Born in Camden, SC, in 1923, Larry Doby was the son of a semiprofessional baseball player, David Doby, who moved north to New Jersey with his mother, Etta, after his father drowned when he was 6.

PATERSON, N.J. — An athletic field in New Jersey named for baseball and civil rights icon Larry Doby is getting a fresh look. Crews are hard at work at Larry Doby Field. Over the winter ...

Eastside High School uses Doby as its home field, and city recreation baseball teams and adult leagues also play there. The field is named in tribute to Larry Doby, who as a member of baseball's ...

Lawmakers posthumously honored Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Doby with the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday afternoon. His son, Larry Doby Jr., accepted the medal on his behalf. Lawmakers ...