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 — 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 ...
How Larry Doby helped integrate Major League Baseball weeks after Jackie Robinson’s historic signing
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 ...
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 ...
The reverse side of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously Wednesday to World War II Navy veteran and Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Larry Doby depicts the moment in a sweaty World ...
Larry Doby, a pioneering force for Black baseball players and a native of Paterson, will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal during a 3 p.m. ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in ...
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 ...
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Larry Doby, one of the most impactful players in Major League Baseball history, was posthumously honored Wednesday by the United States Congress with a Congressional ...
WASHINGTON-- Paterson, New Jersey, native Larry Doby Sr., the first Black man to play in the American League, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Larry Doby Jr. was at ...
On July 5, 1947, just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry Doby entered the Cleveland Indians lineup as a pinch-hitter in the ...
Montclair Brewery is toasting former Montclair resident and barrier-breaking baseball legend Larry Doby with a commemorative can. The brew initially came out in 2020 as part of a Black History Month ...
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