Satchel Paige: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: July 7, 1906

1919-1923: Committed to an Industrial school for truancy

1924-26: Played Semi-pro ball for Mobile Tigers

1926: Signed with Chattanooga Black Lookouts

1927: Sold to Birmingham Black Barons

1927-9: Black Barons

1929: Jumped to Cuban League

1930: Baltimore Black Sox

1931: Homestead Grays

1933: Jumped teams again

1934: Pitched against Dizzy Dean in several exhibitions (they continued through 1945 in the offseason)

1935: Jumped teams again; received a ban from the NNL for jumping

1936: Faced Joe DiMaggio in an exhibition (DiMaggio went 1-for-4 and knocked in the winning run)

1936: Returned to NNL

1937: Jumped to the Dominican Republic

1938: Went to Mexico

1939: Arm problems left him teamless, so he barnstormed some more

1939-40: Puerto Rico

1940-47: Kansas City Monarchs

1946-47: Barnstormed against Bob Feller

1948: Signed by Cleveland Indians

Debut: July 9, 1948 (Oldest man ever to debut at age 42)

1948: Hesitation pitch ruled illegal

1948: Indians win World Series

1951: Signed by St. Louis Browns

1952-53: Made All Star Team

1954-57: Minors and barnstorming

1957: Appeared in the movie, The Wonderful Country

1965: Signed by Kansas City A's

1966: Played final game in minors

1968: Became deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Missouri (lost re-election)

1968-9: Coach/Pitcher for Braves (Braves signed him so he could get a pension)

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Negro League Committee)

1982: Died

Accomplishments:

1948 World Champion

2x All Star

28-31 record

3.29 ERA

179 games-26 starts-7 CG

4 SHO

109 GF

Led league in GF (35): 1952

32 saves

476 IP

288 Strikeouts

1.279 WHIP

Postseason: 1 game, 0.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 runs, 0 strikeouts (1948 World Series)