As stated in the archives in the baseball hall of fame, Larry Doby got inducted into the Hall of fame in 1998 in Cooperstown, New York. In 1947, only a few months after Jackie Robinson’s major league debut, Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck signed Doby and he became the first African-American player in the American League. Doby suffered the same indignities as Jackie Robinson. Whether it was being forced to stay in separate hotels or eat in separate restaurants on the road, or not being accepted by some of his teammates, Doby kept playing on. Teammate Mel Harder recalled “it may have (bothered Doby), but he never complained to the players, when he joined, naturally it was a tough time. But after he was with us for a while he got along pretty good”.His first major league manager Lou Boudreau recalled “Larry proved to them (the other players) that he was a major leaguer in handling himself in more ways than one—on the field and off the field”. In 1948, his second year in the big leagues, Doby became the first African-American to hit a home run in the World Series. On April 12, 1950, Doby hit the first home run of the decade in the major leagues. In 1952 the slugging centerfielder became the first African-American to lead either league in home runs. In 1978, the same man who gave him his shot as a player in the major leagues in 1947, Bill Veeck, hired him to manage the Chicago White Sox.
Larry Doby's youtube video of his induction into the hall of fame. Memoirs of Larry Doby's life according to his teammates and coaches.