Quick summary;
This book discusses the life of one of the greatest baseball pitchers ever, Satchel Paige. It tells his story from when he was a boy in Mobile, Alabama to when he had retired from baseball and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It tells why people called him Satchel as opposed to his real name, Leroy, and how his " hesitation pitch " came about. This is a great book for all baseball fans who want to delve further into the history of our national pastime.
Author : Larry Tye
Quick summary;
This book discusses the life of one of the greatest baseball pitchers ever, Satchel Paige. It tells his story from when he was a boy in Mobile, Alabama to when he had retired from baseball and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It tells why people called him Satchel as opposed to his real name, Leroy, and how his " hesitation pitch " came about. This is a great book for all baseball fans who want to delve further into the history of our national pastime.
Overall rating, 10/10 :
Length : 298 pages- 11 Chapters
Lexile score : Don't know/couldn't find it
Reading Counts score : Not a Reading Counts Book
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