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Larry Doby
	Lawrence Eugene Doby


	Born: December 13, 1923 in Camden, SC
	Died: June 18, 2003 - 79 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: R	Ht: 6'1"	Wt: 180

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1998
- Signed by the Cleveland Indians as a Free Agent in 1947
- Played in the Negro Leagues
- Served in the Navy,Army(GB) during World War II
- High School: Eastside (Paterson, NJ)
- College/Univ: Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (1943-1947)
- Visit Doby's Managerial Page

All-Teammate Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dale Mitchell	9	1947	1955	18.6
Minnie Minoso	5	1949	1958	16.8
Wally Westlake	4	1952	1955	3.1
Charlie Maxwell	1	1959	1959	2.9

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Larry Doby	13	1947	1959	49.4
Jim Landis	2	1957	1959	6.8
Al Kaline	1	1959	1959	6.0
Catfish Metkovich	1	1947	1947	1.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Al Smith	4	1953	1959	11.3
Rocky Colavito	2	1955	1958	6.4
Harvey Kuenn	1	1959	1959	4.2
Bob Kennedy	9	1948	1957	2.6

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lou Boudreau	4	1947	1950	21.8
Ray Boone	7	1948	1959	8.3
Luis Aparicio	3	1956	1959	7.9
George Strickland	4	1952	1955	5.7

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bobby Avila	8	1949	1958	25.3
Joe Gordon	4	1947	1950	19.5
Nellie Fox	3	1956	1959	15.8
Frank Bolling	1	1959	1959	3.5

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Al Rosen	9	1947	1955	30.6
Ken Keltner	3	1947	1949	9.2
Eddie Yost	1	1959	1959	5.4
Bubba Phillips	3	1956	1959	4.3

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Luke Easter	6	1949	1954	9.1
Mickey Vernon	3	1949	1958	4.6
Earl Torgeson	2	1957	1959	2.4
Vic Wertz	3	1954	1958	1.9

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Al Lopez	7	1951	1959	32.0
Lou Boudreau	4	1947	1950	17.8
Marty Marion	1	1956	1956	2.1
Jimmie Dykes	1	1959	1959	1.7

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sherm Lollar	3	1956	1959	8.9
Jim Hegan	9	1947	1955	4.7
Joe Tipton	3	1948	1953	1.9
Hal Naragon	4	1951	1958	1.4

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bob Lemon	10	1947	1958	42.4
Early Wynn	8	1949	1959	32.2
Mike Garcia	9	1948	1958	27.0
Bob Feller	9	1947	1955	14.8
Billy Pierce	3	1956	1959	9.9
Dick Donovan	3	1956	1959	9.6
Herb Score	2	1955	1958	5.6
Jack Harshman	2	1956	1957	5.4
Bob Shaw	1	1959	1959	4.6
Jim Bunning	1	1959	1959	4.0
Gene Bearden	4	1947	1950	3.4
Cal McLish	1	1958	1958	3.2
Gary Bell	1	1958	1958	2.9
Art Houtteman	3	1953	1955	2.8
Jim Wilson	2	1956	1957	2.7

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Don Mossi	4	1954	1959	10.3
Steve Gromek	7	1947	1953	6.1
Al Benton	2	1949	1950	5.7
Ray Narleski	4	1954	1959	4.2

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jerry Staley	3	1956	1959	6.8
Ed Klieman	2	1947	1948	3.1
Paul LaPalme	2	1956	1957	2.1
Turk Lown	1	1959	1959	2.1
Lou Brissie	3	1951	1953	1.6
Dixie Howell	2	1956	1957	1.5
Hal Newhouser	2	1954	1955	1.3
Russ Christopher	1	1948	1948	1.3
Tom Morgan	1	1959	1959	1.1
Jose Santiago	2	1954	1955	1.0
Ellis Kinder	2	1956	1957	0.7
Bill Wight	2	1953	1955	0.7
Don Rudolph	2	1957	1959	0.6
Marino Pieretti	1	1950	1950	0.5
Dick Brodowski	1	1958	1958	0.5

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James