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June 9,1982 I
Legendary Paige, 75, dies
TANK MCNAMARA
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leroy
“Satchel” Paige, a baseball
legend and folk philosopher,
died at his home Tuesday. He
was 75.
Paige, who had been con
fined to a wheelchair in recent
years because of congestive
heart failure and emphysema,
died after a heart attack.
His wife, Lahoma, said she
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with cardiopulmonary resuscita
tion when paramedics arrived.
She was with him when he died
about 1:15 p.m. CDT.
Paige had a legendary career.
He toiled for years in the Negro
League, mainly for the Kansas
City Monarchs, before getting a
chance to play in the major
leagues. He was signed by Bill
Veeck — a baseball legend him
self — at the age of 41.
“If you knew nothing about
baseball and you walked into a
ballpark you just knew there was
something different about this
guy — something that just trans
mitted itself,” Veeck said of
Paige. “The larger the crowd,
the better he performed.”
Paige, who referred to his
“100-year career,” was a crowd
pleaser with his pitching and
with his philosophy for a long
life.
Things he said, like “Avoid
fried meats which angry up the
blood” and “Don’t look back,
something might be gaining on
you” were as much a part of him
as his hesitation pitch.
Paige’s long illness had pre
pared his wife of 36 years for his
death.
“I was (prepared), but I don’t
think the children were,” Mrs.
Paige said. “I was because the
doctors had explained it (Satch
el’s condition) to me.
Kansas City, Paige’s home
town since 1929, honored him
last Saturday by naming a ball-
field after him.
“Nobody on earth could feel
as good as I do now,” Paige said
during the ceremonies.
Alex George, a well-known
Kansas City sports figure, said
he was with Paige at last Satur
day’s dedication.
“He was in great spirits,”
George said. “He said that was
the greatest thing that had ever
happened to him. He said he
had been in baseball many years
and he had never received an
honor like that.”
Kansas City Mayor Richard
Berkley characterized Paige as
“a unique individual.”
Berkley said: “He was one of
the greatest pitching talents of
all time. I think if he was given
the opportunity to pitch his full
career (in the majors) I think he
would have been one of the
three or four time alltime
greatest pitchers in baseball. He
will be greatly missed by the en
tire community.”
John Schuerholz, the general
manager of the Kansas City
Royals, said he also was with
Paige Saturday.
“He did as much as anyone to
create an interest in baseball —
as much as anyone has ever
done,” he said. “I was really glad
to have been there because it was
really a positive, moving and
emotional day.”
Paige’s primary exploits on
the mound were limited to the
Negro Leagues because of racial
segregation. By the time he
reached the major leagues, he
was past his prime, but still im
pressive.
‘Chili’ cooks Astros 7-3
as Giants extend streak
United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO — No one
would blame the Houston
Astros if they were looking for a
little relief Tuesday night after
the Giants served them a little
chili, San Francisco style.
Giant rookie Charles “Chili”
Davis drove in two runs with a
single and a double and team
mate Jack Clark hit his 10th
homer of the season to lead San
Francisco to their fourth
straight victory, a 7-3 decision
over the Houston Astros.
“Before, we weren’t hitting
well but our pitchers were
throwing well,” Davis said of the
Giants’ 1982 season. “Then,
when we started hitting our
pitching fell off. Now I think
we’re coming around.”
Astros’ starter Nolan Ryan,
who has had his problems this
season, was far from his best in
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dropping his seventh decision of
the season against five victories.
“You’ve got to respect a guy
who has thrown five no-hitters,”
Davis said of the Astros’ veteran
right-hander. “I don’t think he
was on tonight.”
The Giants scored two first-
inning runs off Ryan. Jim Wohl
ford singled with one out, stole
second and scored on a single by
Reggie Smith. Clark then sing
led and when center fielder
Tony Scott threw wildly past
third, Smith scored.
San Francisco extended its
lead with an unearned run in the
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Knicely then took second
single by Garcia andadv;
third on a double playgmi
by Luis Pujols before scoi
an infield single by Ryan.
Clark belted his honi|
sixth since breaking out
slump two weeks ago, isj
sixth to give the Giantst
lead.
Garcia countered for
Astros with a solo homer,
first, in the seventh to cut!
Francisco’s lead to 4-3 and
rookie Atlee Hammaker,
who went G'/s innings. ;
The Giants added a run:
seventh on singles by C
Summers, Joe Morgan
Davis and scored their final'
runs in the eighth on atw
double by reliever Gary Lai
Another good note
Giants was the return toat
of injured hurler A1
who has been returned to
bullpen.
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being on the disabled listwi
torn muscle — and not fed:
pain — feels good,” the
throwing left-hander
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