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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11	Apr 27 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (1)	Apr 30 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (5)	May 4 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-15		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (3)	May 8	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-8	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 14	SLB		PHA	W,12-7	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	30 (1)	May 16	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 21	SLB		WSH	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 25 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	43 (3)	May 28	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	GF	4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	44	May 30 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-2	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (1)	Jun 2	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	47	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	GF	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	49 (1)	Jun 7	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	52 (2)	Jun 10	SLB	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53	Jun 11	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-11	GF	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	56 (2)	Jun 15 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,6-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	60 (3)	Jun 19	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	61	Jun 20	SLB		WSH	T,5-5		37	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	64 (2)	Jun 22 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	67 (2)	Jun 25	SLB		NYY	W,10-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	69 (1)	Jun 27	SLB		DET	W,2-1	GF	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	71 (1)	Jun 29	SLB		DET	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	72	Jul 1	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	48	10.2	1	3	0	4	1	P
25	75 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	8	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	78 (2)	Jul 6	SLB	@	DET	L,6-8		6	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	81 (2)	Jul 12	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	GF	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0
28	85 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	GF	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	89 (3)	Jul 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-6	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	93 (3)	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	99 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	100	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	W,6-3	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	104 (3)	Aug 1	SLB		NYY	W,2-1	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
34	107 (2)	Aug 3 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0
35	109 (1)	Aug 6	SLB		DET	W,1-0	CG	0	12.0	1	3	0	4	0
36	117 (7)	Aug 15	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-7	GF	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	120 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	0	4.2	0	1	0	1	0
38	125 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-9	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	126	Aug 23	SLB	@	PHA	W,12-11	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	127	Aug 24 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	129 (1)	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-6	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	134 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	141 (6)	Sep 10	SLB		NYY	L,1-6		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
44	142	Sep 12	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	GF	0	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	148 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
46	153 (4)	Sep 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
							46gm		138.0	5	23	0	28	2