What's my Line? Satchel Paige

[buddmannable]

A True Gentleman and a Class Act

[bradgandy02]

He also played for the then-called Chattanooga Black Lookouts, so he has a special place in Tennessee history.

[observer9670]

Satchel Paige WAS a champion. He was a pitcher for the World Series champion Indians in 1948.

[redmustang03]

Imagine if he was in the MLB when he was young. He would have been the greatest ever pitcher in MLB even better than CY Young.

[Soulblackman]

@redmustang03 No big deal. The Black Leagues were better.

[JGmartinezJr]

No doubt, the greatest pitcher ever, period, bar none, no one will ever match his accomplishments, ever.

[IDOLODORO2]

one of if not THE greatest pitcher ever

[pt1gard]

i read his bio, supposedly threw 200 no hitters ... got his autograph pic, simply a legend

[RisingSon011]

it was the MLB establishment that kept the black fellows from playing til 1947 . I think if it were up to the fans it would have happened much sooner

[BerkeleyBuilt]

wish i knew him.

[mythid12]

Satchel Paige pitched 3 innings for the Kansas City A's in 1965 allowing a lone hit to future hall of famer Carl Yastrzemski. The actual quote is "Don't Look Back, Something Might Be Gaining On You.

[motheronafight]

Never look back is the quote...... Leroy Paige barnstormed exhibition pitching  for my dad Dempsey Hovland who also managed a public speaking tour for him. I remember him and his family in our backyard celebrating 4th of July with our family in the sixties,

[mymomasnetwork]

WOW 007InMiami, you talk as if you know Mr.Paige. Never talk about something until you've walked in another mans shoes

[Vitte4]

Satch was always slippery about his age & about dates in general! Note that he says he came to the Major Leagues in 1942 (at 3:52 mark of this segment); he actually arrived there in '48.

[007InMiami]

Totally crapped on poor Jackie's 1947 admission into the Majors. But that's Satchel I guess, always fiddling with dates. How about that overly dyed hair of his!

[tonykoz]

He was 42 years old. That's probably why he said 1942 but he didn't even know when he first started playing professionally. He was supposedly born in 1906 but really Veeck says he was born no later than 1900.

[bluebear1985]

I find it interesting that Satchel Paige was able to play for as long as he did. I heard he played his last game at age 59! I guess to him age was nothing more than just a number.

[Lava1964]

Wow! What a great post!

[ClassicShowbiz]

Notice the uncharacteristic and enthusiastic ovation Henry Morgan gives up once Satchel is revealed. On I've Got a Secret or on some of his WML appearances, Henry was generally a tough audience, and usually sat with his arms folded or his fist on his cheek while the other panelists would applaud. He obviously had great admiration for Satchel Page.

[bigred997]

Satch was on the Cleveland Indian's 1948 championship team managed by Lou Boudreau. I remember the Atlanta Braves

warming him up on the sidelines at Wrigley Field for a game against the Cubs in the mid-1960's. It was a gimmick by Atlanta to allow him to pitch at least once in the 1960s,

[radiodayze]

Satchel did pitch in a game for the A's in 1965 I believe. I'm pretty sure Atlanta had him on their roster so he could get the time in he needed for his MLB pension.

[Yankee4Life]

@radiodayze  You are right.

[XMLarry]

Thank you for posting this; he was in a class by himself.

[soulierinvestments]

Pro baseball 1900 to 1947 was pretty good considering it was the White Man's Preserve -- but it is still interesting to speculate what pro-baseball would have been if Robinson and Paige and the rest had been hired into the national pastime as soon as possible as opposed to well eventually.

[weatdamal]

Thanks NorbertR33