Satchel Paige [Book]

Play ball with Satchel Paige with this nonfiction picture book biography from two Coretta Scott King Award–winning creators.No one pitched like Leroy “Satchel” Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game.

Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy Satchel Paige (1905? – 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history…and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League’s hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction.

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Leroy Satchel Paige was a man of many words--boastful, brash, bitter, wise. Maybe I'll Pitch Forever is Paige's story in his own words. It is unadulterated Satchel, as pure as knee-high smoke over a book of matches.Satchel Paige is an American icon. It's hard to imagine a more dramatic life than his--from troubled kid, to young Negro Leagues star, to world-famous entertainer, to pioneer of the Major Leagues--a daredevil, showman, athlete extraordinaire.

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Slings & Arrows

From Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio, Satchel Paige to Dizzy Dean, see all the greats step up to the plate in Baseball Legends Alphabet. Written and illustrated with All-Star quality, this book is sure to hit a home run with every lover of baseball.

Baseball Legends Alphabet [Book]

Satchel Paige – Society for American Baseball Research