1942 – Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs pitches 5 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Washington-Homestead Grays, winning 9 – 5 in Philadelphia in the 1942 Colored World Series, finishing a four-game sweep of the Grays.

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On September 29, 1942 — 1942 – Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs pitches 5 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Washington-Homestead Grays, winning 9 – 5 in Philadelphia in the 1942 Colored World Series, finishing a four-game sweep of the Grays.

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