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The Chattanooga Black Lookouts were a minor league Negro league baseball team based in Chattanooga,
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. They were established in 1920, only to play for one season. They were reestablished in 1926 to play for two seasons, serving as a
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of the
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of the Negro Northern League. In 1926 the team purchased the contract of
Satchel Paige Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and culminated with his induction in ...
from the
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Mobile Tigers. On May 1, 1926, Paige made his Negro minor league debut. When Satchel Paige joined the team they were called the Chattanooga White Sox.


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