Thank you to all veterans. 119 Negro League players served in the military during WWII? #JackieRobinson #LarryDoby #BuckOneil
source: nlbm.mlblogs.com/negro-leagues-…#thankyouforyourservicece#veteransn#biggerthanbaseballll
source: nlbm.mlblogs.com/negro-leagues-…#thankyouforyourservicece#veteransn#biggerthanbaseballll
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thank you to all veterans. 119 Negro League players served in the military during WWII? #JackieRobinson #LarryDoby #BuckOneil
source: nlbm.mlblogs.com/negro-leagues-…#thankyouforyourservicece#veteransn#biggerthanbaseballll
source: nlbm.mlblogs.com/negro-leagues-…#thankyouforyourservicece#veteransn#biggerthanbaseballll
Happy #LarryDoby Day! Sharing a thread of some of my mixed media artwork created to pay tribute to an underappreciated barrier breaker.
July 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Happy #LarryDoby Day! Sharing a thread of some of my mixed media artwork created to pay tribute to an underappreciated barrier breaker.
Larry Doby's MLB debut was on this day in 1947. Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.
#LarryDoby
#LarryDoby
July 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Larry Doby's MLB debut was on this day in 1947. Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.
#LarryDoby
#LarryDoby
Always good to revisit the story of the debut of #LarryDoby from @castroturf.bsky.social
www.mlb.com/news/how-lar...
www.mlb.com/news/how-lar...
The crack-of-dawn call to Larry Doby that changed baseball
Larry Doby got what shut-eye he could as the bus carrying him and his Negro League teammates made its trek from Wilmington, Del., to Newark, N.J., in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 3, 1947....
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July 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Always good to revisit the story of the debut of #LarryDoby from @castroturf.bsky.social
www.mlb.com/news/how-lar...
www.mlb.com/news/how-lar...
The Summer issue of “Eleventh Street Eagle” has dropped! Access it and prior issues here: tinyurl.com/EleventhStreetEagle.
#SABR
#indyball
#larrydoby
#yogi100
#baseballhistory
#collegeworldseries
#mets
#SABR
#indyball
#larrydoby
#yogi100
#baseballhistory
#collegeworldseries
#mets
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Summer issue of “Eleventh Street Eagle” has dropped! Access it and prior issues here: tinyurl.com/EleventhStreetEagle.
#SABR
#indyball
#larrydoby
#yogi100
#baseballhistory
#collegeworldseries
#mets
#SABR
#indyball
#larrydoby
#yogi100
#baseballhistory
#collegeworldseries
#mets
Join us this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET for what is guaranteed to be an evening of phenomenal storytelling with Jerry Izenberg. We’ll be talking #NewJersey, #baseball, the #NegroLeagues, #EffaManley, #LarryDoby, #MonteIrvin & more!
All are welcome! Please DM for the Zoom registration link.
#SABR
All are welcome! Please DM for the Zoom registration link.
#SABR
April 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Join us this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET for what is guaranteed to be an evening of phenomenal storytelling with Jerry Izenberg. We’ll be talking #NewJersey, #baseball, the #NegroLeagues, #EffaManley, #LarryDoby, #MonteIrvin & more!
All are welcome! Please DM for the Zoom registration link.
#SABR
All are welcome! Please DM for the Zoom registration link.
#SABR
Jerry Izenberg will be the guest at our joint meeting with the Goose Goslin (South NJ) #SABR Chapter on Apr 23 @ 7:00 p.m. ET.
Come, hear from a master storyteller about the #NegroLeagues in NJ and his longtime friends, #LarryDoby and #MonteIrvin.
All are welcome! Pls DM for the registration link.
Come, hear from a master storyteller about the #NegroLeagues in NJ and his longtime friends, #LarryDoby and #MonteIrvin.
All are welcome! Pls DM for the registration link.
April 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Jerry Izenberg will be the guest at our joint meeting with the Goose Goslin (South NJ) #SABR Chapter on Apr 23 @ 7:00 p.m. ET.
Come, hear from a master storyteller about the #NegroLeagues in NJ and his longtime friends, #LarryDoby and #MonteIrvin.
All are welcome! Pls DM for the registration link.
Come, hear from a master storyteller about the #NegroLeagues in NJ and his longtime friends, #LarryDoby and #MonteIrvin.
All are welcome! Pls DM for the registration link.
Finally fulfilled my dream of owning a 1952 Topps card with this Larry Doby gem. Sharing it on Jackie Robinson Day because Doby was the second African American in MLB, following Robinson. Both legends broke barriers, inspiring us toward equality and inclusion. #JackieRobinsonDay #LarryDoby
April 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Finally fulfilled my dream of owning a 1952 Topps card with this Larry Doby gem. Sharing it on Jackie Robinson Day because Doby was the second African American in MLB, following Robinson. Both legends broke barriers, inspiring us toward equality and inclusion. #JackieRobinsonDay #LarryDoby
The Spring 2025 issue of our newsletter is out! Access it and the previous issue (We’ve put out only two so far.) here:
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Read about Jerry Izenberg, our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby, and more!
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Read about Jerry Izenberg, our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby, and more!
March 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Spring 2025 issue of our newsletter is out! Access it and the previous issue (We’ve put out only two so far.) here:
sabr.app.box.com/v/elysian-fi...
Read about Jerry Izenberg, our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby, and more!
sabr.app.box.com/v/elysian-fi...
Read about Jerry Izenberg, our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby, and more!
Will they take this away, too? www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/... #larrydoby
www.govinfo.gov
March 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Will they take this away, too? www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/... #larrydoby
Thank you to the sixty people who gathered today at the Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium for our #SABR Day Tribite to #LarryDoby!
Special thanks to @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore, and Dave Kaplan for being our guests and providing an excellent panel discussion.
Special thanks to @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore, and Dave Kaplan for being our guests and providing an excellent panel discussion.
February 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thank you to the sixty people who gathered today at the Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium for our #SABR Day Tribite to #LarryDoby!
Special thanks to @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore, and Dave Kaplan for being our guests and providing an excellent panel discussion.
Special thanks to @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore, and Dave Kaplan for being our guests and providing an excellent panel discussion.
Today!
Come out for some #baseball fellowship, a celebration of Paterson’s own #LarryDoby, and an opportunity to hear from some stellar panelists - all in a venue that overlooks historic #HinchliffeStadium and the beautiful frozen Paterson Great Falls.
Come out for some #baseball fellowship, a celebration of Paterson’s own #LarryDoby, and an opportunity to hear from some stellar panelists - all in a venue that overlooks historic #HinchliffeStadium and the beautiful frozen Paterson Great Falls.
February 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Today!
Come out for some #baseball fellowship, a celebration of Paterson’s own #LarryDoby, and an opportunity to hear from some stellar panelists - all in a venue that overlooks historic #HinchliffeStadium and the beautiful frozen Paterson Great Falls.
Come out for some #baseball fellowship, a celebration of Paterson’s own #LarryDoby, and an opportunity to hear from some stellar panelists - all in a venue that overlooks historic #HinchliffeStadium and the beautiful frozen Paterson Great Falls.
Please join us next Saturday, February 8, at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium as we pay tribute to #LarryDoby in the spot where his historic professional baseball career began.
February 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Big happenings this Saturday at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium as our #SABR chapter pays tribute to #LarryDoby with the help of @mzcsmith.bsky.social, Joe Moore, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Dave Kaplan!
February 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Big happenings this Saturday at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium as our #SABR chapter pays tribute to #LarryDoby with the help of @mzcsmith.bsky.social, Joe Moore, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Dave Kaplan!
This Saturday! Come out and pay tribute to #LarryDoby at the historic ballpark where he built his reputation playing high-school ball and where his professional career began when he tried out for the #NewarkEagles.
#Baseball fellowship and an outstanding panel discussion await you!
#NewJersey
#Baseball fellowship and an outstanding panel discussion await you!
#NewJersey
Attention #baseball enthusiasts and historians in Northern NJ! Join our tribute to #LarryDoby at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium on 2/8. Pls note the reservation requirement.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This Saturday! Come out and pay tribute to #LarryDoby at the historic ballpark where he built his reputation playing high-school ball and where his professional career began when he tried out for the #NewarkEagles.
#Baseball fellowship and an outstanding panel discussion await you!
#NewJersey
#Baseball fellowship and an outstanding panel discussion await you!
#NewJersey
Please join us next Saturday, February 8, at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium as we pay tribute to #LarryDoby in the spot where his historic professional baseball career began.
February 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Please join us next Saturday, February 8, at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium as we pay tribute to #LarryDoby in the spot where his historic professional baseball career began.
#Baseball fans! Join our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby!
Noon - Social hour & museum exploration
1:00 - Screening of "Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story"
2:30 - Panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Joseph Thomas Moore, moderated by Dave Kaplan
Noon - Social hour & museum exploration
1:00 - Screening of "Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story"
2:30 - Panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Joseph Thomas Moore, moderated by Dave Kaplan
January 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#Baseball fans! Join our #SABR Day Tribute to #LarryDoby!
Noon - Social hour & museum exploration
1:00 - Screening of "Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story"
2:30 - Panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Joseph Thomas Moore, moderated by Dave Kaplan
Noon - Social hour & museum exploration
1:00 - Screening of "Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story"
2:30 - Panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, and Joseph Thomas Moore, moderated by Dave Kaplan
Attention #baseball enthusiasts and historians in Northern NJ! Join our tribute to #LarryDoby at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium on 2/8. Pls note the reservation requirement.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
January 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Attention #baseball enthusiasts and historians in Northern NJ! Join our tribute to #LarryDoby at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium on 2/8. Pls note the reservation requirement.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
Our lineup includes a panel discussion with @mzcsmith.bsky.social, @lukeepplin.bsky.social, Joe Moore & Dave Kaplan.
“Jackie (Robinson) opened the door for the National League, and I did the same in the American League. It wasn’t about being first; it was about making sure others could follow.”
#LarryDoby
#LarryDoby
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Jackie (Robinson) opened the door for the National League, and I did the same in the American League. It wasn’t about being first; it was about making sure others could follow.”
#LarryDoby
#LarryDoby
Cleveland Indians' Satchel Paige (L) (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) and Larry Doby (Dec. 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003). Doby was the first black player to break baseball's color barrier in the American League.
#sports #photos #archive #larrydoby #satchelpaige #clevelandindians #mlb #baseball #halloffame
#sports #photos #archive #larrydoby #satchelpaige #clevelandindians #mlb #baseball #halloffame
December 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Cleveland Indians' Satchel Paige (L) (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) and Larry Doby (Dec. 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003). Doby was the first black player to break baseball's color barrier in the American League.
#sports #photos #archive #larrydoby #satchelpaige #clevelandindians #mlb #baseball #halloffame
#sports #photos #archive #larrydoby #satchelpaige #clevelandindians #mlb #baseball #halloffame
That was such a great day. Having my artwork on display at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium on #LarryDoby Day was a tremendous honor.
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 AM
That was such a great day. Having my artwork on display at the Muth Museum of #HinchliffeStadium on #LarryDoby Day was a tremendous honor.
From Paterson to Cooperstown!
#OTD IN 1998 #LarryDoby was inducted in the #Baseball #HOF. Doby caught the eye of many while playing H.S. ball at #HinchliffeStadium. He led the #NewarkEagles to a championship in 1946 and broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
#OTD IN 1998 #LarryDoby was inducted in the #Baseball #HOF. Doby caught the eye of many while playing H.S. ball at #HinchliffeStadium. He led the #NewarkEagles to a championship in 1946 and broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
July 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
From Paterson to Cooperstown!
#OTD IN 1998 #LarryDoby was inducted in the #Baseball #HOF. Doby caught the eye of many while playing H.S. ball at #HinchliffeStadium. He led the #NewarkEagles to a championship in 1946 and broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
#OTD IN 1998 #LarryDoby was inducted in the #Baseball #HOF. Doby caught the eye of many while playing H.S. ball at #HinchliffeStadium. He led the #NewarkEagles to a championship in 1946 and broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
If you weren’t able to get to the Muth today, please consider visiting this weekend. I left some of my artwork @ the gift shop. In addition to #LarryDoby pieces, you may find #Yankees, #Mets, #ShoheiOhtani, #DavidOrtiz, & #VladimirGuerreroJr. Or contact me to commission a piece!
July 6, 2024 at 3:39 AM
If you weren’t able to get to the Muth today, please consider visiting this weekend. I left some of my artwork @ the gift shop. In addition to #LarryDoby pieces, you may find #Yankees, #Mets, #ShoheiOhtani, #DavidOrtiz, & #VladimirGuerreroJr. Or contact me to commission a piece!
July 5, 2024 at 12:30 PM