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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.
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Gromek & Larry Doby after game 4 of the 1948 World Series Gromek entered the 1948 season fighting for a spot on the pitching staff after spending the offseason recovering from a knee injury, which had bothered the season prior, and while he did make the roster, he remained solely a relief pitcher to start the season. [ 29 ]
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July 5 marks the 75th anniversary of Larry Doby breaking the American League color barrier in 1947. The Guardians celebrated that feat Saturday. Guardians unveil 'barrier breakers' mural to ...
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 ...
Schoendienst attempted to steal home and was thrown out by Stone. This third out set the stage for Larry Doby, who pinch hit for Stone with one out in the bottom of the inning and tied the game with a home run against Gene Conley, becoming the first black player to hit a home run in an All-Star Game. After that, Mantle and Berra singled and ...
Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona felt he needed to do something special to honor Larry Doby. On the 76th anniversary of Doby breaking the color barrier in the American League, Francona ...