Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson, but his journey was quieter, rougher, and often overlooked, according ...
Learn about Larry Doby, who became the second African American player in Major League Baseball when he signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1947, at a free program. Breaking the American League’s ...
Without question, Larry Doby deserved better than the abusive treatment he suffered as the second African-American to integrate Major League Baseball’s modern era and the first black man to play in ...
On July 5, 1947, just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry Doby entered the Cleveland Indians lineup as a pinch-hitter in the ...