Satchel Paige and Bill Veeck, 1948

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Satchel Paige and Bill Veeck, 1948
Bill Veeck (right) became owner of the Cleveland Indians in 1946. In the middle of the 1948 season he signed Negro League legend Satchel Paige, then 42 years old, to his first major league contract, making him one of the first African-Americans to play in the big leagues. Paige, a pitcher, went on to play a big role in the Indians' successful run to the World Series title that year.

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