Pro baseball almanac creative education illustrated sports almanacs paige, david on. Pro baseball almanac creative education illustrated. It was filled with fascinating sidebars and anecdotes and even though ive read just about everything, i kept saying gee, i didnt know that. Apr 10, 1994 from the early 1930s, when paige began the first of several stints with the pittsburgh crawfords, until his 1971 induction into the hall of fame, he symbolized the world of black baseball, for. Satchel paige baseball hall of famers of the negro. Satchel paige every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1965. Either he was too bitter or too polite, so ribowsky sounds off instead, noting paige s difficulties both with women and his teammates in building his case of a fractured man. View satchel paige s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books. Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the pat paige books currently listed on the leading providing of online pat paige books. Satchel paige society for american baseball research. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Satchel paige, negro leagues baseball, and civil rights c. By the time he died in 1982, he had enjoyed one of the longest and brightest careers in baseball history.
Satchel paige cleveland indians paperback book his own story 1948. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Satchel is the biography of the legendary baseball pitcher satchel paige. Satchel helped cleveland win the american league pennant and world series in his first year. Paige himself was the source of many of these dates. This comprehensive book presents highlights of each decade from the 1900s to the 1990s. Paige was 42 years old when he broke into the big leagues on july 9, 1948, with the cleveland indians. Pat paige was born on friday, may 5, 1882, in paw paw, michigan. Paige was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on may 20, 1911, with the cleveland naps. He began his professional career in the negro leagues in the 1920s after being discharged from reform school in alabama. Baseball almanac is sorry to advise you, but there are currently no satchel paige books currently listed on. Baseball lists legendary lists humorous lists, instructional lists, rankoriented lists, and quite a few other memorable baseball lists are in baseball almanac s legendary lists section.
Paige finally broke into the majors in his forties, becoming the oldest rookie ever and, surprisingly, 1948s rookie of the year. Major league baseball player encyclopedia baseball almanac. He went from being a satcheltoting boy, to a rockthrowing teenager. Satchel paige was signed and brought on to the ballclub in midseason by owner, bill veeck. For twentytwo years he had been a major league baseball legend, but in another venue.
It had been almost 40 years since leroy robert paige pitched his first game in professional baseball and 12 years since he last threw a pitch in the majors, with the st. Leroy robert satchel paige july 7, 1906 june 8, 1982 was an american negro league baseball. How to keep young by satchel paige baseball almanac. Leroy robert satchel paige july 7, 1906 june 8, 1982 began his big league career with the cleveland indians in 1948 at the age of 42, making him the oldest player to debut in major league baseball. Lesa clineransomes spirited, folksy narrative and james ransomes boldly colored, exciting paintings capture the challenges, rewards and, most of all, the unique brand of showmanship in the life of the tall, lean legend named satchel paige.
He was a pitcher known for the speed and control of his fastball. Jan 01, 2000 by the time he died in 1982, he had enjoyed one of the longest and brightest careers in baseball history. Emmet was a young baseball player and he was earning lots of money playing the sport. Satchel paige made his major league debut on 07091948 with the cleveland indians. A baseball card checklist for satchel paige that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Satchel paige by lesa clineransome childrens book baseball sports black history see more like this. His pergame strikeout record was 22, against majorleague barnstormers, which would have been an alltime record for all of baseball. Satchel paige was born on saturday, july 7, 1906, in mobile, alabama. If youd like to read a specific satchel paige book which were missing on read print, do let us know. The stories in this book show satchel as both an extremely talented athlete, who paved the way for breaking the major leagues color barrier and a flawed, hard living everyman. Satchel paige baseball legends book chelsea house publication. The cards from donrussplayoff feature a swatch of a satchel paige gameworn jersey and were included in 2004 leaf certified and 2004 prime cuts ii.
Tyes criticallyacclaimed offering is joined by andre agassis open. Easily noticed, though, is the misspelling of his name again as topps, too, spelled it with two ls. While satchel paige was playing baseball, many ages and birthdates were reported, ranging from 1900 to 1908. Mar 30, 2010 satchel paiges rules for staying young. The baseball great nicknamed satchel was the first african american pitcher to be drafted into the major leagues and that at age 42, the first black to pitch in a major league world series, and the first black baseball hall of fame inductee. In 1948 leroy satchel paige became a major league baseball star. This satchel paige baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that satchel paige has appeared on, in chronological order. In paige, schmidt spotlights one of the finest and most colorful pitchers in baseball history. Nov 24, 2009 on february 9, 1971, pitcher leroy satchel paige becomes the first negro league veteran to be nominated for the baseball hall of fame. Satchel paige by lesa clineransome and james ransome. His biography on satchel paige won a spot on the new york times list of the years notable books. Baseball almanac is an indepth website with the tagline where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. It examines the political, economic, social, cultural, scientific, and technological advances of the twentieth century and introduces students to the individuals who made history in each decade. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. In truth, he had always been a star, just not like this. Paige was the sixth of 12 children born to john paige, a gardener, and lula coleman, a domestic worker in mobile. Satchel paige, american professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the negro leagues.
His actual birthdate, july 7, 1906, was determined in 1948 when cleveland indians owner bill veeck traveled to mobile, alabama and accompanied paige s family to the county health. The book s biggest problem is a lack of paige himself at the center. At the time, satchel was at least 40 years old and had been pitching professionally in the negroes leagues for 22 years since easily read in an hour, more or less. The baseball great nicknamed satchel was the first african american pitcher to be. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry.
Larry tye is an amreican nonficition author and journalist known for his biographies, wrote this biography. Satchel paige and the negro league printable 5th 8th grade. David paige books list of books by author david paige. The baseball almanac is more a bathroom book than a coffeetable volume. You can leave it on top of the porcelain, pick it up, read it backwards, and still get an enormous charge out of it. Scores, standings, batting stats, and pitching stats. Baseball almanac is an interactive baseball encyclopedia with over 500,000 pages of baseball facts, research, awards, records, feats, lists, notable quotations, baseball movie ratings, and statistics. Youll also receive our almanac companion newsletter.
He professed to have labored for 250 teams and thrown 250 shutouts. Some of the greatest earned their status on a baseball field, and in heroes in hard times you will find two of baseball s most talented and colorful pitchers. Jul 20, 2019 satchel paige s 1953 topps baseball card is arguably his most visually appealing as it displays a beautiful illustration of the legendary pitcher in the famous design of that set. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
He became the oldest rookie to play major league baseball at the age of fortytwo, and he would play until the age of fortyseven. Here about 30 popular history, stats, almanac, awards sites such as baseball almanac. Please support our ongoing efforts to preserve baseball history by visiting this page or by contacting us today for additional details baseball almanac has more than 500,000 pages of baseball history, more than 1,500,000 fast facts, original research from recognized experts and material not. Lula said, page looked too much like a page in a book, whereas satchel explained, my folks started out by spelling. Satchel paige baseball hall of famers of the negro leagues. Leroy satchel paige baseball player died on tuesday, june 8, 1982. Leroy robert paige inducted to the hall of fame in. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Ted williams took time to rank the batters he believed were the twenty best, while satchel paige gave fans tips on how to stay young. From spring to fall and from decade to decade, baseball changed in the mezzo years between 1962 and 1972the hot summer when leagues were expanding, franchises. Jun 15, 2009 paige often lied about his age, claiming to be older than he was because that made him more of a baseball miracle. Leroy robert satchel paige july 7, 1906 june 8, 1982 was an american baseball player whose pitching in the negro leagues and in major league baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime. This book was written in 1948, the season the indians won the world series. Professor donald spivey talked about the legacy of pitcher satchel paige and negro leagues baseball.
The baseball, bat, and glove are still composed of natural materials that reflect an. Pat paige made his major league debut on 05201911 with the cleveland naps. Get the latest updated stats for oakland athletics pitcher satchel paige on. A trailblazing player in the negro leagues, baseball pitcher satchel paige also became the oldest rookie in major league history and was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1971. The lanky 6foot3 righthander quickly became the biggest drawing card in negro baseball able to overpower batters with a buggywhipped fastball. About 30 websites of baseballalmanac at topalternate. His venue had been in the negro leagues and his america was the segregated one. Satchel paige cards and autographed memorabilia guide. Satchel paige every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1948.
The life and times of an american legend by larry tye. Legendary white players such as dizzy dean and joe dimaggio claimed he was the best pitcher they ever went up against. Leroy satchel paige biography birthday, trivia american. Apocryphal stories surround paige, who was born july 7, 1906 in mobile, ala. Satchel paige, striking out jim crow is a book about a man named emmet and another man named satchel paige. He was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1971.
Satchel paige autographed memorabilia is highly in demand. Baseballs methuselah, leroy satchel paige was a charismatic pitching star of the negro leagues who became a major league rookie in his forties satchel paige began playing professionally for the negro leagues in 1923, during the era when blacks were blocked from playing in baseballs allwhite major leagues. Check back frequently to see if books do appear as we update this service daily. National geographic said, everything you want to know about baseball is on this site. Satchel paige was known as the best pitcher in the negro league and he had a killer fastball. Ribowsky was too late to interview the subject, and seems wary of the things paige was quoted as saying.
Were not finished writing the satchel paige biography yet. The life and times of an american legend is a biography of satchel paige, who is noted as a baseball pitcher in both the negro and major leagues baseball. Baseball almanac is a privately held web site endeavor in serious need of your financial assistance. Woodall said that from what the oldtimer players and coaches in major league baseball told him about satchel paige, he absolutely believes that paige was a top 5. If you love satchel, join us on facebook and well keep you updated on paige s progress. In august of that year, paige, a pitching legend known. If you stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. The books she has authored have been highly erotica and sexual novels, most appropriately for the adult section of society. Satchel paige was the first negro leagues player to be inducted into the national baseball hall. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Louis cardinals, and satchel paige, star of the negro leagues. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Satchel paige nominated to baseball hall of fame history. It serves, in turn, as a source for a number of books and publications about baseball.
Much has been written about this largerthanlife pitcher, but when it comes to paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. You can leave it on top of the porcelain, pick it up, read it backwards, and still get an. Satchel paige s 1953 topps baseball card is arguably his most visually appealing as it displays a beautiful illustration of the legendary pitcher in the famous design of that set. If you have tid bits about satchel paige s life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us. Since the 2020 season is on hold, the baseball reference team is using out of the park baseball 21 to simulate the 2020 season.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Satchel paige baseball legends library binding august 1, 1991. One of the all time great baseball players of american history, with highlights such as his long career in the game, the oldest rookie, his fast pitching style, and being inducted into the major league hall of fame. Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season full name. Satchel paige 1 19061982 american baseball player leroy robert satchel paige, one of the games true natural talents, was an africanamerican man living during the height of the jim crow days in a south where the colorbarrier was thick and seemingly insurmountable. Jan 01, 2002 satchel paige was one of the most talented, enduring, and entertaining pitchers, black or white, ever to play the game of baseball. Repeatedly recognized as the online source for baseball related history. And dont pray when it rains if you dont pray when the sun shines. The paige almanac had him pitching in more than 2,500 games and winning 2,000 or so.
August 11, 2018 on this day, aug 11, 1968, the atlanta braves signed satchel paige to a contract. Did you know that through today in baseball history, and since 1876 first year of the national league, there have been a total of nineteenthousand fourhundred ninetytwo 19,492 major league. We hope you enjoy reading these satchel paige books. Its the only baseball title on this exclusive roster, though not the only sports book. Satchel paige, byname of leroy robert paige, born july 7, 1906. Leroy robert paige view player bio from the sabr bioproject. Leroy robert satchel paige july 7, 1906 june 8, 1982 was an american negro league baseball and major league baseball mlb pitcher who is notable for his longevity in the game, and for attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.