Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

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Birth Name: Leroy Robert Paige

Born: 7 July 1906 Died: 8 June 1982

Country of origin: United States

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Description: Leroy 'Satchel' Paige was born on July 7, 1906 in Mobile, Alabama, USA as Leroy Robert Paige. He was married to Lahoma Brown and Janet Howard. He died on June 8, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, 1971. Pitched in the Negro Leagues, 1926-1950. Pitched for the American League's Cleveland Indians (1948-1949), St. Louis Browns (1951-1953), and Kansas City Athletics (1965). One of the great baseball pitchers of his era, Paige played most of his career in the Negro League. In 1948, as one of the first black players in the major leagues, he became in all likelihood the oldest rookie in bas ... (more)

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" 1948: Satchel finally makes his way to the majorsLeroy “Satchel” Paige was the greatest pitcher the Negro Leagues ever saw and is regarded as perhaps the greatest pitcher of all time, regardless of league. The stories of his feats on the mound are legendary, but due to the color barrier, Paige’s best form never graced an MLB mound. However, the ageless wonder did finally get the chance to suit up in the majors in 1948 when he had his "rookie" year for the C"

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