On this day (Jan 30) in 1965, Satchel Paige was named “All-Time Outstanding Player” by the National Baseball Congress. Paige became a baseball legend, pitching in both the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball (MLB). Satchel Paige was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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