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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Highball Wilson Relief Pitcher
Retired (1960, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.78 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 36-37 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
SV 8 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 08-04-1924
K 373 Drafted Round 34, Pick 532
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(88 games)
IP 695.0
WHIP 1.59
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val A 
Speed C  Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 MIL
0
 2
22
5
0
0
0
 0
52.0
 78 39 38 2 16
34
1.81
6.58
1951 MIL-DET
3
 3
38
7
0
0
0
 0
89.1
 126 81 77 0 33
42
1.78
7.76
1952 DET
3
 4
34
4
1
0
1
 0
86.2
 107 66 63 4 36
49
1.65
6.54
1953 DET-WAS
6
 5
36
0
0
0
3
 0
33.2
 44 23 22 0 9
15
1.57
5.88
1954 WAS
3
 4
37
0
0
0
1
 0
42.2
 48 19 18 0 11
22
1.38
3.80
1955 WAS-BRO
3
 4
58
0
0
0
2
 0
58.2
 67 40 37 0 26
35
1.59
5.68
1956 BRO
7
 6
48
0
0
0
0
 0
64.0
 73 40 38 0 20
38
1.45
5.34
1957 BRO-WAS
2
 0
8
0
0
0
0
 0
8.2
 4 5 2 1 6
3
1.15
2.08
1958 WAS
7
 2
52
0
0
0
1
 0
77.0
 91 37 32 1 19
53
1.43
3.74
1959 WAS
0
 0
34
0
0
0
0
 0
51.1
 55 25 23 2 13
22
1.32
4.03
1960 WAS-CLE
2
 7
43
10
0
0
0
 0
132.0
 156 101 96 2 67
60
1.69
6.55
2044
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
36
 37
410
26
1
0
8
 0
695.0
 849 476 446 12 256
373
1.59
5.78
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Highball Wilson has retired from the Cleveland Tarantulas
1960-07-24The Cleveland Tarantulas have promoted Highball Wilson to the major league team. The Cleveland Tarantulas have sent Charlie Dewald to the minors.
1960-07-05The Cleveland Tarantulas have promoted Jack Strands to the major league team. The Cleveland Tarantulas have promoted Willie Sudhoff to the major league team. The Cleveland Tarantulas have sent Zeke Wilson to the minors. The Cleveland Tarantulas have designated Highball Wilson for assignment.
1960-04-17The Cleveland Tarantulas have renamed Steven White to Highball Wilson.
1960-04-17The Cleveland Tarantulas have acquired Steven White from the waiver wire.
1960-04-13The Washington Strategos have promoted Bill Edwards to the major league team. The Washington Strategos have designated Steven White for assignment.
1957-09-17A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Steven White, Duke Snider, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Norm Carlson, Wayne Otterson, Don Santana, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (WAS).
1956-08-13The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Deacon Ellis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Steven White for assignment.
1955-07-30A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Wayne Otterson, Mason Smith, Stump LeDay from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Ross Widner, Steven White.
1953-06-08A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Steven White, Elmer Dessens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bert Fick.
1953-03-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Howie Mandell to the minors.
1952-10-23The Detroit Tigers have promoted Beau Bock to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors.
1952-09-23The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Kirk Hahn to the minors.
1952-08-25The Detroit Tigers have promoted Kirk Hahn to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors.
1952-07-17The Detroit Tigers have promoted Peter Todd Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Beau Bock to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Patrick Duffy to the minors.
1952-05-17The Detroit Tigers have promoted Paul Shaffer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Patrick Duffy to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Mason P. Smith to the minors.
1952-03-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Howie Mandell to the minors.
1951-10-14The Detroit Tigers have promoted Howie Mandell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors.
1951-07-27The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Luke Lane to the minors.
1951-07-06The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ed Romanick to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors.
1951-06-19The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Max McCloud to the minors.
1951-06-15The Detroit Tigers have promoted Howie Mandell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mike Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Max McCloud to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Fred Lynn to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Patrick Duffy to the minors.
1951-05-31The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Mason P. Smith to the minors.
1951-05-25The Detroit Tigers have promoted Beau Bock to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Paul Shaffer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Patrick Duffy to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Steven White to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Luke Lane to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent John Hammond to the minors.
1951-04-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Leo Mazzone to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Steven White to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Beau Bock to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Patrick Duffy to the minors.
1951-04-10The Detroit Tigers have renamed Frank Bieser to Steven White.
1951-04-10A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee MillerTime. The Milwaukee MillerTime receive Rocco Baldelli, Garth Iorg from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Frank Bieser, Maury Lutz.
1951-04-09The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Packy Vandenberg to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Frank Bieser to the minors.
1950-08-19The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Frank Bieser to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Ed Romanick to the minors.
1950-08-07The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Dave Janowicz to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Frank Bieser to the minors.
1950-07-23The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Frank Bieser to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Doug Lintz to the minors.
1950-07-22The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Doug Lintz to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Frank Bieser to the minors.
1950-07-10The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Frank Bieser to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Lou Smith to the minors.
1950-07-10The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Lou Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Frank Bieser to the minors.
1950-07-02The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Frank Bieser to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Clarence Riddleberger to the minors.
1950-05-29The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Frank Bieser down to the minors.
1950-05-11The Milwaukee MillerTime have promoted Frank Bieser to the major league team. The Milwaukee MillerTime have sent Packy Vandenberg to the minors.