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Larry Doby

Larry Doby
Larry Doby 1953.jpg
Doby with the Indians in 1953
Center fielder / Manager
Born: (1923-12-13)December 13, 1923
Camden, South Carolina
Died: June 18, 2003(2003-06-18) (aged 79)
Montclair, New Jersey
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 5, 1947, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1959, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average .283
Home runs 253
Runs batted in 970
Games managed 87
Win–Loss record 37–50
Winning % .425
Teams

Negro leagues

Major League Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
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Inducted 1998
Election Method Veteran's Committee

Negro leagues

Major League Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

As manager

Lawrence Eugene Doby (December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier. A native of Camden, South Carolina and three-sport all-state athlete while in high school in Paterson, New Jersey, Doby accepted a basketball scholarship from Long Island University. At 17 years of age, he began his professional baseball career with the Newark Eagles as the team's second baseman. Doby joined the United States Navy during World War II. His military service complete, Doby returned to baseball in 1946, and along with teammate Monte Irvin, helped the Eagles win the Negro League World Series.

In July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson, Doby broke the MLB color barrier in the American League when he signed a contract to play with Bill Veeck's Cleveland Indians. Doby was the first player to go directly to the majors from the Negro leagues. A seven-time All-Star center fielder, Doby and teammate Satchel Paige were the first African-American players to win a World Series championship when the Indians won in 1948. He helped the Indians win a franchise-record 111 games and the AL pennant in 1954, finished second in the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award voting and was the AL's RBI leader and home run champion. He went on to play for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Chunichi Dragons before his retirement as a player in 1962.


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