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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 19	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-15	GS	39	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
6	6	Apr 27	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	7	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	May 3	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
10	10	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
12	12	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	57	12.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	May 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	May 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 11	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	26 (8)	May 23	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	27	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	28	May 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	66	15.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
21	29	May 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	30	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	31	May 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	32	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	33	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	34	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	35	Jun 3 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	36	Jun 3 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	37	Jun 4	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
30	38	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	39	Jun 6	CHW	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	40	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
33	41	Jun 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	42	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	43	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	44	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
37	45	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	46	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	47	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	48	Jun 16	CHW		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
41	49	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,20-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	50	Jun 17 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	51	Jun 18	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	52	Jun 19	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	53	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,12-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	54	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	55	Jun 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	56	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	57	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	58	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	59	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	60	Jun 27	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	61	Jun 29 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	62	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	63	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	64	Jul 1 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	65	Jul 1 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	66	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	67	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	70	Jul 6	CHW		DET	W,14-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	71	Jul 7	CHW		DET	L,8-12	GS	34	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	72	Jul 8 (1)	CHW		DET	L,5-17	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	74 (1)	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	75	Jul 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	76	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	78	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	85 (6)	Jul 23	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	86	Jul 24	CHW		NYY	W,11-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	87	Jul 25	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	88	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	89	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	90	Jul 28	CHW		BOS	L,1-13	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	92	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	GS	33	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
78	93	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	94	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	95	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	96	Aug 3	CHW		BAL	W,13-3	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	97	Aug 4	CHW		BAL	W,15-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	100	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
86	101	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
87	102	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	59	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	103	Aug 9	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
89	104	Aug 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	105	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	106	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	107	Aug 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	108	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-0	GS	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	109	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	110	Aug 17	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	111	Aug 18	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	112	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	113	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	114	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
100	115	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	116	Aug 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	117	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
103	118	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
104	119	Aug 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	120	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-8	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	121	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	124	Aug 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	125	Aug 31 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	126	Aug 31 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	127	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	129 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
114	130	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	131	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	132	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
117	133	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
120	136	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	137	Sep 12	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	138	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	139	Sep 14	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	140	Sep 15	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
125	141	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	142	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	143	Sep 18	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	144	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	145	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	146	Sep 22	CHW		KCA	W,17-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	149	Sep 24	CHW	@	DET	W,14-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	150	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	151	Sep 26	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
136	152	Sep 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	153	Sep 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							137gm		1205.1	378	4	5	387	2