Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige was born on July 7, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama. Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). One of the key factors that made Paige popular was watching Paige pitch was made all the more entertaining by the expansive pitching repertoire he developed over the years.
Paige has been in a relationship with
- Janet Howard. They separated a few years later and she served Paige with divorce papers while he was walking onto the field during a game at Wrigley Field.
- Lucy Maria Figueroa during his time playing in Puerto Rico in 1940, but because he was not divorced from his first wife, the marriage to Figueroa was not legal.
- And LaHoma Jean Brown in In 1946 or 1947.
Paige has received several awards and honors in his career. Here are some of them
- 2× MLB All-Star (1952, 1953)
- 6× Negro league All-Star (1933–1934, 1936, 1941–1943)
- World Series champion (1948)
- Negro World Series champion (1942)
- Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
- Oldest Major League Baseball player in history
How Did Satchel Paige Die?
Paige died at his home in Kansas City on June 8, 1982, of a heart attack after a power failure. Paige was buried on Paige Island in the Forest Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Kansas City.