1923 Born in Camden, South Carolina 1938-42 Earns eleven varsity letters in sports at Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High School 1942 Joins Newark Eagles of the Negro National League 1943-46 Serves in United States Navy 1946 Rejoins Newark Eagles; plays in Negro World Series 1947 Signed by Bill Veeck to play with Cleveland Indians 1948 Finishes year with .301 average; home run wins game four of World Series 1949-55 Named to American League All-Star team 1952 Leads American League in runs with 104 and home runs with 32, leads majors with slugging average of .541 1954 Leads American League with 32 home runs and runs batted in with 126, as Cleveland wins American League pennant 1956 Traded to Chicago White Sox 1958 Traded to Baltimore Orioles and then to Cleveland Indians 1959 Traded to Detroit Tigers, then Chicago White Sox 1959 Retires following injury while playing with San Diego of Pacific Coast League 1962 Joins Chunichi Dragons, becoming one of first two ex-major leaguers to play baseball in Japan 1975-76 Coaches with Montreal Expos 1974 Coaches with Cleveland Indians 77 Coaches with Chicago White Sox 1978 Named manager of Chicago White Sox 1979 Becomes Director of Community Relations with New Jersey Nets 1990 Joins Office of the President of the American League 1997 Cancerous kidney removed 1998 Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 2001 Begins treatment for bone cancer 2003 Larry passed away from bone cancer
Timeline of Larry Doby's events and his accomplishments in his life.