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Negro League and Major League Baseball legend, Leroy "Satchel" Paige was 75 when he died on June 6, 1982. (born July 7, 1906)
After the integration of MLB, Paige became the oldest Rookie in history when he signed with the Cleveland Indians at the age of 42. He played professionally until the age of 47 and was the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame based on his Negro League play.
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Info on Satchel Paige 1948 World Series as good as I can remember Satchel was a Cleveland pitcher who pitched in the last game against Boston Braves?
Satchel Paige pitched in one game in the 1948 World Series for the Cleveland Indians. That was in the 7th inning of Game 5. The Braves had scored 5 runs in that inning when Paige was brought in. He got Warren Spahn to fly out to center field which scored the 6th run of the inning and then got outfielder Tommy Holmes to groundout to shortstop to end the inning. Al Rosen pinch hit for Paige in the bottom of the 7th inning. Cleveland wound up losing that game 11-5.
Where was the last baseball game pitched by Whitey Ford?
The last game pitched by Whitey Ford was on May 21, 1967 at Tiger Stadium.
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Who were satchel paige parents?
Satchel Paige's parents were John and Lula Page. Their last name was originally Page but they changed the spelling to Paige in the 1920's.
Who is the oldest person ever to play in a MLB game?
AnswerSatchel Paige (P), played at age 59 for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965. Although, he did spend most of his time playing in the Negro leagues. Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta more commonly referred to as Minnie Miñoso (OF), played at age 57 in 1980, and Nick Altrock (P) played at 57 as well, back in 1933.
