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.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CLE		DET	L,6-7	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 22	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 23 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
5	5	Apr 23 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 29	CLE		SLB	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	May 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	May 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	May 6 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
12	12	May 6 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	34	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	May 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	May 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	18 (3)	May 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	19	May 13	CLE		CHW	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	21 (1)	May 14 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	22	May 16	CLE		PHA	W,15-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	23	May 17	CLE		PHA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	24	May 18	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	25	May 19	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	26	May 20	CLE		BOS	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	27	May 21 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-14	CG	54	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	28	May 21 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,4-12	CG	51	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
25	29	May 22	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	30	May 24	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	31	May 25	CLE		WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	32	May 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	33	May 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	34	May 28 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	35	May 28 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	36	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	38 (1)	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	39	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	40	Jun 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	41	Jun 5	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	42	Jun 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,16-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	43	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	44	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	36	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	CF
40	45	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	46	Jun 10	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
42	47	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	48	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49	Jun 13	CLE		BOS	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	50	Jun 14	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	51	Jun 15	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	52	Jun 16	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	53	Jun 17	CLE		PHA	W,8-7	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
49	54	Jun 18 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
50	55	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,21-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	56	Jun 20	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
52	57	Jun 21	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	58	Jun 22	CLE		NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	59	Jun 23	CLE		WSH	W,13-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	60	Jun 24	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	61	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	62	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	63	Jun 27	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	64	Jun 28	CLE	@	SLB	W,18-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	65	Jun 29	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	66	Jun 30	CLE		DET	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	67	Jul 1	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	68	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		DET	L,5-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	69	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	70	Jul 3	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	71	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	72	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
68	73	Jul 5	CLE		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	74	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	75	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
71	76	Jul 8	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	77	Jul 9 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	78	Jul 9 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	79	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	80	Jul 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	81	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-13	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	82	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
78	83	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
79	84	Jul 17 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	85	Jul 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	86	Jul 19	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	87	Jul 20	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	88	Jul 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	89	Jul 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	90	Jul 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	94 (3)	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	95	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	96	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	97	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	98	Aug 1	CLE		WSH	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	99	Aug 2	CLE		WSH	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	100	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	101	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	102	Aug 6	CLE		NYY	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	103	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	104	Aug 9 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	105	Aug 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	106	Aug 11	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	107	Aug 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	108	Aug 13 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	109	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	110	Aug 14	CLE		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	111	Aug 15	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	112	Aug 16 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	113	Aug 16 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	118 (4)	Aug 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	119	Aug 24 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	120	Aug 24 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	121	Aug 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-2	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	122	Aug 26	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	123	Aug 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	124	Aug 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,14-15	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	125	Aug 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	129 (3)	Sep 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	130	Sep 3	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	131	Sep 4 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	132	Sep 4 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	133	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	134	Sep 6	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	135	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	T,13-13	CG	55	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	136	Sep 8 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
122	137	Sep 8 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	138	Sep 9	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	139	Sep 10	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	140	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	141	Sep 13	CLE		NYY	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	142	Sep 15 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	143	Sep 15 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	144	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	145	Sep 17	CLE		PHA	L,9-10	CG	54	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
131	146	Sep 20 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	147	Sep 20 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	148	Sep 22	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
134	149	Sep 23	CLE		DET	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	150	Sep 24	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
136	151	Sep 26	CLE		CHW	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	152	Sep 27	CLE		CHW	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	153	Sep 29	CLE	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	154	Sep 30	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
140	155	Oct 1	CLE	@	DET	W,7-5	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
							140gm		1190.2	367	2	5	374	1