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.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Beverly Todd
as Lahoma Brown Paige
Cleavon Little
as Rabbit Thompson
Ernie Barnes
as Josh Gibson
Clifton Davis
as Cool Papa Bell
Hal Williams
as Carl Roberts
Taylor Lacher
as Announcer
John Beradino
as Jake Wells
Jim Davis
as Mr. Wilkenson
Ossie Davis
as Chuffy Russell
Tonea Stewart
as Mama Paige
J.R. Horne
as Mr. Andrews
