Satchel Paige, the greatest pitcher ever excluded from Major League Baseball, arrived at Cleveland’s Memorial Stadium for a tryout with the Indians in July 1948. More than that, Veeck strongly believed that African-Americans deserved the chance to play in the major leagues. By 1948, Doby was a formidable part of the Indians’ lineup. “After 22 years of throwing, I was going to get a crack at the major leagues,” he wrote. That was Ol’ Satch.”On the mound for the Indians, Paige quickly proved Spink, and others, wrong.

Source: National Post October 24, 2016 03:22 UTC