On the Cats page: Jim Morris, baseball's oldest rookie, who defied all odds to make his major league debut at age 35 and was the subject of the 2002 Disney
film "The Rookie" will be honored at the 2009 Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Gala on Oct. 30 at the new Omni Hotel Fort
Worth.
Satchel Paige, who made his debut for the Cleveland Indians in July 1948, two days after his 42nd birthday. He was also the oldest player ever, pitching his last game in 1965 at age 59, and allowing only one hit over three innings. [There's some dispute about his exact birthday - he may have been as much as six years older than the above figures!] It maybe nitpicky but I always thought Satch was the oldest rookie and oldest player to play in mlb...
Satchel Paige, who made his debut for the Cleveland Indians in July 1948, two days after his 42nd birthday. He was also the oldest player ever, pitching his last game in 1965 at age 59, and allowing only one hit over three innings. [There's some dispute about his exact birthday - he may have been as much as six years older than the above figures!] It maybe nitpicky but I always thought Satch was the oldest rookie and oldest player to play in mlb...
