The incredible true story the Kansas City A’s “Satchel Paige Appreciation Night” on September 25, 1965, when Paige, age 59, got another opportunity to pitch against big-league hitters and made the most of every inning.
Episode Highlights:
- Looking for work and watching out for moose
- Charles O. Finley’s Kansas City circus
- The Athletics sign Paige for one night only
- The 1960s get a look at a living legend and Paige “unfolds” for one more start
- Underestimated by the Boston Red Sox, but not by “Carl Yastrocki”
- Paige finally gets his major-league pension, and winds up a four-decade career with the Atlanta Braves
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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
Production and Music: Ted Walker
Design: Ketaki Kulkarni
