Satchel Paige
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‘He was older than our fathers’: An oral history of Satchel Paige’s final game at 59
Paige’s last pitching performance left an impact on players, fans and family who were there in Kansas City 60 years ago
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‘He was a legend’: An oral history of Satchel Paige’s final game at 59
In 1965, the Hall of Fame pitcher threw three scoreless innings against players half his age. Nearly sixty years later, here’s how it happened.
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Negro Leagues stats update by MLB a sobering reminder of challenge to maintain Black history
This was a necessary reckoning for the assembled group who refuse to let Black American history die
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Satchel Paige’s MLB debut 75 years ago changed baseball forever
After breaking into the big leagues and winning the World Series, Paige pioneered a trail for Black ballplayers
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50 years ago, Major League Baseball stumbled before inducting Satchel Paige into the Hall of Fame
Even as it acknowledged one of the best pitchers ever, Cooperstown first tried out a version of ‘separate but equal’
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It’ll take Tom Brady another 15 years to catch up to Satchel Paige
The Hall of Fame pitcher appeared in his last MLB game at the age of 59
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In MLB’s hallowed numbers game, it’s time to make room for Negro League greats
From Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige to Cool Papa Bell and Martin Dihigo, these players were, and are forever more major leaguers
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Today in black history: Happy Birthday Alice Walker, Satchel Paige nominated to HOF and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 9
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When Cleveland’s Larry Doby and Satchel Paige became the first African-Americans to win a World Series
The rookies helped lead the Indians past the Boston Braves in six games in 1948