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	19-38 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (9-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Dyck	1
V Stephens	1

Most Driven In By
J Groth	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	365	3 (2)	Apr 17	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.30	0.00%	-0.17	P
2	366	4	Apr 18 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	367	6 (1)	Apr 19	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	368	10 (3)	Apr 26 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,7-2	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
5	369	14 (3)	May 1	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.063	2.72	-0.09%	-0.40	P
6	370	17 (2)	May 3 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	371	21 (3)	May 9	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	372	24 (2)	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	373	25	May 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	374	28 (2)	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	375	29	May 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	376	32 (2)	May 24 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.014	.43	-0.01%	-0.22	P
13	377	33	May 24 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	378	34	May 25	SLB		CHW	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	379	36 (1)	May 27	SLB		CLE	W,5-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.16	P
16	380	37	May 28	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.020	.14	-0.01%	-0.69	P
17	381	38	May 29	SLB	@	DET	W,11-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	382	39	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
19	383	43 (3)	Jun 2	SLB		WSH	W,5-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.019	.53	-0.01%	-0.24	P
20	384	44	Jun 3	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
21	385	47 (2)	Jun 6	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	386	48	Jun 7 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,2-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	387	50 (1)	Jun 9	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
24	388	52 (1)	Jun 10 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.049	.06	0.00%	-0.27	P
25	389	54 (1)	Jun 12	SLB		PHA	L,3-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	390	57 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	391	58	Jun 16	SLB	@	NYY	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	392	61 (2)	Jun 18 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	393	62	Jun 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.45	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
30	394	65 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	395	66	Jun 23	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
32	396	68 (1)	Jun 25	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	397	69	Jun 26	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
34	398	72 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
35	399	76 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	400	77	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		DET	L,7-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	401	79 (1)	Jul 6	SLB		DET	L,7-8	7-11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.49	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
38	402	85 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,7-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.79	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
39	403	88 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	404	91 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
41	405	94 (2)	Jul 23	SLB		PHA	L,4-7	8-14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.27	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
42	406	97 (2)	Jul 25	SLB		BOS	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
43	407	101 (3)	Jul 29	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
44	408	106 (4)	Aug 4	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
45	409	110 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
46	410	114 (3)	Aug 12	SLB		DET	L,3-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
47	411	116 (1)	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
48	412	120 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.48	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
49	413	125 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
50	414	126	Aug 23 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
51	415	127	Aug 27 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
52	416	132 (4)	Aug 31	SLB		WSH	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.48	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
53	417	137 (4)	Sep 6	SLB		DET	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
54	418	139 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.70	0.078	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
55	419	143 (3)	Sep 12	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
56	420	146 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.84	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
57	421	151 (4)	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.77	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
							19-38		30	29	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	1		0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138		1.02	-0.579	.23	-0.11%	-5.07

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