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Official American Association Joe Ryan baseball signed and inscribed on the side panel by Leroy Satchell Paige in black pen. Very rare Satchell Paige signed baseball. "Satch" was an Negro league and Major League pitcher who is notable for his longevity in the game, and for attracting record crowds wherever he pitched. Paige was a right-handed pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, was the oldest major league rookie while playing for the Cleveland Indians. He played with the St. Louis Browns until age 47, and represented them in the All-Star Game in 1952 and 1953. He was the first player who had played in the Negro leagues to pitch in the World Series, in 1948, and was the first electee of the Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1971.
(JSA/ James Spence Authentication)