2007-01-30 08:28:30 · 12 answers · asked by none 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Nothing. He built a reputation from strictly hear say. Old tales from the ***** Leagues that got blown completely out of proportion. The same applies to Josh Gibson who's legend has grown to ridiculous proportions as well. I've always laughed at the story of Gibson's 800 home runs. In his entire career Gibson hit a total of 146 home runs and never hit more than 17 in a single season. Neither were that good and neither belong in the hall of fame.
2007-01-30 14:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Ok.So you know how every one babbles about Jackie Robinson and how he broke the colour barrier,Paige was supposed to go before him but it did not happen.Paige is proven to have won more than 2000 games which would make him the most endurable pitcher ever. He had a fastball that was faster than Nolan Ryan's(can't remember the exact speed).
2007-01-30 08:45:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to legend, he was the greatest pitcher ever in the history of baseball. If he had pitched in the Major Leagues earlier in his career (he started at age 41), I can't imagine how many wins he would have had until he retired at an amazing age of 64!
2007-01-30 21:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was possibly the greatest pitcher ever.He was still pitching good at age 59 and he was possibly older then that.He has the most wins in ***** league history.He beat the likes of Bob Feller and all the other great pitchers when the leagues played game agansit each other.
2007-01-30 08:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is probably one of the best pitchers of all time...
He was so incredibly dominant on the mound that they say that he would let the batters make contact every once in a while just so that his fielders could get some action.
2007-01-30 11:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by Mauer_Power07 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He changed the way the game was viewed and he as well gave blacks a new view and a chance just like Robinson did.
2007-01-30 13:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by arebe26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was in his prime when Blacks were not allowed in Major League Baseball. He pitched for Cleveland when he was 80 years old.
2007-01-30 08:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was able to pitch the ball and then run to the plate and catch it...no wait, that was Bugs Bunny.
2007-02-03 00:29:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't eat meat, cuz it "angryed up the blood"
2007-01-30 08:46:53 · answer #9 · answered by (_)iiiiD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-30 08:32:44 · answer #10 · answered by SKYDOGSLIM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋