The 1949 season. Paige was a member of the Indians in the 1948 and 1949 seasons.
Satchel Paige's parents were John and Lula Page. Their last name was originally Page but they changed the spelling to Paige in the 1920's.
Satchel Paige's parents were John and Lula Page. Their last name was originally Page but they changed the spelling to Paige in the 1920's.
Negro League and Major League Baseball legend, Leroy "Satchel" Paige was 75 when he died on June 6, 1982. (born July 7, 1906) After the integration of MLB, Paige became the oldest Rookie in history when he signed with the Cleveland Indians at the age of 42. He played professionally until the age of 47 and was the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame based on his Negro League play.
Satchel Paige pitched in one game in the 1948 World Series for the Cleveland Indians. That was in the 7th inning of Game 5. The Braves had scored 5 runs in that inning when Paige was brought in. He got Warren Spahn to fly out to center field which scored the 6th run of the inning and then got outfielder Tommy Holmes to groundout to shortstop to end the inning. Al Rosen pinch hit for Paige in the bottom of the 7th inning. Cleveland wound up losing that game 11-5.
Satchel Paige was either 59 or 65 when he pitched his last game, depending on the source.
Satchel Paige
It would appear so. In the last photo on the page linked below his name is painted on the side of what looks to be a 1948 Stinson 108.
Paige's last name on Charmed is Matthews.
No one, the great Satchel Paige pitched his last game at 59 years old, but that was a promotion by Charlie O. Finley, he pitched 3 good innings and was removed according to a pre-ordained order by Haywood Sullivan.
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AnswerSatchel Paige (P), played at age 59 for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965. Although, he did spend most of his time playing in the Negro leagues. Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta more commonly referred to as Minnie Miñoso (OF), played at age 57 in 1980, and Nick Altrock (P) played at 57 as well, back in 1933.