Daniel, one advantage of being old (80) is that I got to see many baseball greats play. I saw Ol' Satch pitch for the Browns against the Senators in 1953. Although he pitched in a game or two later pretty much as an exhibition, it was Paige's last full-time season in MLB. To be honest, however, at age 10 and not yet versed in baseball history, I didn't realize Paige's importance. I do recall that he was still an effective pitcher in 1953.
Daniel, one advantage of being old (80) is that I got to see many baseball greats play. I saw Ol' Satch pitch for the Browns against the Senators in 1953. Although he pitched in a game or two later pretty much as an exhibition, it was Paige's last full-time season in MLB. To be honest, however, at age 10 and not yet versed in baseball history, I didn't realize Paige's importance. I do recall that he was still an effective pitcher in 1953.
It just makes me wonder how great he would have been if he had gone straight to the majors when he was young.