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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17	CLE		CHW	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 18	CLE		CHW	L,2-6	CG	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	CLE	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	CLE	@	DET	W,10-9	CG	53	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	May 2 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 2 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	May 4	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 6	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
19	19	May 8	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 10	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	22	May 11	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 12	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	24	May 13	CLE		WSH	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 14	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 15	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 16 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,12-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 16 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	29	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 19	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	31	May 21	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 22	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 23 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,14-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	34	May 23 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	35	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	36	May 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	37	May 28	CLE		DET	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 29	CLE		DET	W,12-0	GS	20	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	39	May 30	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	40	May 31 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	41	May 31 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 2	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
43	43	Jun 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
44	44	Jun 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	45	Jun 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	46	Jun 6 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	47	Jun 6 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	48	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	49	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	50	Jun 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	51	Jun 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
52	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	53	Jun 13 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	54	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	55	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	56	Jun 15	CLE		WSH	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 17	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	60	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
62	62	Jun 20 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	63	Jun 22	CLE		PHA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	64	Jun 23	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 24	CLE		PHA	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	66	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	67	Jun 26	CLE		NYY	L,9-11	GS	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	68	Jun 27	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	69	Jun 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	70	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	72	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jul 3	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	54	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	74	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	75	Jul 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,13-6	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	76	Jul 5 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	37	10.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
77	77	Jul 6	CLE		BAL	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	78	Jul 7	CLE		BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
79	79	Jul 8	CLE		BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	80	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
81	81	Jul 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
82	82	Jul 11 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
83	83	Jul 11 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	CF
84	84	Jul 15	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	85	Jul 16	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
86	86	Jul 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	87	Jul 18 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
88	88	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF
89	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	T,5-5	CG	64	16.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
91	91	Jul 21	CLE	@	BOS	T,7-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	92	Jul 22 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	93	Jul 22 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	94	Jul 23	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	95	Jul 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	96	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
97	97	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	98	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
99	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,2-10	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Jul 30	CLE		WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	101	Jul 31	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	103	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	104	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	105	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	106	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
107	107	Aug 6	CLE		PHA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	108	Aug 7	CLE		PHA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	109	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	110	Aug 8 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
111	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	114	Aug 13	CLE		BAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
115	115	Aug 14	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	116	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
117	117	Aug 15 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	118	Aug 17	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	119	Aug 18	CLE		DET	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	120	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	121	Aug 19 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	122	Aug 20	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	123	Aug 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	124	Aug 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,12-1	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	125	Aug 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	126	Aug 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	127	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	128	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	129	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	130	Aug 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	131	Aug 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	137	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	138	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	139	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	140	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
141	141	Sep 8	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	142	Sep 9	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	143	Sep 10	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
144	145 (1)	Sep 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	146	Sep 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
146	148 (1)	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	149	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	150	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
149	151	Sep 20	CLE		CHW	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	152	Sep 21	CLE		CHW	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
151	153	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
152	154	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
153	155	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							153gm		1354.1	411	14	2	427	6