FINDINGS.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) Larry Doby was born in Camden, South Carolina, on December 13, 1923, and moved to Paterson, New Jersey, in 1938, where he became a standout four-sport athlete at Paterson Eastside High School; (2) Larry Doby attended Long Island University on a basketball scholarship before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II; (3) upon his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, Larry Doby played baseball in the Negro National League for the Newark Eagles; (4) after playing the 1946 season, Larry Doby’s contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians of the American League on July 3, 1947; (5) on July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first African-American to play in the American League; (6) Larry Doby played in the American League for 13 years, appearing in 1,533 games and batting .283, with 253 home runs and 970 runs batted in; (7) Larry Doby was voted to seven All-Star teams, led the American League in home runs twice, and played in two World Series; (8) in 1948, Larry Doby helped lead the Cleveland Indians to a World Series Championship over the Boston Braves and became the first African-American player to hit a home run in a World Series game; (9) after his stellar playing career ended, Larry Doby continued to make a significant contribution to his community; (10) Larry Doby was a pioneer in the cause of civil rights and received honorary doctorate degrees from Long Island University, Princeton University, and Fairfield University; (11) in 1978, Larry Doby became the manager of the Chicago White Sox, only the second African-American manager of a Major League Baseball team; (12) Larry Doby was the Director of Community Relations for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association, where he was deeply involved in a number of inner-city youth programs; and (13) Larry Doby was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.