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)
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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	11-20 / in Starts: 1-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 18 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (8-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 18 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	265	1	Apr 19	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
2	266	9 (7)	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.051	3.70	-0.11%	-0.62	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
3	267	14 (4)	May 8 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	268	18 (3)	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,10-11	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	269	25 (6)	May 22 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	2-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.15	-0.043	2.44	-0.06%	-0.41	P
6	270	28 (2)	May 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
7	271	33 (4)	May 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.47	-0.077	1.92	-0.06%	-0.46	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
8	272	41 (7)	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.38	-0.119	1.63	-0.09%	-1.39	P
9	273	43 (1)	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	W,13-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.35	-0.019	.43	-0.01%	-0.62	P
10	274	53 (9)	Jun 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	.68	-0.017	2.10	-0.03%	-0.17	P
11	275	55 (1)	Jun 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
12	276	63 (7)	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		DET	L,0-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	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
13	277	68 (4)	Jul 3 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
14	278	69	Jul 3 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
15	279	70	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.68	-0.019	1.60	-0.03%	-0.24	P
16	280	73 (2)	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
17	281	79 (5)	Jul 16	CLE		PHA	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	.22	-0.006	.71	-0.01%	-0.24	P
18	282	85 (5)	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
19	283	90 (4)	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
20	284	92 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
21	285	94 (1)	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-6	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						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
22	286	98 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
23	287	102 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	7						P
24	288	106 (3)	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
25	289	113 (6)	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.86	-0.020	3.38	-0.05%	-0.30	P
26	290	118 (4)	Aug 23	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9						P
27	291	119	Aug 24	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9						P
28	292	120	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	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
29	293	131 (10)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9						P
30	294	137 (5)	Sep 11	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9						P
31	295	140 (2)	Sep 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9						P
							11-20		18	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		0	2	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229		.99	-0.371	2.14	-0.44%	-4.45

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