Meet Satchel Paige
SATCHEL PAIGE Positions : Pitcher Full Name : Leroy Robert Paige Bats : Right - Throws : Right Born : July 7, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama Died: June 8, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri Organizations : St. Louis Browns (3), Cleveland Indians (2), Kansas City Athletics (1) SATCHEL PAIGE'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1971, by Negro League Committee All Star: 2 (1952, 1953) World Series Rings: 1 (1948 ) WHO? Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American Negro League and Major League Baseball pitcher, known for his longevity in the game and for attracting record crowds wherever he pitched. He began his professional career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts (Negro Southern League). When he was 42 years old in 1948 became the oldest rookie in the game when he pitched for the Cleveland Indians, then pitched for the St. Louis Browns and retired in 1965 with the Kansas City At...