Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues star voted into the Hall of Fame, 48 years ago today.
Paige was the first player to be selected by a 10-person committee honoring the contributions of the Negro Leagues to baseball’s history.
Paige may have thrown dozens of no-hitters in barnstorming, semipro and minor league games. But the Negro Leagues no-hitters list compiled by SABR and Noir Tech Research has two entries for Paige:
| 1 | Satchel Paige |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
| Friday, July 8, 1932 (second game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Crawfords 6, New York Black Yankees 0 |
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| 2 | Satchel Paige |
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
| Wednesday, July 4, 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 4, Homestead Grays 0 (Paige struck out 17 batters) |
