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Name: Leroy Robert Paige
Born: July 7, 1906 Mobile, Al.
Died: June 8, 1982 Kansas City, Mo.
Satchel Paige Facts:
- Height: 6'3 1/2" Weight: 180
- Threw: Right
- Position: Pitcher
- Started his career with the Mobile Tigers, a semi-pro team
- He went on to become the dominant pitcher of the Negro Leagues
- Started 29 games in one month in Bismarck, ND.
- Claimed he won 104 out of 105 games in 1934
- Brought into the Major Leagues by Bill Veeck to play for Cleveland in 1948
- Went 6-1 with one save and an ERA of 2.48 in his first year
- 28-31 record and a 3.29 ERA in six years in the majors
- Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971
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