Editing Satchel Paige (section)

===Kansas City Athletics===
In 1965, [[Kansas City Athletics]] owner [[Charles O. Finley]] signed Paige, 59 at the time, for one game. On September 25, against the [[Boston Red Sox]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196509250KC1|title=Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics September 25, 1965 Box Score|date=September 25, 1965|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=August 20, 2009}}</ref> Finley invited several Negro league veterans, including Cool Papa Bell, to be introduced before the game. Paige was in the bullpen, sitting on a rocking chair, being served coffee by a "nurse" between innings. He started the game by getting [[Jim Gosger]] out on a pop foul. The next man, [[Dalton Jones]], reached first and went to second on an infield error, but was thrown out trying to reach third on a pitch in the dirt. [[Carl Yastrzemski]] doubled and [[Tony Conigliaro]] hit a fly ball to end the inning. The next six batters went down in order, including a strikeout of [[Bill Monbouquette]]. In the fourth inning, Paige took the mound, to be removed according to plan by [[Haywood Sullivan]]. He walked off to a standing ovation from the small crowd of 9,289. The lights dimmed and, led by the PA announcer, the fans lit matches and cigarette lighters while singing "[[The Old Gray Mare]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Matt |title=Satch's Swan Song |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/satchel-paige-pitches-last-major-league-game-at-age-59 |website=baseballhall.org |publisher=Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>