Paige, who played in the Negro leagues from 1926-50 and played six major-league seasons with the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics between 1941-58, played just one seasons in the Cuban League.
According to Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961, Paige (shown in this photo that drew a winning bid of $925.77 at Lelands in December 2004) went 6-5 for the 1929-30 Santa Clara Leopardos, which finished second, six 6 1/2 games behind Cienfuegos for the Cuban League pennant.
Paige was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1971 by a vote of the Negro Leagues Committee.
Hi! I am looking for information on Satchel Paige's 1929-1930 season with the Leopardos. Do you know if game logs or box scores are available?
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Tony Oliver