[DOC] [TLE] Satchel Paige - Wikipedia [PAR] Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906  June 8, 1982) was an American 
Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who became a 
... pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, he was the oldest major league rookie while ... 
was determined in 1948 when Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck traveled to... [DOC] [TLE] Satchel Paige - Baseball Player - Biography.com [PAR] Feb 4, 2016 ... A trailblazing player in the Negro Leagues, baseball pitcher Satchel Paige also 
became the oldest rookie in Major League history and was inducted into the ... 
petty theft and truancy, got Paige "enrolled" in reform school at age 12. ... On July 
7, 1948, his 42nd birthday, Paige became the oldest player to... [DOC] [TLE] The oldest players to make their debut in the major leagues: Satchel ... [PAR] Sep 15, 2013 ... On his website Morris refers to himself as The Oldest Rookie (although ... past 
his 42nd birthday when he made his debut with the Cleveland Indians. ... in 1961 
and was named the IL's Pitcher of the Year at age 42, then returned .... He didn't 
play pro ball after that season, and he later became mayor of his... [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: Paige never looked back [PAR] Leroy "Satchel" Paige was the longtime Negro League star who eventually 
received ... Indisputable, though, is this: Paige reached the major leagues at an 
age when most pitchers have long ... In 1948, he signed Paige on the pitcher's 
42nd birthday. Critics howled at the hiring of the oldest "rookie" in the history of 
the majors. [DOC] [TLE] 1948 World Series: How the Indians Beat the Braves | Heavy.com [PAR] 5 days ago ... In 1948, Veeck signed Negro League pitching legend Satchel Paige, making 
Paige at 42 the oldest rookie ever. But more importantly, when Paige pitched to 
two batters in Game Five if the 1948 Series, he became the first black ... The 
Indians and the Boston Red Sox finished the 154-game season in a tie... [DOC] [TLE] Satchel Paige facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] 1948, Signs contract with Cleveland Indians, at 42 years old, becomes oldest 
rookie, and first African American to pitch in American League as a reliever ... 
Initially a first basemen, he soon became the starting pitcher. That same .... 
Satchel Paige was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971
. Today... [DOC] [TLE] African American Athletes Satchel Paige - Black History [PAR] Satchel Paige was the greatest baseball pitcher of the Negro Leagues and quite 
possibly the greatest pitcher ever. He became the oldest rookie ever in the major-
leagues when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948 at age 42. ... Paige 
signed his major league contract, for $40,000 for the three months remaining in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Satchel Paige Facts - SoftSchools [PAR] Satchel grew to 6'4" and began playing in the Negro Southern League of ... He 
became the oldest rookie to enter the Major Leagues in 1948, at the age of 42. ... 
the Major Leagues, famous for being the oldest rookie in MLB history and for 
being ... Satchel Paige pitched for the Cleveland Indians for one and a half 
seasons. [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: PAIGE, LEROY ROBERT [PAR] Oct 6, 2008 ... PAIGE, LEROY ROBERT - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ... Pitching in 
the Negro Professional Leagues from 1926-50, he could not play in the majors ... 
color line in 1946, Paige signed with the Cleveland Indians at midseason in 1948
, becoming the oldest rookie in major-league history at age 42. [DOC] [TLE] A look at how the racial barrier was erected, then eventually torn ... [PAR] Mar 31, 1997 ... Pitcher Hugh Casey refuses to throw the pitches called for by Campanella. July 7, 
1948--Satchel Paige, at least 42, is signed by the Indians' Bill Veeck. Paige is the 
oldest rookie in major league history. July 14 ... for signing Paige. "To sign a

Question: Signed by the Indians in 1948, this pitcher became the oldest rookie in major league history at age 42
Answer: Leroy "Satchel" Paige