The first autobiography by Leroy “Satchel” Paige, one of the best and most colorful pitchers in the history of professional baseball. Based on interviews co

It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have bette

Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in America

Soon after Satchel Paige arrived at spring training in 1937 to pitch for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, he and five of his teammates, including Josh Gibson and Cool

Though Satchel Paige lived into the early 1980s, much of our information about his life and especially his career is the stuff of anecdote. He is nevertheless a