Doby, Larry
1923-2003 · Contribution: 1947
Baseball player
First Black player in the American League
Portraits are AI-generated interpretations, not photographs.
Quick facts
- Born
- 1923, Camden, South Carolina
- Active since
- 1947
- Category
- Sports & Athletics
- Best known for
- First Black player in the American League
Impact on the world
Doby integrated the American League and bore the same hostility as Robinson, proving the color barrier had to fall across all of baseball, not just one league.
Sources
- Baseball Hall of Fame
1 more sources and references are available to members.
Related visionaries
Robinson, Jackie
1919-1972
Broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in the modern era
Robinson, Frank
1935-2019
First Black manager in Major League Baseball history; only player to win MVP in both leagues
Paige, Satchel (Leroy)
1906-1982
First Negro Leagues player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Aaron, Hank
1934-2021
Broke Babe Ruth's career home run record amid a barrage of racist threats