PATERSON — In his many years around the game of baseball, Larry Doby created opportunities. Black players who reached the majors after he broke the American League color barrier in July 1947 can ...

Three Is Just a Number – by Mario Crescibene Major League Baseball honors three players with league-wide commemorative days. Larry Doby isn’t one of them. I wanted to know why — despite integrating ...

Larry Doby Jr. waited five years for the production of the Congressional Gold Medal that he specifically wanted. No — scratch that — the medal that he knows his father would've wanted. When Congress ...

PATERSON, N.J. — An athletic field in New Jersey named for baseball and civil rights icon Larry Doby is getting a fresh look. Crews are hard at work at Larry Doby Field. Over the winter, new fencing ...

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he signed onto the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). Just six weeks ...

WASHINGTON — More than 70 years after he became the first Black player in American League history, Cleveland Indians legend Larry Doby received the nation's highest civilian honor. Doby was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reverse side of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously Wednesday to World War II Navy veteran and Baseball Hall of ...

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Cleveland Indians center fielder Larry Doby swings and drives a single to right field in the fifth inning of World Series game opener at the Polo Grounds in New York, Sept. 29, 1954. New York Giants ...

A new book details the life and career of Larry Doby, who was the second black player to enter Major League Baseball, back in 1947. Getty Images On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he ...