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Greatness in the Shadows - Larry Doby and the Integration of the American League (Hardcover)
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Greatness in the Shadows - Larry Doby and the Integration of the American League (Hardcover)
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Just weeks after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry
Doby joined Robinson in breaking the color barrier in the major
leagues when he became the first Black player to integrate the
American League, signing with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947.
Doby went on to be a seven-time All-Star center fielder who led the
Indians to two pennants. In many respects Robinson and Doby were
equals in their baseball talent and experiences and had remarkably
similar playing careers: both were well-educated, World War II
veterans and both had played spectacularly, albeit briefly, in the
Negro Leagues. Like Robinson, Doby suffered brickbats, knock-down
pitches, spit in his face, and other forms of abuse and
discrimination. Doby was also a pioneering manager, becoming the
second black manager after Frank Robinson. Well into the 1950s Doby
was the only Black All-Star in the American League during a period
in which fifteen black players became National League All-Stars.
Why is Doby largely forgotten as a central figure in baseball's
integration? Why has he not been accorded his rightful place in
baseball history? Greatness in the Shadows attempts to answer these
questions, bringing Doby's story to life and sharing his
achievements and firsts with a new generation.
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