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Larry Doby
Larry Doby
	Doby with the Indians in 1953
	Center fielder / Manager
	Born: December 13, 1923; Camden, South Carolina
	Died: June 18, 2003 (aged 79); Montclair, New Jersey
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	NgL: 1942, for the Newark Eagles
	MLB: July 5, 1947, for the Cleveland Indians
	NPB: June 30, 1962, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
	MLB: June 26, 1959, for the Chicago White Sox
	NPB: October 9, 1962, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.287
Home runs	273
Runs batted in	1,094
Managerial record	37–50
Winning %	.425
NPB statistics
Batting average	.224
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	35
Teams
	Negro leagues Newark Eagles (1942–1944, 1946–1947); Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians (1947–1955); Chicago White Sox (1956–1957); Cleveland Indians (1958); Detroit Tigers (1959); Chicago White Sox (1959); Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons (1962); As manager Chicago White Sox (1978);
Career highlights and awards
	NgL All-Star (1946); 7× All-Star (1949–1955); Negro World Series champion (1946); World Series champion (1948); 2× AL home run leader (1952, 1954); AL RBI leader (1954); Cleveland Guardians No. 14 retired; Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1998
Election method	Veterans Committee

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 and the first black player in the American League. 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.

Larry Doby
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
Professional debut
NgL: 1942, for the Newark Eagles
MLB: July 5, 1947, for the Cleveland Indians
NPB: June 30, 1962, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: June 26, 1959, for the Chicago White Sox
NPB: October 9, 1962, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.287
Home runs	273
Runs batted in	1,094
Managerial record	37–50
Winning %	.425
NPB statistics
Batting average	.224
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	35

Teams
Negro leagues Newark Eagles (1942–1944, 1946–1947) Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians (1947–1955) Chicago White Sox (1956–1957) Cleveland Indians (1958) Detroit Tigers (1959) Chicago White Sox (1959) Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons (1962) As manager Chicago White Sox (1978)
Career highlights and awards
NgL All-Star (1946) 7× All-Star (1949–1955) Negro World Series champion (1946) World Series champion (1948) 2× AL home run leader (1952, 1954) AL RBI leader (1954) Cleveland Guardians No. 14 retired Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1998
Election method	Veterans Committee