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Larry Doby



Lawrence Eugene Doby


Born: December 13, 1923 in Camden, SC
Died: June 18, 2003 in Montclair, NJ
          (79 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 180
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998
• High School: Eastside HS (Paterson, NJ)
• College: Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus) (New York, NY)
• Buried: Cremated
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Batting

Multi-Stint Seasons:

Glossary
Basic Batting
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
NE
NN2
18
2B
23
88
81
18
25
3
2
1
14
3
7
0
.309
.364
.432
.796
132
NE
NN2
19
2B
28
127
103
18
31
8
3
4
22
5
20
1
3
0
.301
.419
.553
.973
155
NE
NN2
20
CF
1
6
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.200
.333
.200
.533
46
MULT
22
2B
64
289
249
64
83
14
8
8
53
9
0
38
1
0
0
1
1
0
.333
.420
.550
.970
174
NE
NN2
23
2B
30
132
113
25
40
10
5
8
41
3
17
0
2
.354
.438
.743
1.182
220
5
2
2B
146
642
551
125
180
35
18
21
130
20
0
83
1
0
1
6
1
0
.327
.415
.570
.985
173
162 Game Average
712
611
139
200
39
20
23
144
25
0
92
81
0
1
7
5
0
.327
.415
.570
.985
173
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
5
Newark Eagles
2B
144
634
545
123
177
35
18
21
129
19
82
1
6
0
.325
.414
.571
.985
171
1
East All Stars
2B
2
8
6
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
295



Advanced Batting
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
NE
NN2
88
.377
.327
8.0%
9.6%
1.1%
1.0%
.123
.094
NE
NN2
127
.435
.360
15.7%
9.8%
3.1%
0.7%
.252
.106
NE
NN2
6
.283
.343
16.7%
8.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.104
MULT
289
.448
.337
13.1%
0.3%
8.6%
38.00
2.8%
1.0%
.217
.090
NE
NN2
132
.514
.344
12.9%
9.0%
6.1%
1.0%
.389
.104
5
2
642
.448
.342
12.9%
9.0%
12.5%
7.5%
1.00
0.89
3.3%
1.0%
.243
.097
 
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
5
Newark Eagles
634
.447
.342
12.9%
9.1%
3.3%
1.0%
.246
.098
1
East All Stars
8
.494
.266
12.5%
6.7%
12.5%
7.5%
1.00
0.89
0.0%
0.0%
.000
.010

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.


Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James