A slender, looselimbed, slowwalking, hardthrower from. An unsentimentally revealing biography of the legendary black pitcher, and a history of the catchascatchcan negro leagues where he first flourished. Paige was a righthanded pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, was the oldest major league rookie while playing for the cleveland indians. He toiled in the negro leagues for over twenty years before bill veeck finally brought him to cleveland for the 1948 pennant winning season. The title was from his signature piece of wisdom dont look back, someone may be gaining on you.
The troubled lives and enduring soul of the temptations, the supremes. Satch took receipt of his two gnotes at a propitious moment. Satchel paige threw his first pitch in professional baseball in 1926 for the chattanooga white sox, an inappropriatelynamed team in the lower levels of the segregated negro leagues. Dont look back, legendary baseball pitcher satchel paige said. Satchel paige us baseball player 1906 1982 view a detailed biography of. Don t look back downpedals satchel paige s tempestuous private life his two marriages are combined into one, for example, and tends to shortchange the viewer in the crucial ballplaying scenes. Music by david goodrich from the album ballads, blues, and other southern anthems.
The power and the darkness by mark ribowsky kirkus. Mark ribowsky with the possible exception of babe ruth, there are more myths and legends about leroy satchel paige than about anyone in baseball history. If you have tid bits about satchel paige s life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us. Satchel grew up in a shotgun shack, and he had a pile of shotguns too. Mark ribowsky, a frequent contributor to playboy, is the author of don t look back. I only wish the movie had given even more details on this legend. I found myself wanting more when the movie finished. Five reasons a satchel paige biopic should be the next great. Satchel paige nominated to baseball hall of fame history. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball, page 168. The most prominent book on satchel is dont look back. Apr 20, 2016 first, that satchel paige isn t technically his real name.
Its your typical biography detailing his life from his days as for awhile i had been looking to find a book on satchel paige that i could read. Lawrence university awardwinning composer and baseball lover fred sturm has combined his two loves in a musical tribute to hall of fame pitcher leroy robert satchel paige. While satchel paige was playing baseball, many ages and birthdates were reported, ranging from 1900 to 1908. Were not finished writing the satchel paige biography yet.
Nov 24, 2009 on february 9, 1971, pitcher leroy satchel paige becomes the first negro league veteran to be nominated for the baseball hall of fame. If you love satchel, join us on facebook and well keep you updated on paige s progress. Colla and based on leroys autobiography, dont look back. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball by ribowsky, mark, p. Satchel paige i ain t ever had a job, i just always played baseball. See more ideas about satchel, negro league baseball and baseball league. He was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1971, the first player to be inducted from the negro leagues.
Mark ribowsky, a frequent contributor to playboy, is the author of dont look back. Satchel paige on the shadows of baseball by mark ribowsky 1994, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Dont look back satchel paige in the shadows of baseball. A saga of motown dreams, success, and betrayal, and the new york times notable book dont look back. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball by ribowsky1st ed. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. But when he began his career in the 1920s, even the best african american players were kept out of the major leagues. Satchel paige could throw a baseball like no one else. Satchel paige, american professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the negro leagues. Maybe ill pitch forever, university of nebraska press, lincoln, ne, 1993 originally published in 1962. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball, among other books. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Satchel paige us baseball player 1906 1982 view a detailed biography of satchel paige.
Mark ribowsky is the author of seven books, including the new york times notable book dont look back. Louis browns until age 47, and represented them in the allstar game in 1952 and 1953 he was the first player who had played in the negro leagues to pitch in the world series, in 1948, and was the first electee of the negro league. And we dont sit still or we might rust, but at the same time, we dont run. Satchel paige is one of baseballs greatest pitchers maybe the greatest. In august of that year, paige, a pitching legend known. Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball was published in 1994. Paige himself was the source of many of these dates. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball by ribowsky, mark. His actual birthdate, july 7, 1906, was determined in 1948 when cleveland indians owner bill veeck traveled to mobile, alabama and accompanied paige s family to the county health. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Hes a rebel by mark ribowsky overdrive rakuten overdrive. Leroy robert satchel paige july 7, 1906 june 8, 1982 was an american baseball player whose pitching in the negro leagues and in major league baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime. One of the all time great baseball players of american history, with highlights such as his long career in the game, the oldest rookie, his fast pitching style, and being inducted into the major league hall of fame.
Dont look back, something might be gaining on you was a famous one, the first half of which forms the title of ribowskys book. Dubois, and other early civil rights leaders did for martin luther king jr. Both legends, both virtuosos, both masters of their domain. Satchel paige didnt get riled up, though his stomach surely had the miseries. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Apr 22, 20 satchel laid the groundwork for jackie the way a. The baseball music project is releasing dont look back, a newly commissioned work written by lawrences director of jazz studies and improvisational music that pays homage to the. Satchel paige, byname of leroy robert paige, born july 7, 1906.
Best baseball books the 20 best baseball books ever. Born shortly after the turn of the century he was cagey about his birthdate, paige, who died in 1982, played in the negro leagues from 1921 to 1948, jumping from team to team as the salary dictated. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life. Gossett does a great job as paige, and the rest of the cast is solid. Some say satchel paige was the greatest pitcher everand and certainly his dazzling record of perhaps as many as 2,000 wins, first in the negro leagues and then in the integrated major leagues, ranks as one of the most. Yet a core thesis of this frustrating bio is how little paige let people in on his real life. Sep 01, 2014 the most prominent book on satchel is dont look back. An accomplished chronicler of baseball s negro leagues dont look back. Satchel paige is one of baseball s greatest pitchers maybe the greatest.
Satchel paige s legendary showmanship obscured the man. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball, 1994, etc. He carried so many bags on a pole that he looked just like a satchel tree. Perhaps the greatest pitcher ever, and unquestionably one of its most memorable characters, satchel paige has been the subject of numerous books. The story of leroy satchel paige is a 1981 american madefortelevision biographical film directed by richard a.
His povertystricken parents added the i later, he said, to be more hightone, he writes. Story of leroy satchel paige, star pitcher in the negro leagues, and later in the major leagues. Dont look back downpedals satchel paige s tempestuous private life his two marriages are combined into one, for example, and tends to shortchange the viewer in the crucial ballplaying scenes. Paige rose to stardom in the negro baseball leaguesand he waited for his chance toplay in the big show.
As for maybe ill pitch forever, this pretty much tells it like it is from the man himself. Satchel paige is one of baseballs greatest pitchers maybe the greatest, david adler notes in an opening line sure to capture the attention of young sports enthusiasts. Publication date 1994 topics paige, leroy, 1906, baseball players, baseball publisher new york. Satchel paige is one of baseball s greatest pitchers maybe the greatest, david adler notes in an opening line. And dont pray when it rains if you dont pray when the sun shines. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball, da capo presss, new york, 1994.
He went from being a satchel toting boy, to a rockthrowing teenager. An especially poignant part of dont look back recounts how no one could properly recall the time and place of leroys satchel s birth apparently not uncommon in this time period. The title was from his signature piece of wisdom don t look back, someone may be gaining on you. Either louis satchmo armstrong, or leroy satchel paige. Satchel paige baseball legends book chelsea house publication. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball 2000 by mark ribowsky. Mark ribowsky is the author of aint too proud to beg. Satchel paige in the shadows of baseball 2000 by mark ribowsky perhaps the greatest pitcher ever, and unquestionably one of its most memorable characters, satchel paige has been. Such disparate baseball greats as dizzy dean and bob feller declared that satchel paige was the best pitcher ever. He played his last game in organized baseball in 1966 a full 40 years later for a virginia club called the peninsula pilots. A good depiction of satchel paige, and an entertaining movie. See more ideas about negro league baseball, baseball players, baseball history.
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