He finished it in style against crosstown rival Homestead Grays .
In the throes of the Great Depression , Gus Greenlee , who purportedly had connections to the Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , underworld , offered Paige $250 a month to finish out the 1931 season .
Gus Greenlee finished it in style against crosstown rival Homestead Grays .
In the throes of the Great Depression , Gus Greenlee , who purportedly had connections to the Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , underworld , offered Paige $250 a month to finish out the 1931 season .