Larry Doby served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After concluding his service in 1946, he went on to break baseball records.
Larry became the first Black player in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians and continued to change the game for years to come.
Doby was the first African-American player to hit a home run in a World Series game, led the American League in home runs twice, and was voted to seven All-Star teams.
In 1978, he joined the Chicago White Sox as the second African-American manager in Major League history. As a war hero and civil rights pioneer, Lary earned honors he would not receive until well after his death.
Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, honored Doby last Wednesday for his impact with a posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medal. read more about this late recognition here.
Americans like Larry Doby are the perfect example of how members of the greatest generation transformed this country.
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