Answer: satchelpaige

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SATCHELPAIGEFirst Negro Leaguer inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
SATCHELPAIGE1971 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
SATCHELPAIGEMajor League Baseball's oldest rookie ever
SATCHELPAIGEFirst Hall-of-Famer from the Negro Leagues
SATCHELPAIGESelf-taught baseball great (who had secretly planned to get...)