He was 10-8 at the MLB level at age 41-42, I think that alone speaks more to the legend, sweeps the myth aside + Babe Ruth vouched for him back in the day so then there’s that too. 😊
One of the first books my dad gave me was Maybe I'll Pitch Forever, a biography of Satchel Paige. I was about 12 and this was back in 1962 when the book came out. It really captivated me, made me study baseball history, and gave me an appreciation for the Negro Leagues and its players. My father was a New York Giants fan, but also used to watch the Negro League games because they were played with so much excitement. The fact that Satchel and I had the same birthday just made it special..
I remember my dad telling me about Satchel Page when I was a boy in the early 70s. This video tribute made his words come alive. Thank you! What an unbelievable talent the man was!
The Atlanta Braves agreed to sign him in 1968 (at age 62!) in order to get him the required 5 years MLB service time necessary to qualify for their pension - the other 19 teams in MLB had refused to do so at the time. I remember seeing him pitch; I was a young kid growing up in Atlanta in those days. All I remember was there was a lot of fuss and fanfare at the park that day over Satchel - and then seeing that whacky windup of his and being amazed. We kids tried to copycat it for days afterwards - but nobody moved like him. - Ed on the Ridge
Ed. Did your parents take you to Piedmont Park to see the greatest fast pitch softball player of all time, Eddie Fainter - The King and his Court (it was him and 4 other position players catcher, 1st baseman, shortstop and 1 outfielder).
He was 10-8 at the MLB level when he was aged 41-42, this shines a light on the legend, sweeps the myth aside + Babe Ruth vouched for him back in the day so imo that means his credibility is rock solid, he was-is an all-time great.
Growing up in Ohio in the sixties, Paige was often talked about fondly on the Indians' radio broadcasts. He was one of those immortal baseball legends, who I would have loved to have seen in his prime. As institutionally racist as the two major leagues were, I quite admire the barnstorming that helped the nation learn that talent could be found among the full population. Even today when I see a moden roster with great players from Latin America and the Far East included, i smile. As with the NBA, Hockey, Soccer, let the best compete with the best w/o regard for race or nationality. It raises everyone's game everywhere.
I'd love to see a video about Bill Veeck, who unlike the more venerated Branch Rickey, actually compensated Negro League owners for the players he signed.
I highly recommend Larry Tye's book "Satchel". An amazing biography on Satchel's life and elite pitching accomplishments throughout his life in the negro league and the MLB. No one threw harder, faster, and with more control than Ol' Satch
definitely going to check out his memoir. What a trip. To think if he didn’t have to deal with any of the bullcrap what would have happened. Yet still becoming a legend and hero. Awesome
Greatest pitcher of all time. If you want to learn more about him or other Negro League players, visit Kansas City, Missouri, they have the Negro League Museum. The curator of the museum gives a wonderful tour and knows a lot about the Negro League players and teams. Mr. Paige lived in Kansas City until his death. They also have Jazz Museum. And savor the Barbecue restaurants.
In my first year of teaching, his daughter taught in the next room. My first day that I arrived, two other male teachers come walking up to me, introduce themselves, and then right away tell me, that lady over there is Satchel Paige’s daughter!
At age 45 he was 12-10 with a 3.07 ERA for the St. Louis Browns in 1952. Despite only being able to start his career in the Majors once in his 40s, it was fortunate for him his playing well for Cleveland and St. Louis in the American League realy helps him being rememered, and being from St. Louis growing up in the 1960s I remember his big day pitching a few innings of that game for the Kansas City A'S. I cannot remember the team owned by St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck at the time, but he actually attempted integration prior to Jackie Robinson but was denied by the other owners.
Veeck wanted to buy the Phillies and load them up with Negro League stars.The other owners feared constant fights on the diamond.History tells us that Branch Rickey's more measured approach worked.
@@edwardcook2973 Interesting. I only knew about Cleveland and then St. Louis. It was before my time but I read he really went all out to try and compete better with the Cardinals in St. Louis. The Browns even owned the stadium and the Cardinals paid rent. They had a tough time winning.
@@rentslave Just imagine....that Phillies team might have won a couple of World Series straight away. After that, other teams would have been throwing money at black players. Too bad.
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Amazing video! Always had a fascination for baseball's pioneers like Satchel, Matthewson and Josh Gibson. Again, thank you! A video about Mordecai "3 Fingers" Brown, and one about Ed Walsh would be great!
Really, if there was one person I could watch in his prime it would be Satchel Page. I have spent years wondering just how good he was. The stories are remarkable. Wish I was there.
"pitched 3 scoreless innings (major league level) at the age of 59." most people his age would be playing in an old timers game, at a much reduced ability. it really does make one wonder just how good satchel was in his prime.
As a kid, my uncle met Satchell Paige. My uncle as a kid used to hang out near the bullpens at Forbes field to collect autographs from some of the players. Around this time, Satch was coach/trainer with the Braves I believe and my uncle struck up a conversation with him. He asked how he was able to pitch for so long and told my uncle to never eat pork and to watch his diet. He then gave my uncle a few dollars to go buy him an ice cream sandwich from the concessions stand lol
I saw Paige pitch in Williston North Dakota in 1963. He had a barn storming team and played a group of locals, including some former minor league players and Phil Jackson who was in high school or had just graduated. Jackson played Legion ball in high school and was a first baseman and did some pitching. My greatest memory was the noise Paige’s pitches made hitting the catcher’s glove, bang. So he could still throw a heater at whatever age he was at that time.
If I ever make a video about RUclips comments, this one is in. Amazing that you saw Paige, Phil Jackson, and that Paige still had a strong fastball in his late 50s.
Thanks for your comment. It was a lasting memory from my youth seeing Paige pitch. At that time Jackson was only famous as a high school basketball player in Williston.
He and Willy pep are to names from the past I hear about but till RUclipsrs like you came along I only know there names and sports they play and how great they were. Thanks for digging up a classic
Satchel Paige quotes: Throw strikes - home plate ain't movin'. Don't look back - somethin' might be gaining on you. Let me tell you about Cool Papa Bell. One day he hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit him in the ass sliding into second. (and my favorite) How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?
“I got no fancy pitches, I just throws it past em”. It was stated at the time, his fastball was 105 mph. Not only was he a great pitcher he was a great man.
Pretty much zero chance it was 105 mph. Aside from having no reliable ay of measuring it at the time, we know that even today, with biometrics and training specifically related to throwing harder and harder only one or two pitchers can throw that hard, and they can't do it as a starter, throwing inning after inning. No need to exaggerate his fastball. He was one of the greatest pitchers of all time, we don't need hyperbole to pump him up.
@@puckerings Been thinking, not my intention to be argumentative regarding your comment on not having accurate methods to measure object speed. During the 30s, 40s, and continuing into the 80s, photo electric cells and high speed cameras were employed at Lake City Arsenal as well as any establishment involved in measuring bullet speed. Well before modern computers and calculators. Chronograph was such an instrument.
@@jimwerther Have no comment on your last, didn’t know the man. All I’m aware of is he was one hellova pitcher. I make negative comments only when I can support it with facts.
I don’t know how to show a picture on my phone but I recommend anyone interested to look up a photo of Satchel’s headstone, it’s a good read. He’s buried in Kansas City’s Forest Hill Cemetery.
3:33 -- Until 2010 Satchel Page was the oldest "non Knuckleball" Pitcher to throw a CG Shutout in the MLB. 2010 -- Old Jamie Moyer did it. But Moyer was throwing 82 MPH at the time. I would bet money that Page was still topping out in the low 90's, given his strikeout totals.
@@rentslave babe ruth never face young walter johnson fast ball ; walter johnson was old when face babe ruth ; babe ruth did well against walter johnson ;; babe ruth lucky didn" t face young bob feller 98 mph fastball ❤️ bob feller ❤️ babe ruth alot ; satchel page vs babe ruth ??? Roger hornsby face satchel page like 5 strikeout : however pitches has the advantage his couple of matchup got to study the pitcher; lou gehrig would have Lot better matchup for satchel page ; satchel page had alot trick pitches; joe dimaggiio got a hit off young satchel page in an game to proves satchel page was nothing special ;; ❤️ for jimmy foxx vs satchel page : dream matchup ty cobb vs satchel page ;; bob feller 98 mph fastball vs josh gibson; josh gilson nightmare ?? Laugh laugh
@@lloydkline1518 Jamie Moyer has my respect for his age 50 season in 2012. He got 2 RBI on one infield hit as an old man. That was epic. Look up May 2012 Colorado Rockyies Games to find it. He hits a ball 70 feet, but it's so slow and gets away from catcher so nobody can get it, and 2 runs score. That was some funny stuff.
There are so many stories about Paige its like the stories of Babe Ruth some are true some are fiction but all is fun to hear. The one about YAZ getting a double off him in '65 is very true he hit a double off him that night. Carl's fathers played against Paige in his barnstorming days and said he did one better he hit a triple off of Paige
@@TheBatugan77 satchel page had is trick pitches hesitation pitch ;; stan mustal ; ted williams etc etc probaby wouldve knock the cover off satchel baseball / fastball ; wrigley field chicago cubs stadium put satchel page fastball into the street on someone grass house yard laugh laugh old tiger stadium. Ted william: &stan mustal wouldve hit the satchel fielder baseball over the roof reggie jackson ; cecil fielder style over the left roof :118 wins 80 loss : era2.70
Satch toured with Ed Hamman's Indianapolis Clowns barnstorming team in 1967. They were rained out in Waterloo, Indiana when I saw Satch standing in flip-flops in uniform eating a hot dog by the wet field. Nobody paid him any mind. I went to their motel to get Satch's autograph but the players were protecting him from irritating fans like me and wouldn't let me knock on his door. The next year I toured with the traveling opponents of the Clowns, The College All-Stars, then in 1969 I played third base for the Clowns. In 1968 Ed Hamman hired 5 of us white boys to integrate the barnstorming two teams. And I was one of them.
Thanks for sharing. I have a friend whose dad played on a semi-pro team against Satchel Paige in Billings Montana. It's remarkable how many cities and towns Satchel Paige passed through during his long career.
Had Satchel been allowed to pitch his whole career in the majors, he might be universally recognized as the greatest pitcher of all time. Sadly, we'll never know.
Francisco Coimbre Puerto Rican player in the negro league was the player who gave him most of the problems as stated by himself. Most people does not know him but even Roberto Clemente considered this 5'8'' player better than him.
At 3:19 the newspaper says that Satchel Paige becomes "the first of his race to....". Now wait a minute! Satchel was part of the human race. The human species!
The frightening thing about Negro League talent is Satchel Paige may not have even been the best black pitcher! Such twirlers as Hilton Smith, Smokey Joe Williams and John Donaldson may have outranked him. In a Negro League seminar one old time Negro Leaguer said "Hilton Smith had a curveball that could go around this room." Renowned ballplayer and racist extraordinare Ty Cobb admitted that Smokey Joe Wiiliams was a "Sure 30 game winner in the Major Leagues." Then we arrive at the pitcher who may have outranked them all. John Wesley Donaldson garnered at least 413 professional victories and 5,000 strikeouts on barnstorming tours across North America. He was documented with at least 15 no hitters during his brilliant career. How good was this predecessor of the great Satchel? Legendary New York Giant manager John McGraw said he wanted to put calcamine lotion on him so he could sign him for the Giants. What is a treat to watch is a video of Donaldson pitching in 1925. His fastball was a grease fire! Even white newspapers called for Donaldson to be pitching for their teams. That Paige might have even squeaked by talent like this testimony to his great gifts. Paige was an unequaled Showman who lied more about his age than your grandmother . He may have been even older than 42 when he pitched for the Indians in 1948. What did the ageless wonder do? Just went 6-2 with an earned run average of 2.48! Leading the Indians to the Word Championship. A Paige in his prime would clearly have made Major League hitters look like so many jackasses. He may have been the greatest pitcher ever. But, did he ever have some competition.
Deception….. not acceptable in today’s game, because today’s mollycoddled, travel team snowflakes don’t take to being “shown up.” Cue Gerrit Cole interview…..
Not a star? The Sporting News named him rookie of the year in 1948 with a 6-1 record and 2.48 ERA with 2 shutouts. Not too bad for someone whos age was anywhere from 42 to 48. I once asked Mickey Mantle - face to face - who was the toughest pitcher he ever faced and Mantle said, "Satchel Paige".
@@TheBatugan77 Lou Boudreau, Cleveland's manager was a known racist. He was not happy when the organization signed Paige. He asked Paige if he could throw strikes. Paige threw 50, 48 for strikes. Paige, ever the showman, then told Boudreau, that the test wasn't hard enough and told them to put down a gum wrapper as home plate, whereupon he threw 6 of 10 for strikes.
@@johnberger5539 28 wins and 31 loss's in 5 years is not a star and i'm sure there was a lot of politics in winning the rookie award with black players just coming into the MLB really think
One of those players that i wish would've had a full mlb career. At this point he's between a legend and a myth
Talent
I think his career era would be 0.93
He was 10-8 at the MLB level at age 41-42, I think that alone speaks more to the legend, sweeps the myth aside + Babe Ruth vouched for him back in the day so then there’s that too. 😊
Babe Ruth & lou gehrig Tony lazzeri would've had batting practice against satchel paige
One of the first books my dad gave me was Maybe I'll Pitch Forever, a biography of Satchel Paige. I was about 12 and this was back in 1962 when the book came out. It really captivated me, made me study baseball history, and gave me an appreciation for the Negro Leagues and its players. My father was a New York Giants fan, but also used to watch the Negro League games because they were played with so much excitement. The fact that Satchel and I had the same birthday just made it special..
I had that book, over 50 years ago. I still remember the ending. Satch said "Maybe I'll pitch forever. Some say I already have."
I remember my dad telling me about Satchel Page when I was a boy in the early 70s. This video tribute made his words come alive. Thank you! What an unbelievable talent the man was!
I heard him on radio pitch those innings. I was so amazed and excited for him.
The Atlanta Braves agreed to sign him in 1968 (at age 62!) in order to get him the required 5 years MLB service time
necessary to qualify for their pension - the other 19 teams in MLB had refused to do so at the time.
I remember seeing him pitch; I was a young kid growing up in Atlanta in those days. All I remember was there was
a lot of fuss and fanfare at the park that day over Satchel - and then seeing that whacky windup of his and being
amazed.
We kids tried to copycat it for days afterwards - but nobody moved like him.
- Ed on the Ridge
Ed. Did your parents take you to Piedmont Park to see the greatest fast pitch softball player of all time, Eddie Fainter - The King and his Court (it was him and 4 other position players catcher, 1st baseman, shortstop and 1 outfielder).
Great story
That's awesome, great for the Braves, never knew that.
Thanks for info.
Satchel page fastball.vs babe ruth, , ty cobb, ty cobb not scary of satchel page fastball he face walter johnson smoking & unhittable fastball
One of the things I cherish the most, an autograph of Satchel Paige. Great video.
As the legend goes, the man scouting Joe DiMaggio was wired as to how good Joe was. He wired back, "DiMaggio all we'd hoped for. Hit Satch 1 for 4."
He was 10-8 at the MLB level when he was aged 41-42, this shines a light on the legend, sweeps the myth aside + Babe Ruth vouched for him back in the day so imo that means his credibility is rock solid, he was-is an all-time great.
What a great pitcher, player, and wonderful man he must have been. Wish I could have seen him pitch.
Well, not such a wonderful man. But a helluva pitcher.
The greatest!! He changed the game of baseball as much, if not more than, any player of any era.
If I could go back in a baseball time machine it would be to see Paige play in his prime.
A game with both Paige and Josh Gibson is the dream.
Growing up in Ohio in the sixties, Paige was often talked about fondly on the Indians' radio broadcasts. He was one of those immortal baseball legends, who I would have loved to have seen in his prime.
As institutionally racist as the two major leagues were, I quite admire the barnstorming that helped the nation learn that talent could be found among the full population.
Even today when I see a moden roster with great players from Latin America and the Far East included, i smile. As with the NBA, Hockey, Soccer, let the best compete with the best w/o regard for race or nationality. It raises everyone's game everywhere.
I never had the chance to see him pitch, but my dad admired him greatly and talked about him quite a bit. I grew up in a baseball family.
Thanks for this video. I remember Satchel playing when I was young.
I'd love to see a video about Bill Veeck, who unlike the more venerated Branch Rickey, actually compensated Negro League owners for the players he signed.
In all fairness, the Negro League owners didn't always honor each other's contracts as well.
Very nice video Mr. Professor! Thanks for putting it together and showing.
I highly recommend Larry Tye's book "Satchel". An amazing biography on Satchel's life and elite pitching accomplishments throughout his life in the negro league and the MLB. No one threw harder, faster, and with more control than Ol' Satch
definitely going to check out his memoir. What a trip. To think if he didn’t have to deal with any of the bullcrap what would have happened. Yet still becoming a legend and hero. Awesome
Greatest pitcher of all time. If you want to learn more about him or other Negro League players, visit Kansas City, Missouri, they have the Negro League Museum. The curator of the museum gives a wonderful tour and knows a lot about the Negro League players and teams. Mr. Paige lived in Kansas City until his death. They also have Jazz Museum. And savor the Barbecue restaurants.
In my first year of teaching, his daughter taught in the next room. My first day that I arrived, two other male teachers come walking up to me, introduce themselves, and then right away tell me, that lady over there is Satchel Paige’s daughter!
At age 45 he was 12-10 with a 3.07 ERA for the St. Louis Browns in 1952. Despite only being able to start his career in the Majors once in his 40s, it was fortunate for him his playing well for Cleveland and St. Louis in the American League realy helps him being rememered, and being from St. Louis growing up in the 1960s I remember his big day pitching a few innings of that game for the Kansas City A'S. I cannot remember the team owned by St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck at the time, but he actually attempted integration prior to Jackie Robinson but was denied by the other owners.
Veeck wanted to buy the Phillies and load them up with Negro League stars.The other owners feared constant fights on the diamond.History tells us that Branch Rickey's more measured approach worked.
@@rentslave Thanks for the information.
Bill Veeck owned the Chicago White Sox during the World War Two era.
@@edwardcook2973 Interesting. I only knew about Cleveland and then St. Louis. It was before my time but I read he really went all out to try and compete better with the Cardinals in St. Louis. The Browns even owned the stadium and the Cardinals paid rent. They had a tough time winning.
@@rentslave
Just imagine....that Phillies team might have won a couple of World Series straight away. After that, other teams would have been throwing money at black players. Too bad.
An amazing talent they couldn’t keep down. Although they surely did their best. I tilt my hat to you, my man . 👏🏻😀
I have been blessed and lucky enough to have been able to see some amazing ⚾️🧢baseball🧢⚾️ players show their incredible abilities. From Nolan Ryan, George Brett, Cal Ripken Jr, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson, even Reggie Jackson, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglive, Moose Haas, Jim Gantner, Cecil Cooper, and all of my favorite team of all time, the Milwaukee Brewers. County Stadium🏟was my summer "home" from 1977 to 1985. Mainly from 78-82, but we spent a lot of time there. Fans could wait outside of the team's office after the game and get autographs from the players. It was a great time for a kid to be a fan! Things were so different then. The players were still ICONS. They were still a kid's hero. They were all larger than life, and in some cases they were Superheroes! My top players were #1)Mike Caldwell #2)Robin Yount #3)Gorman Thomas #4)Paul Molitor #5)Jim Gantner/Lary Sorensen/Billy Travers. Why? Well at the end of the 1978 home season, the Brewers were heading out for their last few games of the year. In 1978 the Brewers had different baseball🧢caps🧢, one for home games and another for away games. The home 🧢cap🧢 was the solid navy blue with the MB that looked like a baseball⚾️glove and ball. The away 🧢cap🧢 had the same logo, however there was a yellow background behind the logo. From the corners of the visor to the top point. A yellow triangle ⚠️ minus the !. Anyway, sorry, I convinced my Dad to let me stay and wait for autographs after the game ended. He said okay, an hour. Which became 2+ hours...lol. I figured the last home game of the year they might be more willing to sign? I was correct for the most part. One player in particular was Mike Caldwell. I was a newly created little league ⚾️Baseball⚾️ 🧢player🧢 and I loved it. I was also a left hander. So was Mike Caldwell. I also wanted to be a pitcher. Mike Caldwell was a left handed pitcher. So when I was him some leave the team office door, I was YES! I took off like a 🤪goofball.🤪 I was about to yell for another kid, HEY! But Mike Caldwell motioned to me 🤫shh!🤫 Okay👌 I shh'ed(?)🤫 He said he needed to get to the airport to make sure he made his flight.✈ He wanted to see his family or ?? I'm not 100% sure of the why or why's? I was 10, so after what came next the before is a bit blurry. We quietly walked to his 🚘 and he opened his trunk. The rest of the kids had took off at the other end of the lot for Cecil Cooper or Ben Oglive? Again I'm not exactly sure which. So we talked for a minute. For me I was meeting my hero! Mike Caldwell would have won the Cy-Young Award that year, except Ron Guidry had a exceptional record that year as well as a ERA Earned Run Average of 1.74 and a W/L record of 25-3. (I hated the Yankees, but that's another story.) After he signed my program or yearbook, he tossed his dufflebag into the trunk as well as another bag. He paused, looked at me and reached back into his bag and before I could blink he said THANKS A LOT KID! and as he said that he put his GAME WORN 🧢CAP🧢 on my head. I almost 💩💩 my 🩲👖!! He thanked me again for not yelling for all of the other kids. But normally Mike Caldwell ALWAYS would stay and sigh 10-20, even 30+ autographs. He, like most of the players, were great guys. 👍 I even was able to meet Bob Uecker as well as George Bamberger, Harvey Kuenn, and Harry Dalton. It really easily the BEST TIME ever to be a kid! County🏟Stadium🏟 has long since been demolished, some 20+ years ago, but the moments that I had there, the most amazing adventures a kid could ever have, and the BEST experiences a boy could ever have as well! It was so awesome. I wish I could tell some of those players thank you! The entire organization THANK YOU! 😊🙏👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 HERE WE GO BREWERS HERE WE GO!
🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 CHARGE!
For a little kid, there was NOTHING better than walking into a ⚾️ Baseball ⚾️game, finding your💺 and looking at the huge 🏟Stadium!🏟 Again there is absolutely NOTHING ON THIS PLANET TO COMPARE! PURE BLISS!
Great story - even for a Yankee fan like me.
Amazing video! Always had a fascination for baseball's pioneers like Satchel, Matthewson and Josh Gibson. Again, thank you!
A video about Mordecai "3 Fingers" Brown, and one about Ed Walsh would be great!
Thank you, I've always wondered about Paige. And you're right would've loved to see him pitch in today's BB.
Really, if there was one person I could watch in his prime it would be Satchel Page. I have spent years wondering just how good he was. The stories are remarkable. Wish I was there.
Josh gilson, he got stories, ❤️ to see bob feller fastball vs josh gilson , josh gilson alittle older, josh gilson retire early too
"pitched 3 scoreless innings (major league level) at the age of 59." most people his age would be playing in an old timers game, at a much reduced ability. it really does make one wonder just how good satchel was in his prime.
This is just one example of the kind of talent and accomplishments that have been denied the world because of prejudice and bigotry.
Ah shut your mouth
As a kid, my uncle met Satchell Paige. My uncle as a kid used to hang out near the bullpens at Forbes field to collect autographs from some of the players. Around this time, Satch was coach/trainer with the Braves I believe and my uncle struck up a conversation with him. He asked how he was able to pitch for so long and told my uncle to never eat pork and to watch his diet. He then gave my uncle a few dollars to go buy him an ice cream sandwich from the concessions stand lol
That's funny!
I saw Paige pitch in Williston North Dakota in 1963. He had a barn storming team and played a group of locals, including some former minor league players and Phil Jackson who was in high school or had just graduated. Jackson played Legion ball in high school and was a first baseman and did some pitching. My greatest memory was the noise Paige’s pitches made hitting the catcher’s glove, bang. So he could still throw a heater at whatever age he was at that time.
If I ever make a video about RUclips comments, this one is in. Amazing that you saw Paige, Phil Jackson, and that Paige still had a strong fastball in his late 50s.
Thanks for your comment. It was a lasting memory from my youth seeing Paige pitch. At that time Jackson was only famous as a high school basketball player in Williston.
Amazing man
He and Willy pep are to names from the past I hear about but till RUclipsrs like you came along I only know there names and sports they play and how great they were. Thanks for digging up a classic
Ruth, Cobb, and Paige are the 3 players I would go back in time to watch!
We're on the same page. I'm planning a video on Cobb soon.
Forgot Bob feller & Walter Johnson
You just sold a book. Congrats and thank you.
He also was during s season in Venezuela, in the early 40s.
Great video! Thank you for sharing.
My dad had a framed list of Satchel Paige quotes ...thx for the memory
Satchel Paige quotes:
Throw strikes - home plate ain't movin'.
Don't look back - somethin' might be gaining on you.
Let me tell you about Cool Papa Bell. One day he hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit him in the ass sliding into second.
(and my favorite) How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?
"Don't look back, somethin' might be gaining on you" has been with me since the sixties and Satchel was on TV several times.
Avoid fried foods they angry up the blood
My grandfather told me a story of seeing him strike out DiMaggio at Yankee Stadium. He said he never saw anything like it
one word describes him: respect. he was the best of the best, you had to respect him and his abilities
That's amazing how old he was and could still play. Gotta find his book.👍
love these vids ill be sure to check more out and subscribe
“I got no fancy pitches, I just throws it past em”. It was stated at the time, his fastball was 105 mph. Not only was he a great pitcher he was a great man.
Pretty much zero chance it was 105 mph. Aside from having no reliable ay of measuring it at the time, we know that even today, with biometrics and training specifically related to throwing harder and harder only one or two pitchers can throw that hard, and they can't do it as a starter, throwing inning after inning.
No need to exaggerate his fastball. He was one of the greatest pitchers of all time, we don't need hyperbole to pump him up.
@@puckerings Nuffsaid.
@@puckerings Been thinking, not my intention to be argumentative regarding your comment on not having accurate methods to measure object speed.
During the 30s, 40s, and continuing into the 80s, photo electric cells and high speed cameras were employed at Lake City Arsenal as well as any establishment involved in measuring bullet speed. Well before modern computers and calculators. Chronograph was such an instrument.
@@NBZW
He was an amazing pitcher, possibly the greatest ever. Not a great man, though.
@@jimwerther Have no comment on your last, didn’t know the man. All I’m aware of is he was one hellova pitcher. I make negative comments only when I can support it with facts.
I don’t know how to show a picture on my phone but I recommend anyone interested to look up a photo of Satchel’s headstone, it’s a good read. He’s buried in Kansas City’s Forest Hill Cemetery.
By the way, he pitched both games of a doubleheader. I believe they were complete games.
GREAT VIDEO!!!!
My late father got to see him pitch a few times when Satchel played for the Indians.
and Larry Doby! Awesome he got to see them.
Lucky, saw satchel page pitch
This man should be on MLB The Show just like the man who asked for his autograph.
Amazing!!!
Great guy, and probably the greatest of his generation!
3:33 -- Until 2010 Satchel Page was the oldest "non Knuckleball" Pitcher to throw a CG Shutout in the MLB.
2010 -- Old Jamie Moyer did it. But Moyer was throwing 82 MPH at the time. I would bet money that Page was still topping out in the low 90's, given his strikeout totals.
Moyer will forever hold the MLB record for going 22 years between hitting sacrifice flies,from 1987 to 2009.
Satchel page has if pitch against babe ruth ; babe ruth would"t ve same batting average
@@lloydkline1518 Of course not.Neither would Satchel have the same ERA.Great players vs great players.
@@rentslave babe ruth never face young walter johnson fast ball ; walter johnson was old when face babe ruth ; babe ruth did well against walter johnson ;; babe ruth lucky didn" t face young bob feller 98 mph fastball ❤️ bob feller ❤️ babe ruth alot ; satchel page vs babe ruth ??? Roger hornsby face satchel page like 5 strikeout : however pitches has the advantage his couple of matchup got to study the pitcher; lou gehrig would have Lot better matchup for satchel page ; satchel page had alot trick pitches; joe dimaggiio got a hit off young satchel page in an game to proves satchel page was nothing special ;; ❤️ for jimmy foxx vs satchel page : dream matchup ty cobb vs satchel page ;; bob feller 98 mph fastball vs josh gibson; josh gilson nightmare ?? Laugh laugh
@@lloydkline1518 Jamie Moyer has my respect for his age 50 season in 2012. He got 2 RBI on one infield hit as an old man. That was epic. Look up May 2012 Colorado Rockyies Games to find it. He hits a ball 70 feet, but it's so slow and gets away from catcher so nobody can get it, and 2 runs score. That was some funny stuff.
2:58 That’s not an Ephus pitch. The Ephus has a huge, high arc.
True.
i saw him throw a few at a yankees old timer day, i believe in 1970. he had his greys uniform on, im 63 now ....a great memory.
Great stuff!! Subscribing.
There are so many stories about Paige its like the stories of Babe Ruth some are true some are fiction but all is fun to hear. The one about YAZ getting a double off him in '65 is very true he hit a double off him that night. Carl's fathers played against Paige in his barnstorming days and said he did one better he hit a triple off of Paige
It like with josh gilson too; how good was the pitching he l played against
Satch pitched three shutout innings that day for the KC Athletics. He was only 59 years old.
@@TheBatugan77 satchel page had is trick pitches hesitation pitch ;; stan mustal ; ted williams etc etc probaby wouldve knock the cover off satchel baseball / fastball ; wrigley field chicago cubs stadium put satchel page fastball into the street on someone grass house yard laugh laugh old tiger stadium. Ted william: &stan mustal wouldve hit the satchel fielder baseball over the roof reggie jackson ; cecil fielder style over the left roof :118 wins 80 loss : era2.70
@@TheBatugan77 j.r richard 1980 all star game was strikeout batter left & right three inning
Yaz played & got hits off oldie satchel page, fastball & junk pitches
I saw him pitching in Miami in 1956
I have is autograph on a 1970 Mets program-I was 10 at an old timers game
he lived in my town for a while- I soaked up his philosophy of life and am a better man for it.
Bravo!
Bravo Satch!
Satch toured with Ed Hamman's Indianapolis Clowns barnstorming team in 1967. They were rained out in Waterloo, Indiana when I saw Satch standing in flip-flops in uniform eating a hot dog by the wet field. Nobody paid him any mind. I went to their motel to get Satch's autograph but the players were protecting him from irritating fans like me and wouldn't let me knock on his door. The next year I toured with the traveling opponents of the Clowns, The College All-Stars, then in 1969 I played third base for the Clowns. In 1968 Ed Hamman hired 5 of us white boys to integrate the barnstorming two teams. And I was one of them.
Thanks for sharing. I have a friend whose dad played on a semi-pro team against Satchel Paige in Billings Montana. It's remarkable how many cities and towns Satchel Paige passed through during his long career.
I was a kid and Satchel Paige was winding up his career. Still a star.
Darvish example perhaps not an eephus - which must have a very high arc (over batter's head, at least).
Satchel Mitchell.
Thank you, that footage is the only I've seen of Paige throwing with movement, the Ken Burns doc.didn't show any impressive footage
Greatest pitcher who ever lived 2,000 wins
Completely made-up number.
Had Satchel been allowed to pitch his whole career in the majors, he might be universally recognized as the greatest pitcher of all time. Sadly, we'll never know.
God Bless Him
GOAT!!!!
Francisco Coimbre Puerto Rican player in the negro league was the player who gave him most of the problems as stated by himself. Most people does not know him but even Roberto Clemente considered this 5'8'' player better than him.
Brains always trump brawn....Paige had the BRAINS 👍🏾
I'm here because of MLB the Show 23
Apparently you took your eyes off of him. You never let him in the so called big leagues
Too bad he didn't get to enjoy a lengthy MLB career.
Ted Williams said that ....segregation was shit .
Love to watch negro baseball league against major baseball league 1920 & 1930s
That windup is a boc he separated the ball from his glove twice !
..blessed ?
They say he'd pitch every inning of every game. I mean, he was the only man on the team that would pitch. Lol
Can only imagine what jim crow law he violated at 12 in 'Bammy..
At 3:19 the newspaper says that Satchel Paige becomes "the first of his race to....". Now wait a minute! Satchel was part of the human race. The human species!
I'm glad that at least Satchel made a ton of money during an era when even elite white players weren't making a lot of money.
The frightening thing about Negro League talent is Satchel Paige may not have even been the best black pitcher! Such twirlers as Hilton Smith, Smokey Joe Williams and John Donaldson may have outranked him. In a Negro League seminar one old time Negro Leaguer said "Hilton Smith had a curveball that could go around this room." Renowned ballplayer and racist extraordinare Ty Cobb admitted that Smokey Joe Wiiliams was a "Sure 30 game winner in the Major Leagues." Then we arrive at the pitcher who may have outranked them all. John Wesley Donaldson garnered at least 413 professional victories and 5,000 strikeouts on barnstorming tours across North America. He was documented with at least 15 no hitters during his brilliant career. How good was this predecessor of the great Satchel? Legendary New York Giant manager John McGraw said he wanted to put calcamine lotion on him so he could sign him for the Giants. What is a treat to watch is a video of Donaldson pitching in 1925. His fastball was a grease fire! Even white newspapers called for Donaldson to be pitching for their teams. That Paige might have even squeaked by talent like this testimony to his great gifts. Paige was an unequaled Showman who lied more about his age than your grandmother . He may have been even older than 42 when he pitched for the Indians in 1948. What did the ageless wonder do? Just went 6-2 with an earned run average of 2.48! Leading the Indians to the Word Championship. A Paige in his prime would clearly have made Major League hitters look like so many jackasses. He may have been the greatest pitcher ever. But, did he ever have some competition.
1906? Lore is that no one knows his actual birth year.
Subscribed!...and I'm not a even a fan of current baseball.
Not really true, a lot of people including myself, could pitch three scoreless innings at 59.
You couldn't do squatshit.
If the hitters were all Helen Keller, maybe. Depends if you could throw strikes.
My granfather had the privilege of pitching against him.
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Ask Biden he knows. He advised the Pope
Yes, but Trump is an expert on Satchel Paige. Just ask the Pillow guy.
Deception….. not acceptable in today’s game, because today’s mollycoddled, travel team snowflakes don’t take to being “shown up.” Cue Gerrit Cole interview…..
Had a ruff MLB career not a star
Not a star? The Sporting News named him rookie of the year in 1948 with a 6-1 record and 2.48 ERA with 2 shutouts. Not too bad for someone whos age was anywhere from 42 to 48. I once asked Mickey Mantle - face to face - who was the toughest pitcher he ever faced and Mantle said, "Satchel Paige".
Paige was terrific. The StL Browns, for whom he pitched after Cleveland, were horrid.
@@TheBatugan77 Lou Boudreau, Cleveland's manager was a known racist. He was not happy when the organization signed Paige. He asked Paige if he could throw strikes. Paige threw 50, 48 for strikes. Paige, ever the showman, then told Boudreau, that the test wasn't hard enough and told them to put down a gum wrapper as home plate, whereupon he threw 6 of 10 for strikes.
@@johnberger5539 28 wins and 31 loss's in 5 years is not a star and i'm sure there was a lot of politics in winning the rookie award with black players just coming into the MLB really think
@@TheBatugan77 28 and 31 is not a star and there have been many great pitcher on bad teams he's not one of them
Paige was just a mediocre pitcher ..not a phenom like the press wanted to present. Just bullshit!
what the hell would Ted Williams know about pitching…oh right: he actually FACED HIM AT BAT and swears by how good he was while the man was in his 40s
Satchel Paige may well have been the greatest pitcher of all time
@@jimwerther walter johnson fastball.95 plus, vs josh gilson , josh gilson vs bob feller 95 mph fastball , both played 1930s ,
@@jimwerther randy johnson,, j r. Richard. late 1970s / 1980, grover Alexander, sandy koufax, lefty groves
@@lloydkline1518 lefty gomez & lefty Grove & dizzy dean against Josh Gibson three pitches strike out for each pitcher& put a 🕳 hole in Josh Gibson bat