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On July 2, 1947, the Negro National League’s Newark Eagles agreed to the sale of Larry Doby to the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Just 11 weeks after Robinson’s first appearance, the 23-year old Doby made his American League debut on July 5, 1947 three days after the sale, and became the first Black player to compete for an American League team.
13. Dez. 2023 · Larry Doby, who in 1947 became the second Black player to break baseball's color barrier, leading the Cleveland Indians to a World Series championship the following year, was honored on Wednesday ...
Larry Doby played 13 seasons for the Indians, White Sox and Tigers. He had a .283 batting average, 1,515 hits, 253 home runs, 970 RBIs and 960 runs scored. He won 1 World Series.
26. Okt. 2016 · Doby, who died in 2003, remained moved by the photo of he and Gromek, once saying: “It proved that emotions can be put into a form not based on skin color.”
Larry Doby’s route to the major leagues had been mapped by Jackie Robinson three months prior to Doby’s July 5, 1947 debut with the Cleveland Indians. But that didn’t make Doby’s journey any easier – or less important. Doby was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on March 3, 1998. The Veterans Committee also chose Lee MacPhail ...
23. Juni 2020 · Larry Doby was a reticent man, eager to chat about high school football, but reluctant to open up about his All-Star Game appearances or his hitting prowess or the injustices he encountered during ...
Throws: Right. Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 175. Born: December 13, 1923, Camden, South Carolina. Died: June 18, 2003. A hard-hitting second baseman, Larry Doby starred for the 1946 champion Newark Eagles, played in the All Star game, and finished the season with a .341 average and only 1 home run behind the league leaders, Josh Gibson and Johnny Davis.
