Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert Paige
Born: July 7, 1906
Mobile, AL USA
Deceased: 1982
Kansas City, MO USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, RF, LF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Career: 1927-1965
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Minor League Statistics
Satchel Paige compiled a career batting average of .205 with 2 home runs and 59 RBI in his 460-game career with the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Cleveland Cubs, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, Memphis Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1927 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign. Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.48 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72.7 | 61 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 298 |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.04 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.0 | 70 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 348 |
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.79 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62.0 | 67 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.07 | 46 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 138.0 | 116 | 51 | 47 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 582 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.53 | 57 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 117.3 | 114 | 51 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 489 |
| 1965 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 143 | 89 | .616 | 2.77 | 438 | 226 | 149 | 116 | 28 | 47 | 1962.7 | 1647 | 736 | 605 | 66 | 533 | 4 | 1695 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 8000 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 21 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 46 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .128 | .150 | .128 | .278 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 57 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .069 | .069 | .069 | .138 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 809 | 762 | 58 | 156 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 39 | .205 | .222 | .247 | .469 | 188 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .484 | |
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .304 | |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .609 | |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .263 | |
| 1965 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 448 | 207 | 1543.0 | 99 | 419 | 16 | 11 | .970 | 3.021 | 1.156 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.3 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 37.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.170 | .900 |
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