Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige was born on July 7, 1906 and passed away on June 8, 1982.  He was a great baseball player.  He was an African-American.  Since major league baseball was segregated for many years, Paige played in the professional negro leagues.  Paige was the first African-American to ever pitch in the American League of MLB.  I will keep my words short.  There is much to say about this man.  He made it to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.  But there is one statistic that I do not think will ever be equaled.  At the age of 42, he was a rookie in the major leagues.  Why?  Many knew he was great.  Due to racism, he was not allowed to be a part of major league baseball.  He finally got his chance.  He retired at age 59.

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