Paige fires first shut out, Mantle passes away – August 13 This Day in Baseball History
August 13, 2020, here is your short walk through baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters,...
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August 13, 2020, here is your short walk through baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters,...
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Satchel Paige Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 180 Born: Year: 1906 in Mobile, AL...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 2, 2018 | Biographies, Hall of Fame, Negro Leagues | 0 |
Satchel Paige Biography Join the Community Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 28, 2018 | Biographies, Hall Of Fame Inductions, Negro Leagues | 0 |
Josh Gibson – Biography Join the Community Enter your email address to subscribe to this...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 28, 2006 | Negro Leagues | 0 |
On July 28, 2006, a statue is dedicated at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum honoring...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 8, 1982 | Death | 0 |
On June 8, 1982, Hall of Famer Satchel Paige dies at the reported age of 76. Paige made his major...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Feb 13, 1974 | Hall of Fame, Negro Leagues, Podcast | 0 |
1974 – James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Known for his legendary footspeed, Bell joins Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, as Negro Leagues greats selected to the Hall.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 1, 1973 | Hall of Fame, Negro Leagues | 0 |
Monte Irvin is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues
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On July 7, 1971, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces that Negro leagues players elected to the Hall...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 9, 1971 | Hall of Fame | 0 |
Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League star selected to the Hall of Fame. The right-hander, the oldest player in the majors to make his big league debut, became a legend during his professional career, which lasted from the 1920s until 1965, playing in several different Negro Leagues and with the Indians, Browns, and A’s.
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Satchel Paige‚ 62 years or so old‚ and needing 158 days on a major league payroll to qualify for a pension‚ is signed by the Braves. He will not pitch a regular-season game for Atlanta and will become a coach on September 30th and stay for another year.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 25, 1965 | Pitching Feats | 0 |
On September 25, 1965, Satchel Paige of the Kansas City A’s becomes the oldest man to appear in a...
Read MorePosted by Bobby | Feb 7, 1965 | Exhibition | 0 |
On February 7, 1965 Some two months before the Astrodome’s grand opening in 1965 (then known...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 23, 1962 | Negro Leagues | 0 |
Satchel Paige And Goose Tatum, Harlem Stars, 1962. Join the Community Enter your email address to...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 7, 1956 | Debut, Milestones | 0 |
51-year-old Satchel Paige of the Miami Marlins wins a game before the largest crowd in minor league history
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 14, 1956 | Negro Leagues, Transactions | 0 |
On March 14, 1956, 50-year-old pitching star Satchel Paige signs a contract to play for the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 10, 1953 | Batting Feat | 0 |
On June 10, 1953, At Sportsman Park, the Red Sox welcome Max Lanier to the American League by...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 6, 1952 | Record Setters | 0 |
the forty-something Satchel Paige becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a complete game or shutout
Read More1951 – The St. Louis Browns sign Satchel Paige, 45. He has been out of Major League Baseball since last pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 1949.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 20, 1948 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees Satchel Paige become the fourth consecutive Indian to throw a shutout. The ageless wonder joins Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak, and Bob Lemon in blanking the opposition.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 13, 1948 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park to see “Ole Satch” pitch his first big league shutout as Cleveland wins, 5 – 0. He gives up five hits to run his record to 5-1. In his 12 appearances, Paige has attracted 201,829 fans.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 8, 1948 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1948 – In Cleveland‚ 73‚484 fans watch the Indians and Yankees square off for 2 games. Trailing in the opener‚ an ailing Lou Boudreau hits a bases-loaded pinch single in the 7th to tie the game‚ and Satchel Paige wins it in relief‚ 8 – 6. Steve Gromek goes 7 innings in the nitecap to give the Indians a 2 – 1 win over rookie Bob Porterfield‚ making his major league debut.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 3, 1948 | Firsts | 0 |
Negro leagues star Satchel Paige makes his first major league start
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On July 9, 1948, At Cleveland Stadium, Satchel Paige makes his major league debut for the...
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Bob Feller and Satchel Paige chat in the dugout before the game with the Chicago White Sox in...
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On July 7, 1948, the Cleveland Indians sign Negro Leagues legend Satchel Paige to a contract,...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 21, 1942 | Negro Leagues | 0 |
On July 21, 1942, in one of the most famous moments in the history of the Negro leagues, Satchel...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 15, 1932 | Negro Leagues, No Hitters | 0 |
In the second game of a doubleheader, Satchel Paige pitches the first no-hitter in Greenlee Field as the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeat the New York Black Yankees, 6 – 0. Three Hall of Famers support Paige: Oscar Charleston at first base, Judy Johnson at third, and Josh Gibson in left field. Ted Radcliffe, who pitched in the first game, is behind the plate for Paige’s gem.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 1, 1929 | 3 Home Run Games, Negro Leagues | 0 |
FollowFollowFollowFollowFollowFollowFollowFollow 1929 – Cool Papa Bell, playing...
Read MoreLegendary pitcher Satchel Paige makes his debut in the Negro Southern League. Paige, at 19 years of age, leads Chattanooga to a 5 – 4 win over Birmingham.
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