FREE: SATCHELL PAIGE (Reprint) * 1953 Topps #220 * 2001 Topps Archives * “HALL of FAME”

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Satchell Paige (how it’s spelled on card)

2001 Topps Archives #318
(REPRINT) of 1953 Topps #220

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Leroy “Satchel” Paige (1906-1982) was a baseball player whose pitching in the Negro Leagues & in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime. He was elected to the Baseball ‘HALL of FAME” in 1971, the first player to be inducted based upon his play in the Negro Leagues.

Paige was a right-handed pitcher and was the oldest rookie to play in Major League Baseball at the age of 42. He played with the St Louis Browns until age 47, and represented them in the All-Star Game in 1952 & 1953.

Paige began his pro career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League and played his last pro game on June 21, 1966, for the Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League.

While his outstanding control as a pitcher first got him noticed, it was his infectious, cocky, enthusiastic personality & his love for the game that made him a star. On town tours across America, Paige would have his infielders sit down behind him and then routinely strike-out the side. As a member of the Cleveland Indians, Paige became the oldest rookie in Major League Baseball.