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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CLE		KCA	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 16	CLE		KCA	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	8 (5)	Apr 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-9	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	14 (5)	Apr 30	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	3	1	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (2)	May 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
6	35 (17)	May 23	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	41 (5)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	42	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	43	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	44	Jun 1	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-6	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF LF
11	45	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
12	66 (20)	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	74 (7)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-1	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	76	Jul 5	CLE		KCA	W,8-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	77	Jul 6	CLE		KCA	W,8-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	78	Jul 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-2	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	79	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS	24	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	80	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	81	Jul 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	82	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	86 (3)	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	87	Jul 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
24	88	Jul 18	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	91	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-4		20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
28	93 (1)	Jul 23	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	94	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	95	Jul 25	CLE		NYY	L,0-6	GS	28	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	106 (10)	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
32	107	Aug 8	CLE		KCA	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	108	Aug 9	CLE		KCA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
34	109	Aug 10 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,11-2	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	110	Aug 10 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	112 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	113	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
38	114	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	115	Aug 14	CLE		DET	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	121 (4)	Aug 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-8	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
42	122	Aug 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	123	Aug 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	124	Aug 24	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	125	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	126	Aug 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	47	11.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	127	Aug 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	GS	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	128	Aug 29	CLE	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	129	Aug 30	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-6	CG	60	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	130	Aug 31	CLE	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	132 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	133	Sep 3	CLE		KCA	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	134	Sep 4	CLE		KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	135	Sep 5	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	137 (1)	Sep 7	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	138	Sep 9	CLE		NYY	W,9-2	CG	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
57	139	Sep 10	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	141 (1)	Sep 13	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	142	Sep 14 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	143	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	144	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	145	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	146	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	147	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	148	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	151 (2)	Sep 26	CLE		DET	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
67	152	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	153	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
							70gm		518.2	142	5	0	147	0