Lawrence Eugene Doby was born on December 13, 1923 in Camden, South Carolina. He died on June 18, 2003 at age 79 in Montclair, New Jersey from cancer.
Center Fielder
Newark Eagles 1942-1943, 1946
Cleveland Indians 1947-1955, 1958
Chicago White Sox 1956-1957, 1959
Detroit Tigers 1959
Manager
Chicago White Sox 1978
7 time All-Star
1948 World Series champion
Cleveland Indians #14 retired
Doby was the second African American to play a game in the major leagues and the first to play a game in the American League.