Player
Larry Doby HOF 1998
Player Info
- Full Name
- Lawrence Eugene
- Born
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December 13, 1923
Camden, SC, USA - Died
- June 18, 2003
- Size
- 6'1" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- July 5, 1947
- Final Game
- July 26, 1959
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Newark Eagles 1942-1947
- Cleveland Guardians 1947-1958
- Chicago White Sox 1956-1959
- Detroit Tigers 1959-1959
Honors
8 x All-Star
1950 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
1,674
G
.288
AVG
1,697
H
273
HR
1,093
RBI
.886
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .218 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1958 | Cleveland Indians | 89 | 247 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 41 | .283 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 119 | 416 | 120 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 57 | .288 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 504 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 89 | .268 |
| 1955 | Cleveland Indians | 131 | 491 | 143 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 91 | .291 |
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 577 | 157 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 94 | .272 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 513 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 92 | .263 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 519 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 104 | .276 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 134 | 447 | 132 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 84 | .295 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 142 | 503 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 110 | .326 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 547 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 106 | .280 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 439 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 83 | .301 |
| 1947 | Newark Eagles | 30 | 114 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | .351 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Indians | 29 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .156 |
| 1946 | Newark Eagles | 59 | 234 | 85 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 59 | .363 |
| 1944 | Newark Eagles | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1943 | Newark Eagles | 28 | 103 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .301 |
| 1942 | Newark Eagles | 23 | 79 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .316 |