The Leonard Lopate Show: Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige

Boston Globe reporter Larry Tye offers the first biography on Satchel Paige, the premier pitcher of the Negro Leagues, and one of the finest pitchers ever, who finally was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend covers Paige’s hardscrabble upbringing in Jim Crow Alabama to his time with the Monarchs, one of the powerhouses black teams in segregated baseball.

Guests:

Larry Tye

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Amy from Manhattan

On that other famous Satch: In the '70s, in the jazz section of a record store, I saw "Satch & Josh" at the top of an album cover. I had to wonder if it was a reference to jazz or baseball! Of course, it was the former, & "Josh" was Josh White, Sr., not Josh Gibson, but I'm sure it was intended to induce double-takes.

Jul. 02 2009 01:31 PM

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