Leroy “Satchel” Paige would probably not want this story written. “I want to be,” he once said, “the onliest man in the ...

The Mobile native was the first player enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame for his career in the Negro Leagues.

The developments are centered around Kansas City's historically disinvested 3rd and 5th council districts. The money will ...

Baseball's legendary pitcher, the first player from the Negro Leagues to enter the Hall of Fame, pitched in Milwaukee from ...

Black Baseball Players in North Dakota History” at 2 p.m. on July 20. The event is free and open to the public. This presentation w ...

My two closest pals and I recently reaffirmed our buddyhood that has endured for a half-century. We performed the ...

Frank M. White joins Adam on "The Afternoon Shift" to discuss all-Black baseball teams from the Twin Cities in the early 20th ...

“Satchel was the Michael Jordan of his time. There was certainly nobody of higher profile in the Negro Leagues,” said Gary Abrams, who aims to renovate Paige’s Kansas City home.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With a professional baseball career ...

In the midst of a torrid political campaign, some years ago, in a Central American country, Pitcher Leroy ("Satchel") Paige and his barnstorming Negro team arrived in town. One of the ...

Yes, Monboquette was a pitcher who struck out 30 times in 68 at-bats in 1965. But Satchel Paige was 59. Not much more needs to be said. One outlet did not quite grasp the significance of the moment.