This cartoon of Satchel Paige appeared in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on July 29, 1952; drawn by the paper’s cartoonist Amadee Wohlschlaeger, who celebrated his 101st birthday last December.
Paige was primarily used as a reliever in 1952, but made one of his six starts the evening before against the Washington Senators on “Satchel Paige Night” at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. The Associated Press said:
“A bearded player in a wheelchair was introduced as Paige’s first battery mate.”
Owner Bill Veeck gave him a boat called “Ole Satch 1,” a television, and a camera; his teammates presented him with a rod and reel.
Paige pitched 6 2/3 innings and was credited with the win in a 6-3 victory against the Washington Senators.
Later that month Senators manager Bucky Harris said in The Washington Afro-American:
“I swear to God, we would be in first place if we had Satchel Paige.”
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