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Name	Team	Age
Larry Doby	Retired (1961, Age 36)	Died (1990, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Luis Aparicio League	0	11 years (49 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	C-	B-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	12/7/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	5
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (99.4 %)	A+ (98.6 %)	A  (90.7 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	B-	C+	A	B	C	C	C+
1951	B-	B-	A	B	C	C	C+
1952	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1953	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1954	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1955	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1956	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1957	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1958	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1959	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1960	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-
1961	B	B-	A	B	C+	C+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	Larry Doby has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-09-02	The St. Louis Red Sox have waived Larry Doby.
1961-08-29	The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Ken Berry to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Sox have designated Larry Doby for assignment.
1960-08-10	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Ragin Injuns and the St. Louis Red Sox. The St. Louis Red Sox receive Larry Doby, Hank Aguirre, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (CLE) from the Cleveland Ragin Injuns in exchange for Pete Rock.
1959-05-08	Larry Doby of the Cleveland Ragin Injuns is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1956-07-07	Larry Doby of the Cleveland Ragin Injuns is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1950-04-01	The Cleveland Ragin Injuns have renamed Bill Martinez to Larry Doby.