Larry Doby (Lawrence Eugene Doby) was born on December 13, 1923 in Camden, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1947 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI. Doby played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Larry Doby's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1954, when he slugged 32 home runs and knocked in 126 runs. However, others believe that it was 1950, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 102 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1947
CLE
A
29
32
3
5
0
2
.156
.182
.188
1
0
1
11
0
0
0
0
2
1948
CLE
A
121
439
83
132
14
66
.301
.384
.490
23
9
54
77
5
2
9
0
8
1949
CLE
A
147
547
106
153
24
85
.280
.389
.468
25
3
91
90
7
5
10
0
14
1950
CLE
A
142
503
110
164
25
102
.326
.442
.545
25
5
98
71
6
2
8
0
9
1951
CLE
A
134
447
84
132
20
69
.295
.428
.512
27
5
101
81
3
0
4
0
10
1952
CLE
A
140
519
104
143
32
104
.276
.383
.541
26
8
90
111
0
2
5
0
6
1953
CLE
A
149
513
92
135
29
102
.263
.385
.487
18
5
96
121
6
2
3
0
7
1954
CLE
A
153
577
94
157
32
126
.272
.364
.484
18
4
85
94
3
1
3
0
7
1955
CLE
A
131
491
91
143
26
75
.291
.369
.505
17
5
61
100
2
2
2
8
6
1956
CHI
A
140
504
89
135
24
102
.268
.392
.466
22
3
102
105
4
4
0
6
7
1957
CHI
A
119
416
57
120
14
79
.288
.373
.464
27
2
56
79
2
0
2
3
13
1958
CLE
A
89
247
41
70
13
45
.283
.348
.490
10
1
26
49
0
0
0
2
7
1959
DET
A
18
55
5
12
0
4
.218
.313
.309
3
1
8
9
0
0
0
0
0
1959
CHI
A
21
58
1
14
0
9
.241
.267
.293
1
1
2
13
0
0
1
0
1
1959
TOT
A
39
113
6
26
0
13
.230
.290
.301
4
2
10
22
0
0
1
0
1
Total
1533
5348
960
1515
253
970
.283
.386
.490
243
52
871
1011
38
20
47
19
97
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1947
CLE
A
1B
1
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1947
CLE
A
2B
4
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1947
CLE
A
SS
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1948
CLE
A
OF
114
0
0
287
12
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1949
CLE
A
OF
147
0
0
355
7
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1950
CLE
A
OF
140
0
0
367
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1951
CLE
A
OF
132
0
0
321
12
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1952
CLE
A
OF
136
0
0
398
11
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1953
CLE
A
OF
146
0
0
354
10
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1954
CLE
A
OF
153
0
0
411
14
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
.995
1955
CLE
A
OF
129
0
0
313
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1956
CHI
A
OF
137
0
0
371
4
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1957
CHI
A
OF
110
109
948
255
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1957
CHI
A
CF
110
109
948
253
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1958
CLE
A
OF
68
64
518.2
141
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1958
CLE
A
RF
1
0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1958
CLE
A
CF
60
57
466.2
129
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1958
CLE
A
LF
9
7
51.2
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
DET
A
RF
5
5
33
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
DET
A
OF
16
16
125.2
23
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.960
1959
DET
A
LF
11
11
92.2
14
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1959
CHI
A
RF
10
10
82
15
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.941
1959
CHI
A
LF
2
0
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
CHI
A
CF
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1959
CHI
A
OF
12
10
94
20
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1959
CHI
A
1B
2
2
16
13
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.933
1959
TOT
A
OF
28
26
219.2
43
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1959
TOT
A
RF
15
15
115
21
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1959
TOT
A
LF
13
11
102.2
19
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
Total
CF
172
166
1416.2
382
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.990
Total
RF
16
15
115.1
22
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.958
Total
1B
3
2
16
21
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.957
Total
LF
22
18
154.1
31
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.970
Total
SS
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
2B
4
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
OF
1440
199
1686.1
3616
88
63
26
0
0
0
0
0
.983
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1947).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Busby and Chico Carrasquel (October 25, 1955).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Marshall, Russ Heman and Jack Harshman to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tito Francona, Ray Moore and Billy Goodman (December 3, 1957).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Ferrarese to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gene Woodling, Dick Williams and Bud Daley (April 1, 1958).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Tito Francona (March 21, 1959).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox for $30000 (May 13, 1959).
