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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-23 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	26 (17-5-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
D Mitchell	1
A Gettel	1

Most Driven In By
D Mitchell	1
L Fleming	1
H Peck	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	112	62 (61)	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.039	2.02	-0.04%	-0.67	PH
2	113	64 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	.66	0.043	.69	0.03%	-0.01	1B
3	114	67 (2)	Jul 11	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	2.60	0.076	2.98	0.05%	0.38	PH
4	115	68	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.70	-0.017	.68	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
5	116	73 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.58	-0.013	.49	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
6	117	75 (1)	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.43	0.020	.17	0.01%	0.37	PH
7	118	76	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.42	-0.055	.47	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
8	119	77	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4	.18	-0.009	.03	0.00%	-0.43	SS
9	120	81 (3)	Jul 22	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.50	-0.013	.03	0.00%	-0.10	PH
10	121	82	Jul 23	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7	.90	-0.022	.05	0.00%	-0.28	PH
11	122	85 (2)	Jul 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	6	1.64	-0.075	.04	0.00%	-0.66	PH 2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	123	91 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	13-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	2.26	-0.056	.30	0.00%	-0.22	PH
13	124	92	Aug 2 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.82	-0.020	.07	0.00%	-0.22	PH
14	125	94 (1)	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8						PR
15	126	96 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	4	.96	-0.052	.01	0.00%	-0.59	2B
16	127	99 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,5-4	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	8	2.59	0.089	.04	0.00%	0.65	PH
17	128	101 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	3.64	0.075	.08	0.00%	1.00	PH
18	129	102	Aug 11	CLE		DET	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.89	-0.087	.03	0.00%	-0.73	PH
19	130	108 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	8	2.21	-0.045	.03	0.00%	-0.40	PH
20	131	114 (5)	Aug 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9	.10	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH
21	132	117 (2)	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	7	.09	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.55	2B
22	133	120 (2)	Aug 25	CLE		BOS	W,10-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	9						PH
23	134	121	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	L,1-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.185	.364	8	3.33	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
24	135	123 (1)	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.179	.351	9	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
25	136	125 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	8	1.27	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	137	142 (16)	Sep 14 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	T,4-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	8						PH
27	138	153 (10)	Sep 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH 2B
28	139	154	Sep 25	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	5-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.194	.381	9	1.12	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
29	140	155	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369	9	.57	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
							5-23		33	32	3	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	11	0	0		2	2	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369		1.16	-0.252	.31	0.02%	-2.90

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