SATCHEL PAIGE RUMORS
A Young Man’s League but an Old Man’s Game
In 1965 a 58 year old Satchel Paige took the mound for the Kansas City Athletics and simultaneously altered what we had come to understand as the correlation between age and professional sports. Though Paige faced just 10 batters during the ’65 season, his appearance gave grounds for the modern athlete to push the boundaries of time. Nearly half a century later baseball saw the...
Negro League Widow Passes Away
Louise Smith, widow of Hilton Smith, has passed away at the age of 98 years old.
Hilton Smith is a hall of fame pitcher famous for his time in Negro League Baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs. During his playing career, according to the Hall Of Fame, he was credited with 20 wins in each of his 12 seasons with the Monarchs.
Possibly best known for his relief appearances behind...
1960 Salina Blue Jays: The Year Satchel Paige Came to Town
A small a bigger story sometimes hides behind a bit of information. That bit came in this line I read a few years ago in Larry Tye’s book, Satchel:
In 1960 he [Satchel Paige] threw for the Salina [Kan.] Blue Jays ….
I had no idea. Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige was arguable one of the best 10-or-so pitchers who played baseball. He was a Hall of Famer on the field, but he was...
Satchel Paige Rare Color Footage From 1948 Exhibition Game Uncovered (Video)
Satchel Paige, like many players who spent most of their time in the Negro Leagues, is a near-mythical figure in baseball history. He was in his 40s by the time he finally made it to the minor leagues with the Cleveland Indians, so the best parts of his career aren’t documented in the same obsessive way that much of the history of baseball is.
However, recently 16mm video of Paige...
Rare Footage Of Satchel Paige Pitching In Color
Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences archive division we can now see the great Satchel Paige pitch, in color. There is not a ton to the video as far as exciting plays, but the sheer fact of being able to see Satchel toss a few pitches in color is a treat. As Eye On Baseball points out:
November of ’48 would’ve been just after Paige’s “rookie” season...
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Indians and Tigers trade managers and Satchel Paige makes his first start on This Day in Baseball
August 3, 2006, Phillies' infielder Chase Utley goes 3-for-6 against the Cardinals to extend his hitting streak to 35 games. The streak will be stopped the next day against the Mets. Utley hit in every game during the month of July, and raised his batting average 40 points during the streak.
August 3, 1997 - Phil Niekro, Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie...
The Top 10 Negro League Unsung Ballplayers
Satchel Paige & Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were players that paved the way for future Hall of Famers to be able to take their talents from the Negro Leagues to the Major Leagues. Such HOFs were Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron, who was the last Negro league player to hold a regular position in Major League Baseball. With that said, what about other...
49ers' chorus line of talent has great performance
Satchel Paige's rules for life included: "Dance like nobody's watching."
That was the 49ers on Sunday, having almost more fun than the law allows, even in San Francisco.
Near the end of the 49ers' 26-0 division-clinching win over the Washington Generals - or maybe it was the St. Louis Rams -...
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December 05, 2011
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49ers' chorus line of talent
Satchel Paige's rules for life included: "Dance like nobody's watching." That was the 49ers on Sunday, having almost more fun than the law allows, even in San Francisco. Near the end of the 49ers' 26-0...
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