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Begins baseball

Apr 24, 1923

Satchel Paige decides to play baseball at the age of 19.

Satchel begines negro leagues

Apr 24, 1924

In 1924 semi-pro pitcher Satchel Paige joins the negro league baseball.

Satchel starts to switch teams

Apr 24, 1925

Over the course of one year Satchel playes on 3 nlb teams. The Birmingham Black Barons, Nashville Elite Giants, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Satch ends up staying with the Crawfords.

Satchel gets married to Lahoma Brown

Apr 24, 1941

In 1941 Satchel gets married to Lahoma Brown and had children

Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson face off.

Sep 10, 1942

In 1942 this legendsry match took place. Josh Gibson, a former teamate and great player. He had a batting average of .297 which means he hits the about 3 of 10 times, and has a total of 41 home runs.

satchel paige dies

Jun 8, 1982

June 8th 1982 satchel paige suffers from a heart attack and dies at age 75.