Larry Doby
Lawrence Eugene Doby
Born: December 13, 1923
Camden, SC USA
Deceased: 2003
Montclair, NJ USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1947-1959
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
Minor League Statistics
Larry Doby compiled a career batting average of .283 with 253 home runs and 970 RBI in his 1533-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign. Doby was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 29 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .156 | .182 | .188 | .369 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 500 | 439 | 83 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 77 | .301 | .384 | .490 | .873 | 215 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 650 | 547 | 106 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 85 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 90 | .280 | .389 | .468 | .857 | 256 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 142 | 609 | 503 | 110 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 102 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 71 | .326 | .442 | .545 | .986 | 274 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 134 | 551 | 447 | 84 | 132 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 81 | .295 | .428 | .512 | .941 | 229 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 611 | 519 | 104 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 111 | .276 | .383 | .541 | .924 | 281 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 617 | 513 | 92 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 102 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 121 | .263 | .385 | .487 | .873 | 250 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 675 | 577 | 94 | 157 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 126 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 94 | .272 | .364 | .484 | .847 | 279 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 131 | 560 | 491 | 91 | 143 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 100 | .291 | .369 | .505 | .874 | 248 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 619 | 504 | 89 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 105 | .268 | .392 | .466 | .858 | 235 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 119 | 477 | 416 | 57 | 120 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 79 | .288 | .373 | .464 | .837 | 193 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 89 | 276 | 247 | 41 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 49 | .283 | .348 | .490 | .838 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 64 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .218 | .313 | .309 | .622 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .241 | .267 | .293 | .560 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1533 | 6302 | 5348 | 960 | 1515 | 243 | 52 | 253 | 970 | 47 | 36 | 871 | 1011 | .283 | .386 | .490 | .876 | 2621 | 97 | 38 | 20 | 25 | 19 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| 1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 12 | 14 | 3 | .955 | 2.623 | |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 355 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .976 | 2.463 | |
| 1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .987 | 2.636 | |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .977 | 2.523 | |
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 398 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .986 | 3.007 | |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .984 | 2.493 | |
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 153 | 153 | 1354.3 | 411 | 14 | 2 | 6 | .995 | 2.824 | 2.778 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 129 | 129 | 1118.3 | 313 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .994 | 2.567 | 2.473 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 137 | 136 | 1205.3 | 371 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .987 | 2.800 | 2.737 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 110 | 109 | 948.0 | 255 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .985 | 2.449 | 2.345 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 68 | 64 | 518.7 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.533 | 2.147 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 16 | 16 | 125.7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.719 | 1.500 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 12 | 10 | 94.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.011 | 1.750 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .933 | 7.875 | 7.000 |
| Totals | 1448 | 619 | 5380.3 | 3640 | 93 | 64 | 30 | .983 | 6.244 | 2.578 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .318 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .237 | .310 | .342 | .652 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.045 | 2.000 |
| 1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.783 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 88.3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.834 | 1.800 |
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