Breaking Barriers: Larry Doby & The Integration of Cleveland Baseball In-Person
Presented by Mary Manning of the Western Reserve Historical Society.
"When Larry Doby signed with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, he became the second African-American player in Major League Baseball and the first in the American League. Though Doby played on some of the greatest teams of all time, he never quite received the same media attention as Jackie Robinson, who had broken MLB’s color barrier in 1947. This program will explore Doby’s life, how Cleveland was well-positioned to field an integrated team by the late 1940s, and how Bill Veeck, the Indians’ team owner, and team president at the time, chose Doby from all the stellar Negro Leagues players to integrate baseball in Cleveland."
Registration for this free program is required and begins May 1 at 9 AM. To register, call (330) 688-3295 ext. 4, visit events.smfpl.org, or stop by the library. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
- Date:
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Stow-Munroe Falls Room
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Adult Program Summer Reading Event