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Died: June 18, 2003, Montclair, NJ

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He would later sign on as the manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1978, the second Black to hold the position and later worked for Major League Baseball in an executive position.

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Doby joined Don Newcombe and signed with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central (the first Black former major league players to sign in Japan).

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Larry” Doby was born on December 13, 1923,...Doby moved to center field and batted .301 with 14 home runs and 65 runs batted in. He helped to lead the Indians to the World Series title over the Boston Red Sox, obviously the first Black player on a World Series champion. He played for another eleven seasons, spending time with the Indians, White Sox and Detroit Tigers. He was a seven time all-star, led the American League in home runs twice, led the league in runs, on base percentage and slugging percentage in 1952, and RBIs in 1954.

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Doby began the 1947 season with the Eagles again and was batting .414 with 14 home runs when his contract was purchased by Bill Veeck, the owner of the Cleveland Indians of the American League. For years Veeck had wanted to add Black players to his teams but was prevented from doing so by other Major League owners. After Robinson debuted on opening day in 1947, Veeck made his move, purchasing Doby’s contract on July 5, 1947 and debuting him as a pinch hitter just a few hours later against the Chicago White Sox, where he struck out in his only at bat.

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he opted to attend college, first at Long Island University and then at Virginia Union, but in 1943 he was drafted into the U.S. Navy where he served in the South Pacific.

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Larry Doby-was born on December 13, 1923, in Camden, South Carolina, the son of David  Doby, a professional horse groom and his wife Etta. David had been a semi-pro baseball player but his travels with the horses kept him away from home, contributing to his divorce from Etta. As she looked for work, she traveled north, leaving young Larry with family members. When it was time for Larry to attend high school, he moved north to live with his mother in Patterson, New Jersey. He was a star athlete at Eastside High School, earning eleven letters and gaining all-state honors in  football, basketball and baseball. He caught the eye of Henry Moore, an umpire with the Negro Leagues. Moore recommended him for a tryout to the Newark Eagles owner Abe Manley.

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Larry Doby-was born on December 13, 1923, in Camden, South Carolina, the son of David  Doby, a professional horse groom and his wife Etta. David had been a semi-pro baseball player but his travels with the horses kept him away from home, contributing to his divorce from Etta. As she looked for work, she traveled north, leaving young Larry with family members. When it was time for Larry to attend high school, he moved north to live with his mother in Patterson, New Jersey. He was a star athlete at Eastside High School, earning eleven letters and gaining all-state honors in  football, basketball and baseball. He caught the eye of Henry Moore, an umpire with the Negro Leagues. Moore recommended him for a tryout to the Newark Eagles owner Abe Manley.