OT? Satchel Paige pitches for the Kansas City A's

[wrapperguy]

During WWII, my father was a good enough ball player to stay State-side and play on military baseball teams. In 1944, on the day after the All Star Game, he played against Satchel in a war fund raiser in Louisville. Dizzy Dean pitched a couple innings for his team. Dad faced Satchel twice and said he could not even see the ball coming in, much less hit it! What a pitcher he must have been!

[Dustanh1]

Jeff, that's a pretty neat story. I can't imagine there are many who could tell of something similar.

Originally Posted by wrapperguy

During WWII, my father was a good enough ball player to stay State-side and play on military baseball teams. In 1944, on the day after the All Star Game, he played against Satchel in a war fund raiser in Louisville. Dizzy Dean pitched a couple innings for his team. Dad faced Satchel twice and said he could not even see the ball coming in, much less hit it! What a pitcher he must have been!

[DangerJim]

I was in KC, MO last week for some training and made some time to visit the Negro League Baseball Museum. The had a lot of Satch items including this statue on the Field of Legends.

[Kawika]

Statue at Cooperstown and his Browns jersey. I don't know if I'll ever get to Kansas City but I would like to visit that museum if I do. The HOF Negro League exhibit was outstanding.