Leroy "Satchel" Paige finally began playing in the major leagues in 1948, when he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians. At 42, he was the oldest rookie in Major League Baseball.
Satchel Paige in Cleveland
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Courtesy of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama
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