standout four sport athlete at Paterson Eastside 
High School. 
(2) Larry Doby attended Long Island Univer-
sity on a basketball scholarship before enlisting in 
the United States Navy during WWII. 
(3) Upon his honorable discharge from the 
Navy in 1946, Larry Doby played baseball in the 
Negro League for the Newark Eagles. After playing 
the 1946 season, Larry Doby’s contract was pur-
chased by the Cleveland Indians of the American 
League on July 3, 1947. 
(4) On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the 
first African-American to play in the American 
League. 
(5) Larry Doby played in the American League 
for 13 years, appearing in 1,533 games and batting 
.283, with 253 home runs and 969 runs batted in. 
(6) Larry Doby was voted to seven all-star 
teams, led the American League in home runs twice, 
and played in two World Series; he was the first Af-
rican-American to play in the World Series and to 
hit a home run in a World Series game, both in 
1948. 
(7) After his stellar playing career ended, Larry 
Doby continued to make a significant contribution to 
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his community; he has been a pioneer in the cause 
of civil rights and has received honorary doctorate 
degrees from Long Island University, Princeton Uni-
versity, and Fairfield University. 
(8) In 1978, Larry Doby became the manager 
of the Chicago White Sox, only the second African- 
American manager of a Major League team. 
(9) Larry Doby was the Director of Community 
Relations for the National Basketball Association’s 
New Jersey Nets, where he was deeply involved in 
a number of inner-city youth programs. 
(10) Larry Doby was elected to the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, 
of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Larry Doby in 
recognition of his achievements and contributions to 
American major league athletics, civil rights and the 
Armed Forces during WWII. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) TRANSFER OF MEDAL AFTER PRESENTATION.— 
Following the presentation of the gold medal in honor of 
Larry Doby under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be 
given to his son, Larry Doby, Jr. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck under 
this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
Æ 
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