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League and became one of the most famous and successful players from the Negro leagues. While his outstanding control as a pitcher first got him noticed, it was his infectious, cocky, enthusiastic personality and his love for the game that made him a star.[citation needed] On town tours across the United States, Paige would sometimes have his infielders sit down behind him and then routinely strike out the side.[4] He played his last professional game on June 21, 1966, for the Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League.[5]
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Phenomenal player....so many greats were in the Negro league and didn't have a shot at MLB
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When I was growing up in an all-white small town in southern Wisconsin in the 50's and 60's, I was an enthusiastic baseball player and soaked up everything I could on the subject. One of the books I found was Satchel Paige's autobiography, which was a revelation to me about Negro League baseball and how the players were treated back then. I also learned about several great players that were anonymous to anybody but Negro League enthusiasts. I remember reading Satchel Paige's "rules" for getting ahead in life and remember one in particular: Never look back - something might be gaining on you. There were dietary rules also. Mr. Paige and his ghost writer had a humorous way of explaining things. Great player - he pitched in the era when the starting pitcher was expected to finish the game - relievers were just burned-out starters (or unsuccessful ones). It would be interesting to see how Mr. Paige would fare in MLB today, in the era of pitcher specialization and situational pitching.
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He was a great player but I never got to see him play. Everyone knows his name.
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