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This was the first time since Game 3 of the 1942 Negro World Series that each team hit a home run, and it saw Kansas City blow a 4–1 lead in the seventh inning. Acting as starter was Ford Smith for Kansas City while Max Manning started for Newark. The Eagles started the scoring when Larry Doby drew a two-out walk.
The team compiled a 56–24–3 record and won the 1946 Negro World Series, defeating the Kansas City Monarchs four games to three. [1] [2] [3] Biz Mackey was the team's manager. Shortstop Monte Irvin and second baseman Larry Doby were the team's leading hitters. Leon Day and Max Manning were the leading pitchers. [1] [4]
Doby was born in Camden, South Carolina, to David Doby and Etta Brooks on December 13, 1923. [1]: p.7 Doby's father served in World War I. David worked as a horse groomer and played semi-professional baseball, but drowned in an accident at age 37 in New York state.
Larry Doby, who in 1947 became the second Black player to break baseball's color barrier, leading the Cleveland Indians to a World Series championship the following year, was honored on Wednesday ...
Larry Doby Drive to honor Doby being the first African American to hit a home run in World Series history, and Monte Irvin Way due to his professional demeanor in the game. Brian LoPinto is co ...
The American League (7) and the National League (6) used 13 pitchers in the game. Stone took the win (without retiring a batter) and Conley was tagged with the loss while Virgil Trucks earned the save. Trucks walked Snider to open the ninth inning, but retired Stan Musial, Gil Hodges and Randy Jackson for the last three outs of the game.
Jul. 10—The Guardians did a first-class job honoring Larry Doby during the four-game series with the Kansas City Royals this past weekend. But anyone not living in Northeast Ohio is probably ...
The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier.Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League.