Comments on: Some Thoughts on Jackie Robinson Day and the Time Larry Doby was Hit by a Pitch

By: Wes

Wes — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:43:08 +0000

The Indians and the Browns of the NFL were two early promoters of integration in professional sports. The Indians brought in Doby and Paige. The Browns had Marion Motley, Len Ford, Bill Willis, Jim Brown, and Bobby Mitchell. Good on ya, Cleveland.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:35:42 +0000

[...] As Stephanie pointed out earlier, today was Jackie Robinson Day throughout Major League Baseball. Fortunately, on a day when the Indians pitching was a tad erratic, the Indians hitters chose to pay tribute to Hank Aaron instead, as homers by Shelley Duncan, Travis Hafner, Casey Kotchman, and Jason Kipnis helped propel the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The win gave the Tribe a three-game series sweep and brought the team to an even .500 for the first time this season. [...]

By: Connon Odom

Connon Odom — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:14:26 +0000

Larry Doby was the all too often overlooked and under-rated member of the quartette of the 1950s superstar center fielders. The “other three” (Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Duke Snider) had the advantage of playing under the bright spotlight of the New York media. Larry Doby was my favorite (due in some small part to my Indians bias, no doubt). I spent many hours “discussing” the relative merits of these great CFs with my fellow baseball fans. You know what? We all won! We all got to see and root for Doby, Mays, Mantle, and Snider when these HOF center fielders were at the top of their game!

My hat’s off today to Jackie Robinson for integrating The Game and to Larry Doby on 5 July for integrating The Tribe and the American League!