Doby's son and two daughters will be among the guests on hand for the celebration, which will include the city of Cleveland commemorating Eagle Avenue between Ontario and East Ninth Streets as Larry ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- An athletic field in New Jersey has been named in honor of a major league baseball hero and civil rights trailblazer. The newly renovated Larry Doby field in Paterson is ...

The $2.8 million revitalization is complete at Larry Doby Field at Eastside Park in Paterson. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for the renovated field. Calling it a “field of ...

The coolest of them all? Mantle, Mays, or Doby? -- The Branch Rickey yardstick -- Bill Veeck compared -- Doby breaks the color line in the American League -- Doby's middle years: world championships, ...

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 National ...

Doby helped break baseball’s color barrier when he became the first Black player in the American League in 1947 He is among the pantheon of Paterson immortals, a seven-time All-Star and member of the ...

Behind every great hero is another great hero. Have you ever heard the name Jackie Robinson? You’re probably from another planet if you haven’t. Ever heard the name Larry Doby? Well, you’re probably ...

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 ...

July 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. In 1916, children under 16 were banned from New York City theaters, many of which were already ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In baseball’s increasingly data-driven era, we often reduce players to their statistical output — home runs, batting average, WAR, and other metrics that quantify on-field ...