Larry Doby debuted on July 5, 1947 and played his final game on July 26, 1959.
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Larry Doby played his entire Major League career primarily as a Center Fielder, although, he played other outfield positions later in his career.
Larry Doby was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago White Sox during the 1949 season. Doby appeared in 14 games for the American League champion White Sox toward the end of that season, but was not on their post-season roster and did not play in the World Series that year. He retired at the end of the season at age 35.
Larry Doby played in 129 games at center field for the Cleveland Indians in 1955, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 3355 outs, equivalent to 124.26 9-inning games. He made 313 putouts, had 5 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .016 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
No, there were many more before him. The second African American to play in MLB in the modern era was Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians whose first game was July 5, 1947. Jackie Robinson's first MLB game was April 15, 1947.
Larry Benton debuted on April 19, 1923 and played his final game on August 16, 1935.