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Larry Doby
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Birthdate: 12/13/1923
Died: 6/18/2003
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 182 lbs.
Place of Birth: Camden, SC, USA
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hall of Fame Baseball Player Served in US Military Larry Doby's fine all-around play puts him in the top ten percent of all-time centerfielders in baseball history. A Hall of Famer, he starred in the Negro Leagues and was brought up by Cleveland Indians' owner Bill Veeck in July of 1947. Playing in the major leagues, Doby had five seasons with over 100 RBI's , three times he scored over 100 runs (3 other times over 90).

Larry Doby was a solid clutch hitter and helped the Indians win the 1948 pennant and the World Series over the Boston Braves. He also played a big part for the Indians as they won the 1954 AL Pennant. Larry Doby powered 20 or more HR's in eight different seasons, and in 1950, he batted .326. Doby was an outstanding fielding centerfielder and a seven time All-Star. He was traded to the White Sox in the 1956 and remained a popular player with the fans. In 1957 , his batting average fell to .268, but he still hit 24 HR's and drove in 102 runs. Doby played a year in Japan after his playing days were over in the states. Larry Doby's major league stats: played 1533 games, batted .283, hit over 200 lifetime doubles and homers. baseballhistorian.com

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Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
14 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1947 CLE (AL) 29 32 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .182 SLG
1948 CLE (AL) 121 439 83 132 23 9 14 66 54 77 9 9 0 5 2 0 .301 .384 SLG
1949 CLE (AL) 147 547 106 153 25 3 24 85 91 90 10 9 0 7 5 0 .280 .389 SLG
1950 CLE (AL) 142 503 110 164 25 5 25 102 98 71 8 6 0 6 2 0 .326 .442 SLG
1951 CLE (AL) 134 447 84 132 27 5 20 69 101 81 4 1 0 3 0 0 .295 .428 SLG
1952 CLE (AL) 140 519 104 143 26 8 32 104 90 111 5 2 0 0 2 0 .276 .383 SLG
1953 CLE (AL) 149 513 92 135 18 5 29 102 96 121 3 2 0 6 2 0 .263 .385 SLG
1954 CLE (AL) 153 577 94 157 18 4 32 126 85 94 3 1 0 3 1 9 .272 .364 SLG
1955 CLE (AL) 131 491 91 143 17 5 26 75 61 100 2 0 8 2 2 4 .291 .369 SLG
1956 CHW (AL) 140 504 89 135 22 3 24 102 102 105 0 1 6 4 4 5 .268 .392 SLG
1957 CHW (AL) 119 416 57 120 27 2 14 79 56 79 2 3 3 2 0 3 .288 .373 SLG
1958 CLE (AL) 89 247 41 70 10 1 13 45 26 49 0 2 2 0 0 3 .283 .348 SLG
1959 DET (AL) 18 55 5 12 3 1 0 4 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .313 SLG
1959 CHW (AL) 21 58 1 14 1 1 0 9 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .267 SLG
14 years   1533 5348 960 1515 243 52 253 970 871 1011 47 36 19 38 20 25 .283 .386 .SLG



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