Satchel Paige

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, AL us

Died: June 8, 1982 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: 1927 (6,457th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 9, 1948 (Age 42-002d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1965 (Age 59-080d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1971. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Satchel Paige's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1948 season)

Full Name: Leroy Robert Paige

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.9

124

ERA

2.73

403

198

1751.2

1501

WHIP

1.101

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	84 (83)	Jul 18	SLB		WSH	L,1-7	GS	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
2	88 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,0-9	GS	33	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	91 (2)	Jul 26	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	94 (2)	Jul 29 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	95	Jul 31	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-6		19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	98 (2)	Aug 2 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-11	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	106 (7)	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	110 (3)	Aug 15	SLB		CLE	L,4-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	113 (2)	Aug 18	SLB		DET	W,20-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	118 (4)	Aug 23	SLB		BOS	L,3-9		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	122 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,1-9		0	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	124 (1)	Aug 29	SLB		NYY	L,2-15	GF	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
13	125	Aug 31	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	128 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	130 (1)	Sep 6	SLB		CHW	L,4-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	134 (3)	Sep 9	SLB		CLE	L,3-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	136 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	11	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	138 (1)	Sep 14	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	139	Sep 15	SLB	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	141 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	145 (3)	Sep 20	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	147 (1)	Sep 23	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	152 (4)	Sep 28 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
							23gm		62.0	2	5	0	7	0