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Satchel Paige
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Ages 6-10. No one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands
to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them
with his unique pitching style, and he even gave nicknames to some of his
trademark pitches - there was the "hesitation," his magic slow ball, and the
"bee ball," named because it would always "be" where he wanted it to be.
Follow Satch's career through these beautiful illustrations as he begins
playing in the semipros and goes on to become the first African American to
pitch in a Major World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
