Born on July 7, 1906 in Mobile, Alabama, Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert Paige) played for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 6 year career. Paige broke into the bigs on July 9, 1948 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.48 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Satchel Paige's best season was 1952, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 12 games, notched 10 saves and struck out 91 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1948
CLE
A
21
7
6
1
2.48
45
21
20
3
2
1
72.2
61
2
25
0
1
1
1949
CLE
A
31
5
4
7
3.04
54
29
28
1
0
5
83
70
4
33
0
0
1
1951
STL
A
23
3
3
4
4.79
48
39
33
0
0
5
62
67
6
29
0
1
1
1952
STL
A
46
6
12
10
3.07
91
51
47
3
2
10
138
116
5
57
0
2
3
1953
STL
A
57
4
3
9
3.53
51
51
46
0
0
11
117.1
114
12
39
0
2
1
1965
KC
A
1
1
0
0
.00
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
179
26
28
31
3.29
290
191
174
7
4
32
476
429
29
183
0
6
7
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1948
CLE
A
P
21
0
0
2
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1949
CLE
A
P
31
0
0
5
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1951
STL
A
P
23
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1952
STL
A
P
46
0
0
5
23
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1953
STL
A
P
57
0
0
3
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1965
KC
A
P
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
P
179
1
3
17
62
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1948
CLE
A
21
23
0
2
0
0
.087
.087
.087
0
0
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
1949
CLE
A
31
16
0
1
0
0
.063
.167
.063
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
2
1951
STL
A
23
16
1
2
0
0
.125
.125
.125
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
2
1952
STL
A
46
39
0
5
0
2
.128
.150
.128
0
0
1
10
0
4
0
0
1
1953
STL
A
57
29
1
2
0
2
.069
.069
.069
0
0
0
9
0
1
0
0
0
1965
KC
A
1
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
179
124
2
12
0
4
.097
.118
.097
0
0
3
32
0
8
0
0
5
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (July 7, 1948).
Released by Cleveland Indians (February 17, 1950).
Signed by St. Louis Browns (July 14, 1951).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (February 2, 1954).
Signed by Kansas City Athletics (September 10, 1965).
Released by Kansas City Athletics (October 15, 1965).
