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Uncovering the Untold Legends Who Shaped Baseball Before the MLB Spotlight Shone

Uncovering the Untold Legends Who Shaped Baseball Before the MLB Spotlight Shone

Before there was Gaylord Perry, there was Satchel Paige.

Perry and Paige were both talented, competitive pitchers who seemingly played forever. Perry switched teams eight times between 1962-83, racking up 314 wins and an impressive 3.13 ERA over 777 career games (690 starts). Paige switched teams eight times between 1927-53, totaling 127 wins over 400 career games (197 starts).

Paige came back one more time in 1965, throwing three scoreless innings for the Kansas City Athletics at 59 years old, making him the oldest player to ever play in MLB. Paige recorded 91 strikeouts at age 45 in 1952, making him the third-oldest player in MLB history to record 90 or more Ks in a season. Perry was just over 45 years old in his final game, making him the 15th-oldest right-hander to pitch (though many of those ahead of him are knuckleballers).

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