31, 1981, the ABC made-for-television movie Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige aired, starring Louis Gossett Jr. as Paige, Beverly Todd as Lahoma, and former baseball pro Bubba Phillips as Coach Hardy. Paige was paid $10,000 for his story and technical advice. The film was based on the 1962 book, Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. In August, with great difficulty because of health problems, he attended a reunion of Negro league players held in Ashland, Kentucky, that paid special tribute to him and Cool Papa Bell. Attending the reunion were Willie Mays, Buck Leonard, Monte Irvin, Judy Johnson, Chet Brewer, Gene Benson, Bob Feller and Happy Chandler. In 1996, Paige was portrayed by Delroy Lindo in the HBO made-for-television film Soul of the Game. In 1999, he ranked Number 19 on Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. On July 28, 2006, a statue of Satchel Paige was unveiled in Cooper Park, Cooperstown, New York commemorating the contributions of the Negro leagues to baseball. Statistics Negro leagues North Dakota Source Note: Compiled by Tye from newspaper clippings; some clipping did not include complete stats. Dominican League Source: Mexican League Source: Note: Paige suffered a serious arm injury while playing in Mexico. Cuban (Winter) League Source: California Winter League Source: Puerto Rican (Winter) League Sources: The above venues aggregate a total of 232 victories and 89 losses, for a winning percentage of .723. Major League Baseball Minor League Baseball See also List of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League Baseball List of athletes who came out of retirement References General sources Further reading Pepe, Phil (February 12, 1971). "Everybody Talked Satch But Jackie Was 1st"' New York Daily News Searles, M. (January 18, 2007). Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige (1906–1982). BlackPast.org. External links and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads Retrosheet Negro League Baseball Players Association Negro Leagues Baseball Museum FBI file on Satchel Paige Negro Leagues Baseball "eMuseum" for Teachers American Original: Satchel Paige – slideshow by Life magazine "'Satchel': Confronting Racism One Fastball At A Time", Fresh Air, June 8, 2009 "The Ballad of Satchel Paige" radio presentation, preserved by Destination Freedom 1906 births 1982 deaths African-American baseball coaches African-American sports history American League All-Stars Atlanta Braves coaches Baltimore Black Sox players Baseball players from Alabama Birmingham Black Barons players