The product is a Larry Doby signed 1982 FDC Jackie Robinson Cache First Day Cover Autograph. This single baseball card features an authentic autograph from Larry Doby, a player from the Brooklyn Dodgers who was a key figure in integrating baseball with the signing of Jackie Robinson in 1947. The card was manufactured in 1982 by Cache and is an original piece from the United States, making it a valuable collectible for fans of baseball history and memorabilia enthusiasts.
Larry Doby signed on reverse. We was later honored with his own stamp #4695
History this represents: During the fourth game of the 1948 World Series, the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves were locked in a pitchers’ duel. Boston star pitcher Johnny Sain was pitching to a Cleveland outfielder named Larry Doby, who drove the ball 420 feet for a home run. This would prove to be the game winner.
As the Indians celebrated in the clubhouse after the game, a photographer snapped a picture of Doby and winning pitcher Steve Gromek hugging cheek-to-cheek in sheer joy, with ear-to-ear grins. The picture appeared in major newspapers across the country. It caused a stir.
Doby, a black man, had not even been allowed to play in the Major Leagues two years earlier. Now, he and his white teammate were instant symbols of America’s changing views on race.
Doby (1923-2003) was just 24 years old at the time. He followed Jackie Robinson as the second black player in baseball (Doby was first in the American League). He would go on to play in seven All-Star games and was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Years later, Doby was hired as manager of the Chicago White Sox. One of his players had been born in Cleveland in 1950, and was named Larry Doby Johnson, after the man who was now his manager.
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