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On July 7, 1906 Leroy Robert Paige was born. He was conceived in Alabama.
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He was an American professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the Negro leagues.
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He entered the Negro leagues playing for the Chattanooga Black Lookouts in 1926
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Satchell Paige, who received his distinctive nickname as a young railroad porter, honed his baseball skills while in reform school.
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Despite the colour bar, Paige faced the best major league players in exhibition games before 1948
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Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1971. His autobiography, Maybe I'll Pitch Forever (1962), written with David Lipman, was revised in 1993.
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Satchel Paige passed away on June 8, 1982, Kansas City, Mo
