1956 Signed Autographed Larry Doby Sport Magazine HOF Indians White Sox

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Signed Sport Magazine of White Sox Larry Doby
During the 1980's and 90's I attended many baseball card shows and obtained autographs in person. I would also mail out directly to a players house or a personal signing. This is an actual Sport Magazine from April 1956 with a perfect fine fine sharpie signature. I obtained this autograph in person in the early '90s at a Chicago White Sox Team Convention. Perfect blue sharpie signature.
April, 1956 Sport Magazine is in Very Good condition, complete with just some minor wear and small chipping.
Lawrence Eugene Doby
(December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional
baseball
player in the
Negro leagues
and
Major League Baseball
(MLB) who was the second black player to break
baseball's color barrier
and the first black player in the American League. A native of
Camden, South Carolina
and three-sport all-state athlete while in high school in
Paterson, New Jersey
, Doby accepted a
basketball
scholarship
from
Long Island University
. At 17 years of age, he began his professional baseball career with the
Newark Eagles
as the team's
second baseman
. Doby joined the
United States Navy
during World War II. His military service complete, Doby returned to baseball in 1946, and along with teammate
Monte Irvin
, helped the Eagles win the
Negro League World Series
.
In July 1947—three months after
Jackie Robinson
made history with the Brooklyn Dodgers—Doby
broke the MLB color barrier
in the American League when he signed a contract to play with
Bill Veeck
's Cleveland Indians. Doby was the first player to go directly to the majors from the Negro leagues. A seven-time
All-Star
center fielder
, Doby and teammate
Satchel Paige
were the first African-American players to win a
World Series
championship when the Indians took the crown in
1948
. He helped the Indians win a franchise-record 111 games and the
AL pennant
in 1954, finished second in the
AL Most Valuable Player
(MVP) award voting and was the AL's
RBI
leader and
home run
champion. He went on to play for the
Chicago White Sox
,
Detroit Tigers
, and
Chunichi Dragons
before his retirement as a player in 1962.
Doby later served as the second black
manager
in the majors with the
Chicago White Sox
, and in 1995 was appointed to a position in the AL's executive office. He also served as a director with the
New Jersey Nets
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA). He was selected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
in 1998 by the Hall's
Veterans Committee
and died in 2003 at the age of 79.
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