Larry Doby Stats
Larry Doby was born on Thursday, December 13, 1923, in Camden, South Carolina. Doby was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 5, 1947, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Larry Doby baseball stats page.
"Lawrence, you are going to be part of history." - Indians' owner Bill Veeck "Part of history? I have no notions about that. I just want to play baseball." - Larry Doby in Greatness in the Shadows: Larry Doby and the Integration of the American League (University of Nebraska Press, The Shadow Cast by Rickey and Robinson , April 1, 2016)
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Larry DobyLarry Doby Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Larry DobyLarry Doby Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1947 | 24 | Indians | 29 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | .156 | .182 | .188 |
| 1948 | 25 | Indians | 121 | 439 | 83 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 54 | 4 | 77 | 2 | - | 5 | 8 | .301 | .384 | .490 |
| 1949 | 26 | Indians | 147 | 547 | 106 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 85 | 91 | 7 | 90 | 5 | - | 7 | 14 | .280 | .389 | .468 |
| 1950 | 27 | Indians | 142 | 503 | 110 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 102 | 98 | 3 | 71 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 | .326 | .442 | .545 |
| 1951 | 28 | Indians | 134 | 447 | 84 | 132 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 69 | 101 | 5 | 81 | 0 | - | 3 | 10 | .295 | .428 | .512 |
| 1952 | 29 | Indians | 140 | 519 | 104 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 104 | 90 | 10 | 111 | 2 | - | 0 | 6 | .276 | .383 | .541 |
| 1953 | 30 | Indians | 149 | 513 | 92 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 102 | 96 | 6 | 121 | 2 | - | 6 | 7 | .263 | .385 | .487 |
| 1954 | 31 | Indians | 153 | 577 | 94 | 157 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 126 | 85 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .272 | .364 | .484 |
| 1955 | 32 | Indians | 131 | 491 | 91 | 143 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 75 | 61 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .291 | .369 | .505 |
| 1956 | 33 | White Sox | 140 | 504 | 89 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 6 | 105 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .268 | .392 | .466 |
| 1957 | 34 | White Sox | 119 | 416 | 57 | 120 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 79 | 56 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .288 | .373 | .464 |
| 1958 | 35 | Indians | 89 | 247 | 41 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .283 | .348 | .490 |
| 1959 | 36 | Tigers | 18 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .313 | .309 |
| 1959 | 36 | White Sox | 21 | 58 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .267 | .293 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 1,533 | 5,348 | 960 | 1,515 | 243 | 52 | 253 | 5 | 970 | 871 | 60 | 1,011 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 97 | .283 | .386 | .490 | ||
Larry DobyLarry Doby Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1947 Indians | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.00 |
| 1947 Indians | 2B | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1947 Indians | SS | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1948 Indians | CF | 70 | 68 | 1,728 | 197 | 2.8 | 192 | 188 | 4 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 3.00 |
| 1948 Indians | RF | 48 | 42 | 1,176 | 116 | 2.4 | 107 | 99 | 8 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 2.46 |
| 1949 Indians | CF | 117 | 112 | 2,997 | 292 | 2.5 | 285 | 280 | 5 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.57 |
| 1949 Indians | RF | 41 | 34 | 921 | 79 | 1.9 | 77 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.26 |
| 1950 Indians | CF | 140 | 136 | 3,570 | 374 | 2.7 | 369 | 367 | 2 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.79 |
| 1951 Indians | CF | 132 | 128 | 3,195 | 338 | 2.6 | 330 | 319 | 11 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.79 |
| 1952 Indians | CF | 136 | 136 | 3,669 | 418 | 3.1 | 412 | 401 | 11 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.03 |
| 1953 Indians | CF | 146 | 139 | 3,696 | 371 | 2.5 | 365 | 355 | 10 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.67 |
| 1954 Indians | CF | 153 | 153 | 4,062 | 427 | 2.8 | 425 | 411 | 14 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 2.82 |
| 1955 Indians | CF | 129 | 129 | 3,354 | 320 | 2.5 | 318 | 313 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.56 |
| 1956 White Sox | CF | 137 | 136 | 3,615 | 387 | 2.8 | 382 | 378 | 4 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.85 |
| 1957 White Sox | CF | 110 | 109 | 2,844 | 260 | 2.4 | 256 | 253 | 3 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.43 |
| 1958 Indians | CF | 60 | 57 | 1,398 | 134 | 2.2 | 134 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.59 |
| 1958 Indians | LF | 9 | 7 | 153 | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
| 1958 Indians | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1959 White Sox | CF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1959 Tigers | LF | 11 | 11 | 276 | 16 | 1.5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.47 |
| 1959 White Sox | LF | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1959 White Sox | RF | 10 | 10 | 246 | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.76 |
| 1959 Tigers | RF | 5 | 5 | 99 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 1959 White Sox | 1B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 7.88 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 1,332 | 1,303 | 34,134 | 3,518 | 2.6 | 3,468 | 3,394 | 74 | 50 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.74 | |
| RF Totals | 105 | 91 | 2,442 | 219 | 2.1 | 207 | 196 | 11 | 12 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.29 | |
| LF Totals | 22 | 18 | 459 | 33 | 1.5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.88 | |
| 2B Totals | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 | |
| 1B Totals | 3 | 3 | 75 | 23 | 7.7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 7.92 | |
| SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 | |
| 13 Years | 1,467 | 1,415 | 37,167 | 3,800 | 2.6 | 3,736 | 3,645 | 91 | 64 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.71 | |
Larry DobyLarry Doby Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1947 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Indians | 9 | 9 | .500 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 31.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Indians | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Indians | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Indians | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 22.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Indians | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 16.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 17.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Indians | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.0 | 6.1 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Indians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 18.9 | 4.9 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1956 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1957 White Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 29.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 23 | 1 | n/a | 19.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
| 1959 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 47 | 36 | .566 | 96 | 2 | n/a | 21.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
Larry DobyLarry Doby Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1947 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
| 1948 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $5,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | 37 , 14 | $5,500.00 | Stats | - |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $6,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1951 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $9,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1952 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $14,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1953 Cleveland Indians | 6 , 14 | $12,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1954 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $25,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1955 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $30,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | 14 | $34,000.00 | - | - |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | 14 | $36,000.00 | - | - |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 14 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
| 1959 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $36,000.00 | - | - |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | 32 | " " | - | - |
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Did you know that Larry Doby was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players Top 100 Greatest Indians and Doby was named one of the twenty-three outfielders.
Larry Doby hit 253 regular season home runs, of 112 different pitchers, in 10 different ballparks. In that set, 98 of those homers put his team ahead, 27 tied of them tied the game, 3 were walk-off shots. However, Doby is often remembered for his first postseason home run (which are not part of regular season stats), a third inning shot off
Johnny Sain
, during
Game 4
of the
1948 World Series
, the first home run hit by an African American during a
Fall Classic
.
Larry Doby | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1998 (
HOF
)
In 1952, Larry Doby hit an American League leading thirty-two home runs, becoming the first left-handed home run champion for the Cleveland Indians . Do you know what Indian righty came before Doby? [ Answer ] Doby led the AL again in 1954, and through today, remains the only two-time home run leading left-handed slugger from Cleveland .
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