[NEW VIDEO] Satchel Paige Dominated MLB in His 40s (And 50s) (Patreon)

Satchel Paige Dominated MLB in His 40s (And 50s) | Baseball Bits

Use code FOOLISH50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/3IsnN7U Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foolishbaseball Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoolishBB ______________________________________________________________ Satchel Paige. The man. The myth. The legend. There’s a lot to talk about here. The numerous Satchel Paige stories. The famous Satchel Paige fastball velocity and Satchel Paige windup. This video about Satchel Paige highlights the stats instead. Particularly from the Satchel Paige negro leagues years and Satchel Paige MLB years. Satch played for many teams over his lengthy career. We’ll be sure to hit on the Satchel Paige Birmingham Black Barons, Satchel Paige Pittsburgh Crawfords, which featured Josh Gibson and Oscar Charleston. Then the Satchel Paige Kansas City Monarchs, which is probably the team he’s most associated with. Finally, after following Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby to MLB, he pitched for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and Kansas City Athletics. In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, I will attempt to separate fact from fiction by just looking at the Satchel Paige negro league stats and Satchel Paige MLB stats. We'll also talk about the Satchel Paige barnstorming tours featuring matchups like Satchel Paige vs Babe Ruth and Satchel Paige vs Bob Feller. These stats are punctuated by contributions from his autobiography Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever, which provide the necessary context of the time. So stay tuned and learn about the oldest baseball player AKA the oldest MLB player in history. _______________________________________________________________ Buck O'Neil on Paige vs Ruth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij7JPY0l3CY Satchel Paige on Baseball Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paigesa01.shtml Satchel Paige on Seamheads: https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=paige01sat The League documentary now available to rent: https://www.theleaguedocumentary.com/ Soundtrack by William Kage: https://williamkage.com/