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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	2	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	CLE		DET	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	CLE		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	CLE		DET	W,3-2	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	14 (7)	Apr 30	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	15	May 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	49	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	26 (10)	May 13	CLE		NYY	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	27	May 14	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	28	May 16	CLE		WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	29	May 17	CLE		WSH	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
13	30	May 18 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
14	31	May 18 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	32	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	33	May 22	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	34	May 23	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	35	May 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
19	36	May 25 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	37	May 25 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
21	38	May 27	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	39	May 28	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	40	May 29	CLE	@	DET	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
24	41	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	42	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	43	Jun 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	44	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	45	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,11-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	46	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	47	Jun 6	CLE	@	PHA	W,11-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	48	Jun 7	CLE	@	PHA	W,14-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	49	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-12	GS	41	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	50	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-11	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	52	Jun 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
36	53	Jun 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	54	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	55	Jun 14	CLE		NYY	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	56	Jun 15 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	57	Jun 15 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	58	Jun 17	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	CF
42	59	Jun 18	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
43	60	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	61	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	62	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	63	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	64	Jun 22 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
48	65	Jun 24	CLE		PHA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	66	Jun 25	CLE		PHA	L,9-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	67	Jun 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
51	68	Jun 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	69	Jun 29 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
53	70	Jun 29 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	T,7-7	CG	47	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	71	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	70	19.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	72	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	73	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	74	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	75	Jul 5	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
59	76	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	CG	49	13.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
60	77	Jul 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	78	Jul 11	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	79	Jul 12	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	80	Jul 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	81	Jul 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	82	Jul 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-15	CG	50	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	83	Jul 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	84	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	48	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	85	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	86	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	87	Jul 17 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	88	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
73	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	55	11.2	7	0	0	7	0	CF
74	91	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	92	Jul 22 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
76	93	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	94	Jul 24	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	95	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	96	Jul 26	CLE		WSH	L,10-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
80	97	Jul 27 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	98	Jul 27 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	100	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	101	Jul 31	CLE		BOS	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	102	Aug 1	CLE		PHA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	103	Aug 2	CLE		PHA	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	104	Aug 3 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
88	105	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	106	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	107	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
92	109	Aug 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-9	CG	49	12.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
93	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
95	112	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
96	113	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	114	Aug 15	CLE		SLB	W,7-6	CG	53	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	115	Aug 16	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	116	Aug 17 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,6-2	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	118 (1)	Aug 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	7	0	1	8	0	CF
101	119	Aug 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,18-8	GS	35	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	120	Aug 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	121	Aug 22	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	122	Aug 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	123	Aug 24	CLE	@	WSH	L,8-9	CG	70	15.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	124	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	125	Aug 26	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	126	Aug 27	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
109	127	Aug 28 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	128	Aug 28 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	130 (1)	Aug 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	131	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	132	Sep 1 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	133	Sep 1 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	134	Sep 3	CLE		DET	L,8-11	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	135	Sep 4	CLE		DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	136	Sep 5	CLE		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	137	Sep 6	CLE		SLB	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	138	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	139	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	140	Sep 9	CLE		PHA	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	141	Sep 10	CLE		PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
123	142	Sep 11	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	143	Sep 12	CLE		BOS	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	144	Sep 13	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	145	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	146	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
128	147	Sep 17	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	148	Sep 19	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	149	Sep 20	CLE		DET	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	150	Sep 21	CLE		DET	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	151	Sep 22	CLE		DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	152	Sep 23	CLE		CHW	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	153	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	154	Sep 27	CLE	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	155	Sep 28	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
							136gm		1223.1	400	11	6	417	3