Larry Doby

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Larry Doby was a Hall of Fame outfielder who broke the American League’s color barrier and became one of the first prominent Black stars in Major League Baseball.

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Larry Doby canonical 4
Lawrence Eugene Doby 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
Major League Baseball player
human
professional baseball player
AllStarGameParticipant 1949 MLB All-Star Game
1950 MLB All-Star Game
1951 MLB All-Star Game
1952 MLB All-Star Game
1953 MLB All-Star Game
1954 MLB All-Star Game
1955 MLB All-Star Game
AllStarSelectionCount 7
bats left
brokeColorBarrierInLeague American League
careerBattingAverage .283
careerHomeRuns 253
careerRunsBattedIn 970
colorBarrierEventDate 1947-07-05
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1923-12-13
dateOfDeath 2003-06-18
debutInLeague Major League Baseball
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Doby
finalMLBGameDate 1959-09-26
finalMLBTeam Chicago White Sox
fullName Larry Doby self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lawrence Eugene Doby
givenName Lawrence
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
HallOfFameInduction 1998
HallOfFameInductionMethod Veterans Committee
honor statue at Progressive Field in Cleveland
jerseyNumber 14
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Cleveland Indians
managedInLeague American League
managedTeam Chicago White Sox
MLBDebutDate 1947-07-05
MLBDebutTeam Cleveland Indians
notableAchievement first Black player in the American League
first Black player to play in a World Series
second Black player in modern Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson
notableFor pioneering racial integration in the American League
occupation baseball manager
placeOfBirth Camden, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Montclair, New Jersey
surface form: Montclair, New Jersey, United States
playedForTeam Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Newark Eagles
playedInLeague American League
Negro National League
positionPlayed center fielder
outfielder
residence Montclair, New Jersey
surface form: Montclair, New Jersey, United States
servedIn United States Navy
teamDuringChampionship Cleveland Indians
throws right
wonChampionship 1948 World Series
WorldSeriesAppearance 1948 World Series

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Cleveland Indians notablePlayer Larry Doby
Hinchliffe Stadium, a former Negro league baseball park hostedAthlete Larry Doby
subject surface form: Hinchliffe Stadium
Larry Doby fullName Larry Doby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lawrence Eugene Doby
1948 World Series notablePlayer Larry Doby