Lawrence university awardwinning composer and baseball lover fred sturm has combined his two loves in a musical tribute to hall of fame pitcher leroy robert satchel paige. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball 2000 by mark ribowsky. Explore some of satchel paige best quotations and sayings on such as just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Mark ribowsky, a frequent contributor to playboy, is the author of don t look back. Maybe ill pitch forever, university of nebraska press, lincoln, ne, 1993 originally published in 1962. Satchel grew up in a shotgun shack, and he had a pile of shotguns too. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball by ribowsky, mark.
Paige went 1210 for a team that went 6490, posted a 3. Such disparate baseball greats as dizzy dean and bob feller declared that satchel paige was the best pitcher ever. The baseball music project is releasing dont look back, a newly commissioned work written by lawrences director of jazz studies and improvisational music that pays homage to the. Perhaps the greatest pitcher ever, and unquestionably one of its most memorable characters, satchel paige has been the subject of numerous books. Satchel paige society for american baseball research. While satchel paige was playing baseball, many ages and birthdates were reported, ranging from 1900 to 1908. In august of that year, paige, a pitching legend known. Either louis satchmo armstrong, or leroy satchel paige. Yet a core thesis of this frustrating bio is how little paige let people in on his real life. Paige rose to stardom in the negro baseball leaguesand he waited for his chance toplay in the big show. Five reasons a satchel paige biopic should be the next. If you love satchel, join us on facebook and well keep you updated on paige s progress. Don t look back, a novel in the nancy drew on campus series disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title don t look back. The title was from his signature piece of wisdom dont look back, someone may be gaining on you.
Title song from the movie pray for death starring sho kosugi. Satchel paige, american professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the negro leagues. Paige blazed trail to hall satchel paige made history on feb. Satchel paige, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, got his start in baseball in the negro leagues. He would reach out to 29 teams and 29 teams would turn. He played his last game in organized baseball in 1966 a full 40 years later for a virginia club called the peninsula pilots.
Paige wanted more than anything to be a part of the big show, but african americans were excluded from the major leagues when he started his career. Mar 30, 2010 satchel paiges rules for staying young. Dont look back satchel paige in the shadows of baseball. Mark ribowsky, a frequent contributor to playboy, is the author of dont look back. Mark ribowsky is the author of seven books, including the new york times notable book don t look back satchel paige in the shadows of baseball he lives in plainview, new york. Were not finished writing the satchel paige biography yet. He earned the respect of many white baseball stars, such as joe dimaggio and ted williams. Dubois, and other early civil rights leaders did for martin luther king jr. But when he began his career in the 1920s, even the best african american players were kept out of the major leagues. He went from being a satcheltoting boy, to a rockthrowing teenager. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball, da capo presss, new york, 1994.
Dont look back, said legendary baseball pitcher satc. Satchel paige makes his major league baseball debut youtube. Satchel paige biography at black history now black heritage. Hes a rebel by mark ribowsky overdrive rakuten overdrive. Five reasons a satchel paige biopic should be the next great. And dont pray when it rains if you dont pray when the sun shines. He carried so many bags on a pole that he looked just like a satchel tree.
See more ideas about satchel, negro league baseball and baseball league. Satchel paige was born shortly after babe ruth and ty cobb. Satchel paige dont pray when it rains if you dont pray. His actual birthdate, july 7, 1906, was determined in 1948 when cleveland indians owner bill veeck traveled to mobile, alabama and accompanied paige s family to the county health. Sep 01, 2014 the most prominent book on satchel is don t look back. On february 9, 1971, pitcher leroy satchel paige becomes the first negro league veteran to be nominated for the baseball hall of fame. Satchel paige threw his first pitch in professional baseball in 1926 for the chattanooga white sox, an inappropriatelynamed team in the lower levels of the segregated negro leagues. Satchel paige could throw a baseball like no one else.
Dont look back, said legendary baseball pitcher satchel paige something might be gaining on you. He also pitched a career high 8 innings, giving up only five. Paige was the sixth of 12 children born to john paige, a gardener, and lula coleman, a domestic worker in mobile. The story of leroy satchel paige is a 1981 american madefortelevision biographical film directed by richard a. Both legends, both virtuosos, both masters of their domain. Jun 14, 2018 mark ribowsky is the author of seven books, including the new york times notable book don t look back satchel paige in the shadows of baseball he lives in plainview, new york. He toiled in the negro leagues for over twenty years before bill veeck finally brought him to cleveland for the 1948 pennant winning season. Satchel paige nominated to baseball hall of fame history. Apr 22, 20 satchel laid the groundwork for jackie the way a. Apr 10, 1994 don t look back satchel paige in the shadows of baseball. In 1968, the righthander was 158 days shy of the five years playing time needed to qualify for the major league pension.
He was named the first black player in the baseball hall of fame, and is famously remembered for saying, dont look back. Oct 04, 2014 fortynine years ago last week, on saturday, sept. Satchel paige 1 19061982 american baseball player leroy robert satchel paige, one of the games true natural talents, was an africanamerican man living during the height of the jim crow days in a south where the colorbarrier was thick and seemingly insurmountable. Back to the shadows peggy abernathy video dailymotion. Leroy satchel paige, one of the folk heroes of baseballs old negro leagues who became a rookie pitcher in the major leagues at the age of 42, died yesterday at his home in kansas city, mo. He became one of the first african americans to play major league baseball and continued pitching for over a span of 40 years. He went from being a satchel toting boy, to a rockthrowing teenager. Satchel paige us baseball player 1906 1982 view a detailed biography of satchel paige. Born shortly after the turn of the century he was cagey about his birthdate, paige, who died in 1982, played in the negro leagues from 1921 to 1948, jumping from team to team as the salary dictated.
Find satchel paige on amazon let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Dec 31, 2007 satchel paige could throw a baseball like no one else. June 9, 1982 obituary satchel paige, black pitching star, is dead at 75 by joseph durso. Nov 24, 2009 on february 9, 1971, pitcher leroy satchel paige becomes the first negro league veteran to be nominated for the baseball hall of fame. Satchel paige became the oldest player in big league history when he pitched three innings for the kansas city as on sept. If you have tid bits about satchel paige s life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us.