Maybe I'll Pitch Forever
Autobiography
By: Leroy Paige, as told to David Lipman
Date: 1962
Source: Paige, Leroy, as told to David Lipman. Maybe I'll Pitch Forever: A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story Behind the Legend. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday,1962. Reprint, Lincoln, Nebr.: University of Nebraska Press, 1993, 75–76.
About the Author: Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906–1982) was born in Mobile, Alabama. A talented ballplayer, he barnstormed across the country, pitching for any team that offered him secure payment. In 1948, he was sold to Cleveland and became the oldest rookie in major league history, helping the Indians win the World Series that year. In 1965, Paige pitched three scoreless innings for the Kansas City Athletics, becoming the oldest player to ever play in the big leagues. He died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1982.
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