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He became American League’s first black player 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke baseball color barrier.
June 19, 2003
Baseball: First black player in American League history is elected to Hall of Fame along with Lee MacPhail, Joe Rogan and George Davis.
March 4, 1998
Baseball: In July, Negro League team will have five in Hall of Fame. Hometown has forgotten their existence, but the era survives in players’ hearts.
June 14, 1998
Like Jackie Robinson Before Him, Unsung Larry Doby Blazed a Historic Trail
July 8, 1997
Through a hotel window in Cleveland’s new downtown, Larry Doby can see the sun, a lemon-yellow glow that makes Lake Erie glisten off the shore where he helped change baseball.
July 6, 1997
Jackie Robinson on a United States coin?
July 18, 2018
He was Jackie Robinson without the applause. He lived through the hatred without the heroism.
June 20, 2003
Friends, family and fellow Hall of Famers gathered Monday to remember Larry Doby, 56 years after he became the American League’s first black player.
June 24, 2003
Larry Doby hit a two-run double to lead the American League to a 4-1 victory over the National League in an old-timers game at Oakland.
July 13, 1987
Baseball: Integration pioneer, often lost in the shadow of Jackie Robinson, reflects on joy and honor during Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
July 27, 1998