Mr Bruner's answer in 1:34 is one of the most beautiful lines I've ever heard , so correct, on the spot, Mr Paige was a Champion in the whole sense of the word.
Called Whitby Herzog "wild child" ... great story from VINNY about Satch, a baseball sized hole in a fence with a 10k bounty for a fly ball hit Thu the hole. Priceless story about great ball players by VINNY... while doing the play by play.!
Oh, to have a time machine, and watch this giant of a man pitch just one game. That would be awesome!!! I went to Cooperstown, for Clemente's induction and remember his plaque being pointed out by my father, telling me this man was the greatest and most outrageous pitcher there ever was.
Man! Now, that was a legend in his own time! I am sorry he was held back from competition in MLB for so long. However, at least he did get his day in the sun.... there were many that went before him that NEVER realized the dream of playing in the MLB. Now, if Mr Paige had never been able to play in the majors..... that would TRULY be a shame! RIP Mr. Paige.... he was an inspiration for us all.
What I would not give to have seen Satchel pitch in his prime. Baseball ambassador extraordinaire, Buck O'Neil, told some great Satchel stories in Ken Burns' documentary, "Baseball". Striking out Josh Gibson on 3 pitches is my favorite.
1) I have ONly seen Satchel in films And in documentaries. 2) THis was the first time I Ever Saw him in person OR heard his voice. 3) I canNOT SAY just How Much I was able/LOVED to Find This video....
I thought it was very interesting that Arlene Dahl guessed his identity and that she'd recently read about him. Respect. I was pleased that he was treated with respect and recognition on this segment. Excellent. He deserved it all.
I saw him pitch in Williston, North Dakota in ‘60 or ‘61. He was barnstorming with a team and played guys from town (some former minor leaguers and some local athletes). One of the local players was teenage Phil Jackson (you should recognize that name). I still remember the loudness of his pitches hitting the catcher’s glove.
When he got elected to the Hall, they were going to put his plack in a separate corridor. No kidding. There was an uproar, and they thought better of it. He once had a 2-1 lead with the bases loaded, no outs, bottom of the 9th. He called in the outfielders to the infield. Struck out the rest of the side.
@@grahamstrouse1165 Interesting, I hadn't known that Paige pitched that one game in 1965. It was obviously a publicity stunt, considering that he hadn't otherwise pitched since 1953, but I still have to give it to him for throwing three scoreless innings.
He was also a mystery guest on Sports Challenge. At one point he turned his head, a panelist saw the shadow of his glasses, and that led to the correct identification.
He could throw hard but most of the comments about Paige by his peers were about his control and ability to hit spots in all parts of the zone. He was smart and he knew how to pitch but his execution was what hitters remember.
Satchel loves to mess with the facts -- to wit here: He cites that his first Major League game was in '42 (3:50). HA! Just six years off ... A true legend -- and representative of the great shame MLB Commissionar Kenesaw Mountain Landis brought down on the game by colluding with the owners to keep blacks out of the Majors.
If I had a dime for every time my daddy talked about Satchel Paige.....I'd be rich. I have been wanting to see what he looked like. Miss you Daddy. Now you and Satchel can play ball!!
Unless you're Satchel Page. Read your history. He'd pitch every day for weeks at a time while barnstorming. Pitch both games of a double header or one game in one town and another in another town on the same day. It's literally unbelievable how he did it, but he did.
@@ThekiBoran Will White 1879 pitched 680 innings He started and finished 75 games out of the 80 games his team played that year. Charles Rathborn 1884 59 wins leader in ERA, KO's, and 59 wins in 75 games.
The history of the game was cheated by the separation of players according to race. Nobody ever saw Satchel Paige pitch to Williams or DiMaggio or Musial. We don’t remember the great Satchel Paige v. Bob Feller pitching duels because they were never allowed to happen.
I’m glad the audience gave him the love he deserved
"I don't think you could call this gentleman anything else"... Respect and class. Well said sir
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Awesome
I was going to reply to that very line !! Thank you! :)
Mr Bruner's answer in 1:34 is one of the most beautiful lines I've ever heard , so correct, on the spot, Mr Paige was a Champion in the whole sense of the word.
This is unbelievably amazing. Satchel Paige is by far the greatest pitcher, and the most dominant player of his game of all time. The GOAT
Called Whitby Herzog "wild child" ... great story from VINNY about Satch, a baseball sized hole in a fence with a 10k bounty for a fly ball hit Thu the hole. Priceless story about great ball players by VINNY... while doing the play by play.!
a treat to see the GREAT Satchel Paige get so enthusiastic a reception
Oh, to have a time machine, and watch this giant of a man pitch just one game. That would be awesome!!! I went to Cooperstown, for Clemente's induction and remember his plaque being pointed out by my father, telling me this man was the greatest and most outrageous pitcher there ever was.
Wally's comment at 1:35.....beautiful!
Kelly02895 lndeed the respect that Wally shown to the great Satchel is so sincere, quite moving.
Yessir!
Man! Now, that was a legend in his own time! I am sorry he was held back from competition in MLB for so long. However, at least he did get his day in the sun.... there were many that went before him that NEVER realized the dream of playing in the MLB. Now, if Mr Paige had never been able to play in the majors..... that would TRULY be a shame! RIP Mr. Paige.... he was an inspiration for us all.
Met him in Cooperstown in 1974.
What I would not give to have seen Satchel pitch in his prime. Baseball ambassador extraordinaire, Buck O'Neil, told some great Satchel stories in Ken Burns' documentary, "Baseball". Striking out Josh Gibson on 3 pitches is my favorite.
1) I have ONly seen Satchel in films And in documentaries. 2) THis was the first time I Ever Saw him in person OR heard his voice. 3) I canNOT SAY just How Much I was able/LOVED to Find This video....
Was on The Game of the Week in the early 70's, Dizzy Dean as well
I thought it was very interesting that Arlene Dahl guessed his identity and that she'd recently read about him. Respect. I was pleased that he was treated with respect and recognition on this segment. Excellent. He deserved it all.
Arlene Francis--not Dahl
Arlene was a genuine baseball fan. She was a NYG fan before they moved, and loved Willie Mays...as we all did.
I saw him pitch in Williston, North Dakota in ‘60 or ‘61. He was barnstorming with a team and played guys from town (some former minor leaguers and some local athletes). One of the local players was teenage Phil Jackson (you should recognize that name). I still remember the loudness of his pitches hitting the catcher’s glove.
How did Jackson do against Satchel?
If I recall correctly nobody got a hit. I do remember in one inning he waived in the outfielders and pithed with only a first and third baseman.
This is the greatest pitcher of all time. It's a tragedy that they didn't allow him in MLB until so late in his career.
Paige quote: "You might not ever win them over but if you hang around long enough you may wear them out!"
Leroy Page....perhaps the GREATEST pitcher who ever lived!!!
You are correct, Page was his original last name, until his father added the I in the center, to make it different.
When he got elected to the Hall, they were going to put his plack in a separate corridor. No kidding. There was an uproar, and they thought better of it. He once had a 2-1 lead with the bases loaded, no outs, bottom of the 9th. He called in the outfielders to the infield. Struck out the rest of the side.
Thank you for sharing Frank Russo. What a fantastic man Satchel Page was. - Iris M. Cooper of Manassas, WA.
That was fantastic
Satchel Paige was an amazing pitcher. I would love to see a biopic on the life and career of Satchel.
This is where the "Like" button is not enough
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
Amazing that Paige was 65 in this clip. He had some sort of mutant youthfulness gene in him.
Damn really?
@@tonyapendleton7467 Actually, i just checked again, and he was only 64. He was born 7/7/06 and this aired on 2/11/71.
@@janso7979 and it was only 5 years after his last appearance in MLB!
@@grahamstrouse1165 Interesting, I hadn't known that Paige pitched that one game in 1965. It was obviously a publicity stunt, considering that he hadn't otherwise pitched since 1953, but I still have to give it to him for throwing three scoreless innings.
@@janso7979
He had continually been pitching for barnstorming teams in the interim so it wasn't like he had to remember how to grip the ball.
I luved him and Tom Seaver as a boy-I also met and had a nice talk with Ted Radcliffe about him at a card show in the 1980s
Damn he looks fantastic. He must be about 65 here
No way there's a baseball Mount Rushmore, without him on it
Foundational Black Americans you are GREAT!
Respect for a human being - 1, Racism in this episode - 0.
IMDB has this as February 11, 1971.
Just a marvelous gentle
He was also a mystery guest on Sports Challenge. At one point he turned his head, a panelist saw the shadow of his glasses, and that led to the correct identification.
He could throw hard but most of the comments about Paige by his peers were about his control and ability to hit spots in all parts of the zone. He was smart and he knew how to pitch but his execution was what hitters remember.
Satchel loves to mess with the facts -- to wit here: He cites that his first Major League game was in '42 (3:50). HA! Just six years off ...
A true legend -- and representative of the great shame MLB Commissionar Kenesaw Mountain Landis brought down on the game by colluding with the owners to keep blacks out of the Majors.
Landis should be thrown out of the Hall of Fame!
Kinda looks like Michael Irvin.
Way to go Arlene!
If I had a dime for every time my daddy talked about Satchel Paige.....I'd be rich. I have been wanting to see what he looked like. Miss you Daddy. Now you and Satchel can play ball!!
Handsome and poised
My grandfather pitched against Mr. Paige and they were friends, despite being different races.
February 11, 1971
Merci beaucoup for this.
Damn was there only 2 hall of famers at this time
Where's Dorothy Killgallin ?
Dorothy died in 1965, about 18 months before CBS cancelled the prime time series. The syndicated version began in 1968.
His last MLB game was with the Kansas City A’s .
It's not possible to pitch 9 innings every day. It is possible to pitch 2 or 3 innings every day.
Unless you're Satchel Page. Read your history. He'd pitch every day for weeks at a time while barnstorming. Pitch both games of a double header or one game in one town and another in another town on the same day. It's literally unbelievable how he did it, but he did.
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Tall tales. Fun to talk about but unless you have score cards it didn't happen.
Yes! It is possible. Check the MLB record for innings pitched in a season. It was established in the ninteenth century.
@@annettemalaski1967
Do you have the score sheets?
@@ThekiBoran Will White 1879 pitched 680 innings He started and finished 75 games out of the 80 games his team played that year.
Charles Rathborn 1884 59 wins leader in ERA, KO's, and 59 wins in 75 games.
Hey TH-cam, if you want me to watch much LESS of you, keep it up with these unskippable ads at the front of every single video.
The history of the game was cheated by the separation of players according to race. Nobody ever saw Satchel Paige pitch to Williams or DiMaggio or Musial. We don’t remember the great Satchel Paige v. Bob Feller pitching duels because they were never allowed to happen.
Satchel played against the Dizzy Deal all stars one a barnstorming tour and more than held his own.
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this doesnt seem rigged at all lol
History hadn't ever heard him speak