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1957 Satchel Paige & His Team of All-Stars vs. Portland Twins Barnstorming Broadside
Johnny Cash sang the song "I've Been Everywhere." Satchel Paige actually was. Because of the unwritten color line, Paige was excluded from the major leagues for thirty years. Paige had to play in the Negro Leagues and barnstorm in order to make his living. He did make a fine living because he was a superior businessman who would drive a hard bargain. Paige for many years pitched for his hometown Negro American League squad, the Kansas City Monarchs. But he would jump from team to team, sign on to pitch for other Negro League teams in exhibition games, play in Cuba, Mexico, anywhere. The rules in the Negro Leagues were often bent or just plain ignored, and Paige was a peripatetic presence all over the baseball globe. The Negro Leagues began to wither when Jackie Robinson broke the color line, and in the mid-1950s the Negro League teams were no more, except for the independent touring Indianapolis Clowns. When barnstorming, Paige would be the main drawing card, and he would often start a game and pitch three innings. He would often pitch many days in a row this way. It is estimated that between 1922 and 1963, he pitched in 2,500 games. The broadside, probably originally red with black lettering, measures 13x21" and in part states, "Satchel Paige Most Fabulous Character in Baseball." The broadside is in satisfactory condition, with some fading and minor paper loss. "Paige was the fastest and best pitcher I ever faced," said Joe DiMaggio. The broadside, advertising the barnstorming game between "The Satchel Paige All-Stars and the Portland Twins", is a valued memento from an earlier era - advertising one of the very best pitchers, and entertainers - of all time.
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