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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Jo Jo White Center Field
Retired (1970, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .641 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 172 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 07-08-1936
HR 4 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(32 games)
RBI 67
SB 29
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity B-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.1%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B F  (2.2%) CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (98.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1957 STL-DET
32
50
10
19
4
1
0
3
4
 8 0 0
4
 5 0
.926
.426
.500
.120
.380
1958 DET
83
137
17
41
4
1
1
10
6
 23 1 0
6
 7 0
.698
.333
.365
.066
.299
1959 DET
76
120
16
23
3
2
2
12
7
 25 0 0
2
 1 0
.536
.236
.300
.108
.192
1960 DET
59
95
8
24
3
0
0
13
9
 19 1 1
6
 3 2
.605
.321
.284
.032
.253
1961 DET
51
74
6
20
2
0
0
8
8
 12 0 2
7
 1 2
.631
.333
.297
.027
.270
1962 DET-NYN
28
36
4
8
2
0
0
4
3
 4 0 1
1
 0 0
.553
.275
.278
.056
.222
1967 KC
74
128
17
33
6
2
1
14
14
 23 0 0
3
 3 0
.690
.331
.359
.102
.258
1968 KC-BOS-DET-DET-CHN
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
1968 BOS
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
1969 BOS-DET
3
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.393
.250
.143
.000
.143
1969 BOS
3
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.393
.250
.143
.000
.143
1970 BOS-DET
21
22
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
 7 0 0
0
 0 1
.376
.240
.136
.000
.136
1970 BOS
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1970 DET
20
17
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.476
.300
.176
.000
.176
Total
428
672
80
172
24
6
4
67
56
 124 2 4
29
 20 5
.641
.313
.327
.071
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Jo Jo White has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1970-09-15The Detroit Tigers have sent Salvatore Lorenzo to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jo Jo White for assignment.
1970-08-12The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Von Ludwig to the minors.
1970-05-23The Detroit Tigers have designated Jo Jo White for assignment.
1970-05-02The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Chip Alomar to the minors.
1970-05-02The Detroit Tigers have renamed John White to Jo Jo White.
1970-05-02The Detroit Tigers have acquired John White from the waiver wire. The Detroit Tigers have waived Scott Karlloff.
1970-04-10The Boston Rocket Attack have waived John White.
1970-04-06The Boston Rocket Attack have promoted Slim Hilton to the major league team. The Boston Rocket Attack have designated John White for assignment.
1970-04-05The Boston Rocket Attack have promoted John White to the major league team. The Boston Rocket Attack have designated Ernesto Felix for assignment.
1970-04-05The Boston Rocket Attack have acquired John White from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01The Detroit Tigers have waived John White.
1969-05-15The Detroit Tigers have acquired John White from the waiver wire.
1969-05-04The Boston Rocket Launchers have acquired Ed Hohnhorst from the waiver wire. The Boston Rocket Launchers have waived John White.
1969-04-30The Boston Rocket Launchers have promoted John Kleven to the major league team. The Boston Rocket Launchers have designated John White for assignment.
1969-04-26The Boston Rocket Launchers have renamed Jo Jo White to John White.
1969-04-26The Boston Rocket Launchers have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1969-04-22The Chicago Rottweilers have promoted Rod Stanton to the major league team. The Chicago Rottweilers have designated Jo Jo White for assignment.
1969-04-01The Chicago Rottweilers have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Chicago Rottweilers have sent Jimmie Miller to the minors.
1968-08-29The Chicago Rottweilers have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1968-07-02The Detroit Tigers have waived Jo Jo White.
1968-06-29The Detroit Tigers have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1968-06-10The Detroit Tigers have waived Jo Jo White.
1968-06-10The Detroit Tigers have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1968-05-27The Boston Hells Bells have waived Jo Jo White.
1968-05-20The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Pat O"Neill to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have designated Jo Jo White for assignment.
1968-05-16The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Victor Newman to the minors.
1968-05-16The Boston Hells Bells have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1968-05-01The Kansas City Bombers have waived Jo Jo White.
1968-04-01The Kansas City Kehilla have promoted Braden Vernon to the major league team. The Kansas City Kehilla have promoted Meadow Lark to the major league team. The Kansas City Kehilla have promoted Leonard Y. Kafka to the major league team. The Kansas City Kehilla have designated Jo Jo White for assignment. The Kansas City Kehilla have sent Ben "Stick" Cone to the minors.
1966-09-29The Kansas City Kehilla have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Kansas City Kehilla have sent Gene Emery to the minors.
1966-03-01The Kansas City Kehilla have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Kehilla have waived Abraham Pierson.
1965-09-28The Milwaukee MillerTime have waived Jo Jo White.
1965-06-11The Milwaukee MillerTime have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1965-05-13The Baltimore Orioles have waived Jo Jo White.
1963-07-04The Baltimore Blues have acquired Jo Jo White from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The New York Empires have waived Jo Jo White.
1962-07-15A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dreadnaughts and the New York Empires. The New York Empires receive Jo Jo White, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 3 (DET) from the Detroit Dreadnaughts in exchange for Ricky Henderson.
1961-04-12The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Gatemouth Brown to the minors.
1961-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Fin Sandovald to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Gatemouth Brown to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Jo Jo White to the minors. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have designated Manuel Del Gato for assignment.
1960-06-10The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Jake Willey to the minors.
1960-05-20The Detroit Dreadnaughts have promoted Sherman Douglas to the major league team. The Detroit Dreadnaughts have sent Jo Jo White to the minors.
1957-08-03The Detroit Tigers have promoted Yogi Dubois to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jo Jo White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Ping Bolden for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Ty Tate for assignment.
1957-04-10The Detroit Tigers have renamed John Brown to Jo Jo White.
1957-04-05The Detroit Tigers have acquired John Brown from the waiver wire.
1957-04-01The St. Louis Devils have waived John Brown.