#14 Larry Doby, Leftfield, 37 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Larry Doby
12/13/1923 37 USA,SC,CAMDEN 6"1 182
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 10,450,000 1961 $ 1,600,000 (1 year(s)) 15 Year(s), 21 Days (2601 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 117 Days (2525 total Days) 16 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Talent | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 4 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/4 | CHA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/5 | @BAL | W 10-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/7 | BOS | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/9 | @KC | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/13 | LAN | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/14 | LAN | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/16 | @LAN | W 4-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/17 | @LAN | L 1-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/18 | @LAN | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/20 | LAN | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 516 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 87 | 81 | 133 | .273 | .370 | .419 | .789 | .783 | .145 |
Projected | 154 | 516 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 87 | 81 | 133 | .273 | .370 | .419 | .789 | .783 | .145 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 132 | 608 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 216 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 89.5 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 178 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .264 | .341 | .433 | .774 |
vs. RHP | 338 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .383 | .411 | .795 |
Close/Late | 61 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .411 | .541 | .952 |
Scoring Position | 140 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .341 | .300 | .641 |
Pinch Hitting | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .474 | .500 | .974 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 253 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 74 | .261 | .368 | .431 | .798 |
Road | 81 | 263 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 48 | 37 | 59 | .285 | .369 | .407 | .776 |
This Week | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .364 | .533 | .545 | 1.079 |
Last Week | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
March/April | 21 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 21 | .178 | .310 | .274 | .584 |
May | 26 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 15 | .284 | .404 | .378 | .783 |
June | 27 | 94 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 25 | .287 | .317 | .489 | .806 |
July | 23 | 76 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 17 | .368 | .479 | .461 | .939 |
August | 27 | 93 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 23 | .269 | .358 | .484 | .842 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 106 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 32 | .255 | .350 | .396 | .746 |
Postseason | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .333 | .435 | .444 | .879 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 141 | 500 | 126 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 84 | 83 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 3 | .252 | .347 | .434 | .781 | CLE |
1948 | 141 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 3 | .296 | .399 | .514 | .913 | CLE |
1949 | 141 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 3 | .296 | .399 | .514 | .913 | CLE |
1950 | 147 | 532 | 141 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 2 | 6 | 110 | 4 | 5 | .265 | .384 | .485 | .869 | CLE |
1951 | 140 | 535 | 173 | 23 | 1 | 42 | 118 | 113 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 8 | 3 | .323 | .415 | .606 | 1.020 | CLE,AL |
1952 | 59 | 216 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .338 | .455 | .644 | 1.098 | CLE |
1953 | 138 | 458 | 132 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 86 | 100 | 98 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 5 | .288 | .412 | .517 | .930 | CLE |
1954 | 148 | 513 | 167 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 128 | 117 | 121 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 11 | 3 | .326 | .452 | .604 | 1.057 | CLE,AL |
1955 | 142 | 499 | 153 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 108 | 116 | 112 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 9 | 7 | .307 | .429 | .523 | .952 | CLE NYY,AL |
1956 | 112 | 392 | 111 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 93 | 82 | 66 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 1 | .283 | .388 | .589 | .977 | NYY |
1957 | 148 | 523 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 32 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 12 | 2 | .266 | .380 | .509 | .888 | NYY |
1958 | 148 | 502 | 154 | 39 | 3 | 30 | 122 | 95 | 92 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 5 | 9 | .307 | .416 | .576 | .992 | NYY,AL |
1959 | 150 | 554 | 173 | 22 | 4 | 35 | 118 | 121 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 23 | 5 | .312 | .395 | .556 | .951 | NYY |
1960 | 146 | 538 | 145 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 71 | 122 | 85 | 5 | 4 | 110 | 15 | 10 | .270 | .372 | .468 | .840 | NYY |
1961 | 154 | 516 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 87 | 81 | 2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 7 | .273 | .370 | .419 | .789 | NYY |
Total | 2055 | 7278 | 2124 | 346 | 46 | 420 | 1465 | 1490 | 1305 | 35 | 62 | 1352 | 114 | 67 | .292 | .399 | .525 | .924 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .435 | .737 | 1.172 |
1957 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .292 | .455 | .746 |
1958 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .407 | .630 |
1959 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .280 | .261 | .541 |
1961 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .435 | .444 | .879 |
Total | 29 | 109 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .331 | .450 | .780 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 141 | 130 | 197 | 6 | 2 | 205 | 2 | .990 | 1175.1 | 1.57 | | | | |
Centerfield | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 2.52 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.50 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Awards Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1951, hitting .407 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Won Platinum Glove Award at Centerfield in 1951... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1952, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Achievements Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/1/1950... Had 29-game hitting streak snapped on 5/14/1951... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 8/6/1951... Injuries Injured on 6/11/1952 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season... Hit for the cycle against Detroit on 7/28/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1953, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 5/1/1954... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1954, hitting .360 with 8 HR, 31 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... 9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $10,450,000 per year, for 7 years. Traded from Cleveland to New York (A) on 4/12/1955 (Going to CLE: CF Pete Whisenant, C Red Wilson, LF Faye Throneberry. Going to NYY: CF Larry Doby, 3B Al Rosen)... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1955... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1956, hitting .337 with 8 HR, 22 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Baltimore, driving in 5 runs on 9/3/1956... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 9/6/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1957, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Kansas City, driving in 9 runs on 8/8/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1957, hitting .455 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 7/9/1958... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1958, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 8/3/1958... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1959... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Detroit on 4/25/1960... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Cleveland on 5/22/1960... Had 2000th career hit on 5/4/1961, off Bobby Tiefenauer (LAA)... 6/21/1961: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,600,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1951 - .323 - 10th
| OBP 1951 - .415 - 9th 1954 - .452 - 3rd 1955 - .429 - 4th 1958 - .416 - 6th
| SLG 1951 - .606 - 3rd 1954 - .604 - 5th 1955 - .523 - 10th 1958 - .576 - 5th 1959 - .556 - 6th
| OPS 1951 - 1.020 - 3rd 1953 - .930 - 9th 1954 - 1.057 - 3rd 1955 - .952 - 9th 1958 - .992 - 5th 1959 - .951 - 8th
| Hits 1951 - 173 - 10th 1959 - 173 - 5th
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Doubles 1958 - 39 - 1st
| Triples 1959 - 4 - 9th
| Homeruns 1951 - 42 - 2nd 1953 - 26 - 10th 1954 - 35 - 5th 1955 - 26 - 6th 1956 - 32 - 3rd 1957 - 32 - 4th 1958 - 30 - 9th 1959 - 35 - 6th
| RBI 1951 - 118 - 5th 1954 - 128 - 1st 1955 - 108 - 9th 1956 - 93 - 6th 1957 - 103 - 7th 1958 - 122 - 2nd 1959 - 118 - 5th
| Runs 1950 - 103 - 9th 1951 - 113 - 2nd 1954 - 117 - 5th 1955 - 116 - 3rd 1959 - 121 - 3rd 1960 - 122 - 1st
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BB 1950 - 105 - 6th 1953 - 98 - 8th 1954 - 121 - 3rd 1955 - 112 - 4th 1957 - 96 - 3rd 1958 - 92 - 3rd 1960 - 85 - 6th
| SB 1959 - 23 - 7th
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