
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Beverly Todd
Lahoma Brown Paige

Cleavon Little
Rabbit Thompson
Ernie Barnes
Josh Gibson

Clifton Davis
Cool Papa Bell

Hal Williams
Carl Roberts

Taylor Lacher
Announcer
John Beradino
Jake Wells

Jim Davis
Mr. Wilkenson

Ossie Davis
Chuffy Russell

Tonea Stewart
Mama Paige

J.R. Horne
Mr. Andrews
Donnie Walker
Sugar Boy

Don Blakely
Bartender

Candy Ann Brown
Ramona

Gloria Gifford
Darlene
Leopoldo Mandeville
Chester
Earle Willoughby
Dizzy Dean
Colia LaFayett
Mrs. Parker
Milton Stafford
Young Satchel
James Unger
Wilson Paige
Lawrence Johnson
Judge
Bobby Angelle
Outfielder
Bubba Phillips
Coach Hardy
Jim Smith
White Batter
Crew
Richard A. Colla
Director
Ronald Rubin
Teleplay
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Book, Technical Advisor
Bud S. Isaacs
Editor
LaReine Johnston
Editor
Marilyn McMahon Adams
Assistant Editor
Héctor R. Figueroa
Director of Photography
Charles Washburn
First Assistant Director
John D. Benson
First Assistant Director
Ray Roman
Second Assistant Director
Roger Carlton
Second Assistant Director
Susan Whittaker
Production Coordinator
Danny Arnold
Executive Producer
Mark Brull
Production Supervisor
Jimmy Hawkins
Producer
Stanley Rubin
Producer
Robert Stevens
Associate Producer
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
Eleanor Ross
Casting
Harald Johnson
Costume Design
Kathleen Brodbeck
Costume Design
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairdresser
Sandra Henderson
Hairdresser
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
James L. Honore
Supervising Sound Editor
Ted Gomillion
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Keep
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Dockendorf
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Teague
Sound Mixer
Gene Corso
Sound Effects
Lorane Mitchell
Sound Effects
Martin Varno
Sound Effects
Daniel J. Johnson
Music Editor
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
James Hassinger
Set Decoration
Dean Williams
Still Photographer
Vivian Jones
Script Supervisor
Larry Albers
Location Coordinator
Tommie Hawkins
Property Master
George Spiro Dibie
Additional Photography
Bob Rust
Key Grip
Clark Postal
Gaffer
Fred Slark
Production Manager
Jordan Davis
Executive In Charge Of Production

James D. Bissell
Art Direction
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