It’s Satchel Paige‘s birthday.
In an interview in the early ‘50s, Chet Brewer said “Satchel Paige is the best pitcher by far. Satchel has an arm that comes once every 50 years. It is loose all the time & he never has any trouble. Everything he does is colorful & he's a fast man with a gag!" pic.twitter.com/b7EpB4YibF
— Kyle McNary (@KyleMcNary) December 30, 2018
Rare-Satchel vs NY Yankees, 6/18/53, Yankee Stadium (from the BW Vintage Collection of the Flagstaff Films baseball home movie archive) pic.twitter.com/9KIWIM60z2
— Flagstaff Films (@flagstafffilms) December 10, 2018
Baseball legend Satchel Paige explains how he got the nickname "Satchel" (The Dick Cavett Show – March 1970) #MLB #History pic.twitter.com/BEnfwZjxMS
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) December 5, 2018
Hank Aaron & Satchel Paige pose at the Baseball Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown, NY (1974) #MLB #Braves #HOF pic.twitter.com/ryRbPzJuAr
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) July 7, 2018
Happy Birthday to Satchel Paige, who would have turned 112 today! pic.twitter.com/orEqGjjbY7
— Hot Sauce the Podcast🎙️ (@hotsaucepodcast) July 7, 2018
Today in History: baseball pitching great Satchel Paige born, 1906 #otd #tih #BaseballAmericana https://t.co/E0mnYkmIQr pic.twitter.com/MCw1TQNCDJ
— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) July 7, 2018
Satchel Paige's Rules For Staying Young, which admittedly I have not always followed to the letter pic.twitter.com/jU49neGCLm
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 7, 2018
Satchel Paige in Harlem, 1941 pic.twitter.com/0AZHWaQbpc
— SportsPaper (@SportsPaperInfo) July 1, 2018
Today in 1906: Satchel Paige, icon of the Negro League & major league baseball, is born. He signed this baseball.
— National Museum of American History (@amhistorymuseum) July 7, 2018
Can't get enough baseball history? Join us for a special reception featuring baseball greats and the objects that helped make sports history. https://t.co/tXH1uTPaoH pic.twitter.com/IMN3jSXw8Z
#OTD in 1952, forty-six-year-old Satchel Paige pitched a 12-inn shutout v DET.
— Play Deep, ACME (@playdeepacme) August 7, 2018
12 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 9 K
SLB 1, DET 0#Birdlandhttps://t.co/01M7MM7eaA#mlb pic.twitter.com/ybTnrb4Hvi
Satchel Paige’s All-Stars pic.twitter.com/XuUeYy2eMU
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) March 6, 2020
When Satchel Paige spoke, people listened. Mickey Mantle, Allie Reynolds, Dom DiMaggio and I believe that is @yogiberra (@lindsayberra ) in the background during the 1952 All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/xkabYpbqZO
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) March 16, 2020
A welcomed distraction. New arrival today and instantly one of my favorite pieces in the collection. Satchel Paige signed Springfield Redbirds business card, with his famous “Rules for the Good Life” on the back. One of the Greatest of all time. @nlbmprez pic.twitter.com/BWxjBuvQAj
— Jason D. (@JayDobs78) March 21, 2020
@nlbmprez I’ve never heard Satchel having any injuries. Is it safe to assume his career was injury free? If so, that makes the length and success of his career even more astounding to me. https://t.co/r083tUhDYh
— John Florence (@jarkie2016) March 28, 2020
LETHAL WEAPON: KC Monarchs trainer, Frank Floyd, massaging the pitching arm of Satchel Paige. Paige credited his longevity to a soothing, but funky smelling ointment made from rattlesnake venom & gunpowder that he said, “kept my arm young!” @MLB @Royals @Sut_ESPN @JPosnanski RT pic.twitter.com/3EOAdQ3ZAW
— Bob Kendrick (@nlbmprez) March 30, 2020
Johnny "Schoolboy" Taylor and Satchel Paige share a moment prior to an All-Star game. Although not as well known as Paige, Taylor was every bit the stalwart starting pitcher, tossing (8) career no-hitters pic.twitter.com/UOQUUhrdlc
— CirclinTheBases (@CirclinTheBases) December 14, 2020
JUST “PLANE” COOL: Satchel Paige standing next to his Cessna 140 plane. Paige often used the 2-seater to make his many starring mound engagements because everyone wanted to see him pitch! @NLBMuseumKC @Royals @CC_Sabathia @Sut_ESPN @MLB @JayHarrisESPN @sn_mlb @Indians @JPosnanski pic.twitter.com/R9HjFMBjZH
— Bob Kendrick (@nlbmprez) November 26, 2020
1971 photo of Satchel Paige holding a photo of Josh Gibson. Paige would be elected to the HOF in 1971 via the Negro League Committee and Gibson would be elected the following year. pic.twitter.com/Fi1YDHPMM7
— Jeremy Scheuch (@jeremyscheuch) November 20, 2020
#SatchelPaige pic.twitter.com/6QZUFQUyqq
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) November 1, 2020
Three of the greatest Negro League players in history, on the same All-Star team in 1936: Satchel Paige, top left, Josh Gibson, top right, Cool Papa Bell, lower left. pic.twitter.com/z9ikcdYeQx
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) September 23, 2020
Former Cleveland @Indians pitcher Satchel Paige (right) and Jesse Owens (center), two great athletes, received special awards from state's attorney John Boyle.
— John Skrtic (@SkrticX) September 25, 2020
Aug. 20, 1960. Photo and notes from @Cleve_Memory @OTBaseballPhoto @AlexCheremeteff pic.twitter.com/VK1zFI2PIv
OTD in 1948, Cleveland signed Satchel Paige, who became the first player from the Negro Leagues to play in the World Series later that year.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 7, 2020
Here he is buckling knees with an eephus: pic.twitter.com/Ehff53v7BA
Decided to dedicate my twitter page to Satchel Paige today. Here he is sitting on his famous rocking chair. Nurse at his service. 😂 pic.twitter.com/9GfwHzz69u
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) April 28, 2020
If there were a baseball artist HOF would Dick Perez be in the inaugural class? Or simply have the entire institution named after him? https://t.co/vVRQJaPxEH
— SABR Baseball Cards (@SABRbbcards) February 13, 2021
My reprint col: I never met Satchel Paige (who is now a "major leaguer"). But I knew Bill Veeck who knew Paige as well as anyone on the MLB side of the sport. When Paige died in '82, I called Veeck to "tell me about Satchel." Man, did he ever. Enjoy. https://t.co/hNQBAFRjmd
— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) December 18, 2020
Satchel footage from both his Hall of Fame speech and of him warming up for his 1965 start with the Kansas City Athletics. pic.twitter.com/QAaoNBoWgs
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) July 29, 2020
Pretty well-known picture, however, I'm sure some of my followers have yet to see it. Here is Grover Cleveland Alexander looking on while Satchel Paige warms up for his try out with the New York Black Yankees – Yankee Stadium pic.twitter.com/w7fTjYeIOR
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) January 31, 2020
Satchel and Lucy Paige sharing a smile before a game. #BellLetsTalk #NegroLeague pic.twitter.com/hY38iG35sJ
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) January 29, 2020
Orange Bowl, Miami, Aug 7, 1956 – 51,713 pack a football stadium to see Satchel Paige pitch in a charity game for Miami Marlins of International League. Not only did Paige pitch stellar ball into 8th inning, but he knocked in 3 runs with a double in beating the Columbus Jets 6-2 pic.twitter.com/ihJU3jZFWv
— Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) January 20, 2020
Sad! 