Carpetbag Booker

Carpetbag Booker was professional baseball pitcher. His time with the colored team, the Pittsburgh Crawdads, brought him national renown.

Booker had been born in the Deep South. He stood over six feet tall, but was very thin.

In 1934, after a period of negotiation with Harv Watrous, Booker agreed to pitch for the semipro barnstormers, the House of Daniel, at the Denver Post semipro tournament in June. Booker joined the team in Colorado Springs.

Literary Comment
Carpetbag Booker is based on Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982), a professional pitcher in the Negro League.