Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the larry doby books currently listed on the leading providing of online larry doby books. Baseball book shares childs excitement over larry dobys. Lost to the memory of all but a few, and perhaps overshadowed by mayss feat in the world series only two months later, is a catch the indians own center fielder, larry doby, made at municipal stadium in a game against the washington senators. Larry doby 1 19242003 american baseball player larry doby is the invisible man in the struggle to bring black players into major league baseball. You know, when we dealt for doby, we werent worried about larry. You know you are in for a great group when doby s 1954 topps card kicks things off. Did you know that in the larry doby miscellaneous world series items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the world series label and a truly comprehensive history of that world series will appear on your screen. Larry doby 19232003 was a hall of fame baseball player and the first african american to play in the american league. Did you know that in the larry doby miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. The larry doby award, formerly the futures game most valuable player. Cremated played in the major leagues played in the minor leagues. If you are the type of fan who truly enjoys intelligent debate and thinks you can teach others why larry doby did or did not deserve the cleveland indians man of the year award in 1950, join us on baseball fever. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. One of the greatest members of the cleveland indians in recent years on april 15th, the world of major league baseball has been honoring the anniversary of jackie robinsons debut with the brooklyn dodgers by having every player on every major league team wear robinsons number 42 that day.
Larry doby, byname of lawrence eugene doby, born dec. View larry doby s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Larry doby beat satchel paige another hero in the history of baseball. Larry doby on baseball almanac lawrence e larry doby was born in camden, south carolina on december, 1924. Lawrence eugene doby december, 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. Larry doby broke color barrier in al historic baseball. The larry doby trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where larry doby has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it. Click on the images or listings to shop for cards on ebay. Top 10 larry doby baseball cards, rookies, autographs. As doby and others continued to display their ability to compete and excel against whites on baseball diamonds and other athletic venues, it became easier for whites to accept them as equals. His family moved to new jersey and doby lettered in baseball, basketball, football and track at east side high school in patterson. Doby was once again second in line in 1978, when the veeckowned white sox made him baseballs second black manager, three years after another robinson this time frank became a player.
Moore has done a superb job of researching doby s life and writing about it. Sullivan, gallo slugs 490foot hr, 2017s 3rd longest, 09172017, source. During his seasons in the major leagues, larry played for the indians 19471955, 1958, the white sox 19561957, 1959 and 18 games with the tigers in 1959. Baseball hero comic january 1, 1950 by charles dexter author, bill ward illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Larry doby began his baseball career as a star infielder for the newark eagles of the negro national league and was also the first africanamerican player to play professional basketball in the abl, the precursor to the nba. Larry doby, the 7time allstar and 2time american league home run leader, became the first african american to play in the a.
I played against great talent in the major leagues and i played against great talent in the negro leagues, said doby, who was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1998. Doby, lawrence larry eugene december 192418 june 2003 was the second african american player in major league baseball, the first in the american league. Jun 18, 2003 doby immediately delivered with chicago, hitting 24 home runs and knocking in 102 runs. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. Larry doby biography doby s first appearance occurred less than three months after jackie robinson had become the first african american major leaguer in the 20th century when he debuted with the national leagues brooklyn dodgers on april 15, 1947, breaking the ban on black players dating back to 1889. Doby was a nine time allstar selection, twice with the eagle and seven more with the indians. Larry johnson stats by baseball almanac did you know that larry doby johnson was named for larry doby a star for johnsons hometown cleveland indians the year of his birth, the first africanamerican to play in the american league, a seventime allstar outfielder, and member of the baseball hall of fame.
After taking time out from professional sports to serve in the united states navy during wwii, doby returned to the nnl. Lawrence eugene doby view player bio from the sabr bioproject. He worked as a horse groomer and played semipro baseball, but drowned in an accident at age 37 in new york state. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. A native of camden, south carolina and threesport allstate athlete while in high school in paterson, new jersey, doby.
Larry doby trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Doby s first appearance occurred less than three months after jackie robinson had become the first african american major leaguer in the 20th century when he debuted with the. Shop comcs extensive selection of larry doby baseball cards. It was a day game on july 30, 1954, the first of a fourgame series. A baseball card checklist for larry doby that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Doby was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on july 5, 1947, with the cleveland indians. Larry doby may not be household name, but should be fox sports. Jun 18, 2003 larry doby, a member of baseball s hall of fame and the first black player in the american league, died on june 18, 2003 in montclair, n. If you are aware of any other unusual, less known, not as publicized baseball awards won by larry doby please contact us with details.
Larry doby made his major league debut on 07051947 with the cleveland indians. Tyler was drafted out of the university of florida, his fathers alma mater, by the washington nationals in the 46 th round in 2011. Larry dobys the catch society for american baseball research. Even today, 50plus years after he broke into the majors, doby hasnt let the euphoria of that historic event chill the warm feelings he had for his negro league experience. Sullivan, gallo slugs 490 foot hr, 2017s 3rd longest, 09172017, source. This larry doby baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that larry doby has appeared on, in chronological order. Larry doby, baseball hero 1950 fawcett, 1950 series published in english united states price 0. Inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1998 high school. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Doby was born in camden, south carolina, to david doby and etta brooks p.
Product successfully added to your shopping cart quantity. This is an excellent biography of larry doby, the first black player in the american league and one of the first black managers in the major leagues. Top 3 quotes of larry doby famous quotes and sayings. Baseball book shares childs excitement over larry dobys world series win. In 1947 larry doby joined the cleveland indians, integrating the american league eleven weeks after jackie robinsons first appearance with the brooklyn dodgers. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Logan was drafted by the cleveland indians in 2010 and played one minorleague season with them. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, this inspiring tale chronicles the life of the second black player to reach the major leagues. Mar 29, 1987 but baseball seems to be ignoring the other early black players, especially larry doby, who integrated the american league midway through that same 1947 season as a rookie with the cleveland indians.
Pride against prejudice is a tribute to both its author and larry doby. Cleveland indians stats, rosters, schedules, uniform numbers, record books. Larry doby was born on thursday, december, 1923, in camden, south carolina. Long island university brooklyn campus new york, ny buried. Larry doby was the first african american to join the al team and the second black player to join the major leagues. During a ninegame winning streak in june 1956, doby hit five home runs, leading white sox owner charles comiskey to remark, larry doby, hes our guy.
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