Satchel Paige Enters Hall of Fame

Date: February 9, 1971 • Location: Cooperstown, United States

Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and culminated with his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.