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The real story of how Larry Doby came to Cleveland 78 years ago this weekend: Terry Pluto
The subject of Larry Doby came up. Doby was the first Black player in the American League. Veeck signed Doby in the middle of ...
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Hall of Famer Larry Doby 'stamped' mark on VUU during short time there
"Doby suffered the same indignities as Jackie Robinson, but his struggles did not get the media attention Robinson's received ...
On This Day, July 5: Larry Doby becomes 1st Black player in MLB's American League
In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians ...
Larry Doby helped shape this 91-year-old's Cleveland fandom
Bill Sizemore might be 91 years old, but there's a day, 75 years ago, that he remembers as if it were just yesterday—his ...
91-year-old fan shares memories of 1st Cleveland baseball game watching Larry Doby
Bill Sizemore might be 91 years old, but there's a day, 75 years ago, that he remembers as if it were just yesterday. It was ...
Five Drop-Dead Gorgeous Baseball Cards for Larry Doby Day
On July 5, 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry ...
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Cleveland baseball legend Larry Doby remembered 78 years after groundbreaking achievement
Larry Doby broke the American League's color barrier 78 years ago today, on July 5, 1947. It was just a few months after ...
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Cleveland baseball legend Larry Doby remembered 78 years after groundbreaking achievement
Larry Doby broke the American League's color barrier 78 years ago today, on July 5, 1947. It was just a few months after Jackie Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the ...