Cooperstown Bronze

These are some of the statues outside of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. On the mound we have Satchel Paige and behind the plate, Roy Campanella. Satchel started his career in the Negro Leagues in 1924 with the Mobile Tigers and in 1948 he was offered a contract with the Cleveland Indians making him the oldest rookie in MLB history. He helped them win the pennant that year. Retired in 1953, Satchel pitched 3 innings for the Kansas City A's in 1965 at the estimated age of 60, to become the oldest pitcher in MLB history. Roy played with the Brooklyn Dodgers for all of his 10 years in the Bigs, caught in 5 World Series, was the National League MVP in 1951, 1953 and 1955 and was the first black catcher in MLB history. Campy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969, Satchel was inducted in 1971.