Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige got money from working at a train station when he was seven years old.

Satchel Paige was often caught stealing toys. He did it because he did not like school.

Satchel Paige often won honors in baseball.

2× MLB All-Star (1952, 1953) 6× League All-Star (1933–1934, 1936, 1941–1943) World Series champion (1948) African American World Series champion (1942) Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. Oldest Major League Baseball player in history.

Satchel Paige, a man you could not take your eyes off

He played at 59, making him the oldest player ever.

One day Satchel Paige was born on July 7,1906. He lived in a small house  on Franklin street in Mobile, Alabama.

One day,  Satchel Paige was born on July 7,1906.

In 1918, at the age of 12, a judge took Satchel Paige to reform school. Satchel stayed there until he was 17.

When he worked at the train station, he carried bags called satchels. His friends started calling him Satchel. His name was Leroy Paige before they started calling him Satchel.

He lived in a small house on Franklin Street in Mobile, Alabama.

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