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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-23 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	19 (12-6-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
J DeMaestri	1
C Courtney	1
M Marion	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	319	10 (9)	Apr 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	320	11	Apr 27 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	321	13 (1)	Apr 30 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.35	-0.01%	-0.27	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	322	19 (5)	May 4 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-15	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.016	1.64	-0.03%	-0.09	P
5	323	23 (3)	May 8	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-8	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.44	-0.031	4.92	-0.04%	-0.20	P
6	324	28 (4)	May 14	SLB		PHA	W,12-7	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.38	P
7	325	30 (1)	May 16	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	2.25	-0.062	4.00	-0.07%	-0.22	P
8	326	35 (4)	May 21	SLB		WSH	W,2-1	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
9	327	39 (3)	May 25 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
10	328	43 (3)	May 28	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.12	-0.003	.12	0.00%	-0.10	P
11	329	44	May 30 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	330	46 (1)	Jun 2	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
13	331	47	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	12-GF(17)	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9	2.34	0.476	2.50	0.31%	1.40	P
14	332	49 (1)	Jun 7	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
15	333	52 (2)	Jun 10	SLB	@	BOS	W,7-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.36	-0.018	.33	-0.01%	-0.42	P
16	334	53	Jun 11	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-11	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.00	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
17	335	56 (2)	Jun 15 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9						P
18	336	60 (3)	Jun 19	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9						P
19	337	61	Jun 20	SLB		WSH	T,5-5	8-17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	2.63	-0.198	2.02	-0.09%	-0.74	P
20	338	64 (2)	Jun 22 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.38	-0.010	.25	0.00%	-0.22	P
21	339	67 (2)	Jun 25	SLB		NYY	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
22	340	69 (1)	Jun 27	SLB		DET	W,2-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
23	341	71 (1)	Jun 29	SLB		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	342	72	Jul 1	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-GF(19)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.80	-0.173	.93	-0.05%	-0.62	P
25	343	75 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
26	344	78 (2)	Jul 6	SLB	@	DET	L,6-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
27	345	81 (2)	Jul 12	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	4-GF(11)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	2.07	-0.163	.15	-0.01%	-0.75	P
28	346	85 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
29	347	89 (3)	Jul 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
30	348	93 (3)	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
31	349	99 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
32	350	100	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.68	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	351	104 (3)	Aug 1	SLB		NYY	W,2-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.37	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
34	352	107 (2)	Aug 3 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						P
35	353	109 (1)	Aug 6	SLB		DET	W,1-0	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0			1	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9						P
36	354	117 (7)	Aug 15	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-7	6-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9	2.03	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
37	355	120 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9						P
38	356	125 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9						P
39	357	126	Aug 23	SLB	@	PHA	W,12-11	9-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	4	3.03	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
40	358	127	Aug 24 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9						P
41	359	129 (1)	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	360	134 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,2-1	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9	.99	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
43	361	141 (6)	Sep 10	SLB		NYY	L,1-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9						P
44	362	142	Sep 12	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.086	.111	.086	.197	9						P
45	363	148 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9	.72	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
46	364	153 (4)	Sep 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278	9	.38	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							22-23		44	39	0	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	10	0	4		1	1	0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278		1.35	-0.459	.80	0.00%	-3.66

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