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Larry Doby

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American baseball player (1923-2003)

United StatesLived 1923 to 2003 · aged 79
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Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.

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A 1951 Bowman trading card of DobyA 1951 Bowman trading card of DobyDoby at the Baltimore Orioles' spring training camp in 1958. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians before appearing in a regular season game for Baltimore.Doby at the Baltimore Orioles' spring training camp in 1958. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians before appearing in a regular season game for Baltimore.Larry Doby's number 14 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1994.Larry Doby's number 14 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1994.

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2010New Jersey Hall of Fame

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Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League. A native of Camden, South Carolina, and three-sport all-state athlete while in high school in Paterson, New Jersey, Doby accepted a basketball scholarship from Long Island University. At 17 years of age, he began his professional baseball career with the Newark Eagles as the team's second baseman. Doby joined the United States Navy during World War II. His military service complete, Doby returned to baseball in 1946, and along with teammate Monte Irvin, helped the Eagles win the Negro League World Series.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1923 to 2003 · aged 79
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