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Paige received his first East–West All Star Game selection in 1934. Playing for the East, Paige came in during the sixth inning with a man on second and the score tied 0–0, and proceeded to strike out Alec Radcliffe and retire Turkey Stearnes and Mule Suttles on soft fly balls. The East scored one run in the top of the eighth and Paige held ...
The relief appearance by 46-year-old Satchel Paige in the eighth inning was an All-Star record for oldest pitcher in the contest.; It was the first All-Star Game without a home run since 1944 at Forbes Field, and the third overall since 1938 at Crosley Field.
The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 3–2 in 5 innings. It was the first All-Star Game—and to date, the only—to be called early due to rain. Mickey Mantle was selected an All-Star for the first time, as was pitcher Satchel Paige, who a day before the game turned 46 years old. Neither appeared in the game.
Seventy-five years ago, Satchel Paige became the oldest rookie in MLB history and helped Cleveland win a World Series. That’s at the center of a new NLBM exhibit.
This was the third time that the All-Star Game had been played in Philadelphia, though the first to be played in Veteran's Stadium. Both the 1943 and 1952 games were played in Philadelphia's Shibe Park with the then Philadelphia Athletics hosting in 1943 and the Phillies hosting in 1952. The All-Star Game would return to Veterans Stadium in 1996.
The event will be held in the All-American Club at Eck Stadium at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $50 and include entry to the game and dinner courtesy of Candle Club Wichita. Paige Satchel bobblehead.
The East–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. ... East pitcher Satchel Paige received the most votes, with 18,275;
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