Leroy "Satchel" Paige made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians on July 9, 1948 when he was believed to be 42 years old. Paige, who had spent his prime years playing in the Negro Leagues, was a member of the Indians team that won the 1948 World Series in six games over the Boston Braves of the National League. He became the first African-American to pitch in a World Series contest when he made an appearance in Game 5.
Satchel Paige
No. In the modern era, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the Major Leagues.
I read this a LONG time ago so I am not completly sure, you might want to do some reasearch. Satchel Paige was not allowed to play in the Major Leagues because he was black.
Overall, Satchel Paige played in many different baseball leagues. he played in the major and the minor leagues. he also played in the negro leagues and his number in the negro leagues was #25 ~thx! (for lookin at this info!)
pitching at the age of 58 years old in the major leagues!
Satchel Paige
During his career Satchel Paige racked up 288 strikeouts. He pitched in both the Major Leagues and the Negro Leagues. He was a right handed pitcher and at age 42, was the oldest rookie in MLB.
This question is impossible to answer as Satchel Paige played for many unorganized teams as well as in the Negro Leagues, whose records are not complete, nor completely accurate.
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Oh, dude, Satchel Paige played for several teams in his baseball career, but he's most famously associated with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and other teams in the Major Leagues later on. So, like, he was a real baseball nomad, you know?
In the Major Leagues, Paige pitched for the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and 1949, the St. Louis Browns from 1951 to 1953, and, briefly, for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965.
he was a pitcher on the negro leagues. then was allowed to go to the Brooklyn dodgers.