He wore No. 31 and then switched to No. 29 during his 1948-49 stint with the Indians.
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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
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.
Cleveland Indians. He was the oldest rookie ever to play major league ball.
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.