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Satchel Paige earns Hall of Fame honor in Negro leagues section
Leroy Satchel Paige receives a Cooperstown Hall of Fame induction in a new Negro leagues section. The ceremony honors his legendary pitching career while sparking debate over segregation and separate immortals. Paige reflects on Jackie Robinson and a long, storied life in baseball at the event.
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Arthur Daley
N.Y. Times News Service
Leroy Satchel Paige
Ol’ Satch
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Satch
Wendell Smith
Chicago
Paige
Jackie Robinson
Roy Campanella
Willie Mays
Ernie Banks
Henry Aaron
Satchel Paige
Josh Gibson
Satchel
Pullman
Rogers Hornsby
Babe Ruth
Dizzy Deane
Arguery
Dean
Ol’ Satchel Paige
Bob Feller
Hall of Fame
Robinson
Campy