Born in Camden, South Carolina. Doby was the second Negro to be signed to play in major league baseball. He was signed with the American league's, Cleveland Indians eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Doby played in the Negro leagues for a number of years before playing Major League baseball. Doby was one of the first Black players to play in a World's series.

Seconds never get the regconition as Firsts, and the name Larry Doby is not nearly as well known as Jackie Robinson. Doby, was an All-Star for six consecutive years, hit 32 home-runs, making him the first Negro player to win a major-league home-run crown.

Doby's number 14 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1994. On March 3, 1998 Doby was nominated into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. The inductee ceremonies was held July 26, 1998 in Cooperstown, New York. It took quite awhile to get to the Hall Of Fame, but he finally has made it.