You all know Neil Armstrong. "One small step" and all that. Who remembers that Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon?So it goes for Larry Doby, the man who broke the American League color barrier in 1947, just several weeks after Jackie Robinson -- rightfully -- carved out his place in history. Doby, a Hall of Fame player who was also the second black manager in the game after Frank Robinson, passed away last night at the age of 79.
Though mentioned briefly in an earlier thread, it seems right to afford this pioneer a place on the front page of Da Box. Read the details from Indians.com and MLB.