Navigated to 78 years after his debut, remembering Larry Doby’s historic, and difficult, first season

78 years after his debut, remembering Larry Doby’s historic, and difficult, first season

July 9
4 mins

Episode Description

Seventy-eight years ago this month, Larry Doby became the first Black player in the American League, debuting with the Cleveland Indians just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson. But Doby's path was different—and arguably tougher. Ideastream Public Media’s sports commentator Terry Pluto talked about Doby’s difficult debut and the legacy too often left out of baseball history.

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