Larry Doby

Positions: Centerfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 13, 1923 in Camden, SC us

Died: June 18, 2003 in Montclair, NJ

Buried: Cremated

High School: Eastside HS (Paterson, NJ)

School: Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: 1942 (9,145th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 5, 1947 (Age 23-204d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 26, 1959 (Age 35-225d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Larry Doby's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1948 season)

Full Name: Lawrence Eugene Doby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.8

5883

1697

273

.289

1080

RBI

1099

OBP

.389

SLG

.499

OPS

.888

OPS+

140

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19	CLE	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 26	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 27	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	CG	66	17.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 30	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 1 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	25 (7)	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	26	May 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
20	27	May 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	28	May 15 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	29	May 15 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	30	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
24	31	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,19-0	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	32	May 20	CLE	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	33	May 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	34	May 22	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	35	May 24	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	36	May 26 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	37	May 26 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	38	May 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
32	39	May 29	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	40	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	41	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	42	May 31	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	43	Jun 1	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	50 (6)	Jun 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	48	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	51	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	52	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	53	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	54	Jun 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	55	Jun 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	56	Jun 14 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	57	Jun 14 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	58	Jun 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	59	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	60	Jun 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	61	Jun 17 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	62	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	63	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	65	Jun 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	66	Jun 23	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-2	GS	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	67	Jun 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	9.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
55	68	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	69	Jun 26 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	70	Jun 26 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	71	Jun 28	CLE		KCA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	72	Jun 29	CLE		KCA	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	73	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	74	Jul 2	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	75	Jul 3	CLE		CHW	W,14-9	GS	34	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	76	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	61	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	77	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	78	Jul 5	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	79	Jul 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	80	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	81	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	82	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	83	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	84	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	85	Jul 14	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	86	Jul 15	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	87	Jul 16	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	88	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	89	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	90	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
78	91	Jul 20	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	92	Jul 21	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	93	Jul 22	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	94	Jul 23	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	95	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	96	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	97	Jul 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	99 (1)	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	100	Jul 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	101	Jul 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	102	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	103	Jul 31 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	104	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
91	105	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	106	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	107	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	110 (1)	Aug 9	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	111	Aug 10	CLE		DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	113 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	W,17-1	GS	14	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	114	Aug 12 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	115	Aug 13	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
100	116	Aug 14	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
101	117	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
102	118	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
103	119	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	120	Aug 19	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	121	Aug 20	CLE		KCA	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	122	Aug 21	CLE		KCA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	123	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	GS	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	126 (2)	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	132 (5)	Sep 2	CLE		CHW	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	133	Sep 3	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	134	Sep 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	135	Sep 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	136	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	137	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	138	Sep 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	142	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	143	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	144	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	145	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	146	Sep 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
124	147	Sep 16	CLE		DET	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	148	Sep 17	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
126	149	Sep 18	CLE		DET	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	150	Sep 20	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	151	Sep 21	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	152	Sep 24 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							129gm		1118.1	313	5	2	320	1