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Thu 07 Jul 2009Tye shines a bright light on Satchel's unique life
AMERICA AT LARGE:A new book celebrates the life of legendary American baseball pitcher, Leroy Paige, writes GEORGE KIMBALL
HE DEBUTED with the Cleveland Indians on July 9th, 1948, and pitched two scoreless innings in a 4-1 loss to the St Louis Browns. A week later in Philadelphia, pitching in relief of fellow Hall of Famer Bob Lemon, he recorded his first major league victory in an 8-5, comeback win over the Athletics.
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