Leroy Robert Paige was born in Mobile, Alabama. It is estimated that he was born on July 7, 1906, but no one really knows. When asked about his age he would say, “Age us a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” He was six foot three inches and weighed 180 pounds. He was right-handed and was a pitcher. He started his career 1924 when he tried out for the Mobile Tigers, a semipro baseball. He would later
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