Home of baseball pioneer Satchel Paige burns, arson suspected
Fire destroys former home of Satchel Paige (KSHB-Kansas City, Mo./Inform)
Satchell Paige poses in the dugout at New York's Yankee Stadium Aug. 2, 1942, (AP file)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Investigators say a fire that destroyed the former Kansas City home of baseball legend Satchel Paige might have been arson.
The Kansas City Star reports investigators found evidence that an accelerant was used in the fire Tuesday at the home where Paige lived until he died in 1982. The house has been vacant for years.
Paige was a pitcher and hall of famer for the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.
Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, said baseball legends often visited Paige’s home. Kendrick said he and others wanted to do something with the home to honor Paige but there was never enough money.
The current owner, Brian Cushon, said Tuesday he had intended to renovate the home.
