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Doby was born in Camden, South Carolina, to David Doby and Etta Brooks on December 13, 1923. [1]: p.7 Doby's father served in World War I. David worked as a horse groomer and played semi-professional baseball, but drowned in an accident at age 37 in New York state.
Larry Doby Drive to honor Doby being the first African American to hit a home run in World Series history, and Monte Irvin Way due to his professional demeanor in the game. Brian LoPinto is co ...
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 † St. Louis Browns: AL July 17, 1947: Hank Thompson: New York Giants: NL July 8, 1949 ‡ Hank Thompson: Monte Irvin † Boston Braves: NL April 18, 1950: Sam Jethroe: Chicago White Sox: AL May 1, 1951: Minnie Miñoso † Philadelphia Athletics: AL September 13, 1953: Bob Trice: Chicago Cubs: NL September 17, 1953: Ernie Banks ...
Watch live as Major League Baseball player, civil rights activist, and World War II veteran Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Doby is posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, 13 ...
The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier.Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League.
Larry Doby, a pioneering force for Black baseball players, will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
In May 1949, Cleveland Indians outfielder Larry Doby smacked the then-longest home run ever hit at the stadium over the right-center field wall and onto a rooftop well outside the ballpark. The shot was reported to have traveled over 500 feet (150 m), and Doby called it "the longest homer I've ever hit". [17]