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  1.                                  skill made him a great
  2.                                  strikeout pitcher. He 
  3.                                  was also a showman.
  4.                                  Between seasons, he 
  5.                                  ΓÇ£barnstormed" (traveled
  6. with different all-star teams) around the
  7. country playing local teams. Sometimes he
  8. would have his fielders sit down while he
  9. struck out the side. 
  10.  
  11. Satchel also played on several Negro league 
  12. All-Star teams that played exhibition games 
  13. against major league All-Star teams. The 
  14. Negro leaguers won more than half of those 
  15. games. In one, Satchel struck out 16 batters. 
  16. Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio called him
  17. the toughest pitcher he ever faced.
  18.  
  19. After the major leagues were finally