Satchel Paige was a pitcher He batted .097 but he was black and spent most of his days in the negro league so .097 is his major league average
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He wore No. 31 and then switched to No. 29 during his 1948-49 stint with the Indians.
In 1948, Satchel Paige played in 21 games, all for the Cleveland Indians, and batting in all of them. He had 23 at bats, getting 2 hits, for a .087 batting average, with 2 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 5 times. He hit only singles.
Leroy "Satchel" Paige has 12 siblings.
Satchel Paige signed with the Cleveland Indians on July 7 1948
Satchel Paige was signed to the Cleveland Indians of the American League in 1948.