"If Satch were white, of course he would have been in the majors 25 years earlier and the question would not have been before the house." – Bill Veeck, Cleveland Indians Owner.
On Sept. 25, 1965, he became the oldest to pitch in the major leagues. Ever the showman, the 59-year-old Paige sat in a rocking chair in the bullpen while a nurse rubbed liniment on his arm. Then he threw scoreless three innings for the Kansas City Athletics against the Boston Red Sox, allowing only one hit, a double by Carl Yastrzemski.