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50 years ago, Major League Baseball stumbled before inducting Satchel Paige into the Hall of Fame
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Why Satchel Paige might be the most significant figure in
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The day DiMaggio got a hit off Satchel – The Mercury News
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Paige's induction in 1971 changed history
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Satchel Paige Nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Autographs – Page 2 – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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Fifty Years Ago, Satchel Paige Brought the Negro Leagues to
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Paige's induction in 1971 changed history
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Hank Thompson – Society for American Baseball Research
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In 1971, Satchel Paige came to Cooperstown
Satchel Paige, age 59, last Major League appearance