An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II
PL 115-322 (H.R.1861), enacted 12/17/2018

132 STAT. 4440 
PUBLIC LAW 115–322—DEC. 17, 2018 
Public Law 115–322 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Lawrence Eugene ‘‘Larry’’ Doby 
in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league 
athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Larry Doby Congressional 
Gold Medal Act’’. 
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; 
The Larry Doby 
Congressional 
Gold Medal Act. 
31 USC 5111 
note. 
Dec. 17, 2018 
[H.R. 1861] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–322—DEC. 17, 2018 
(11) in 1978, Larry Doby became the manager of the Chi-
cago 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. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on 
behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, in honor 
of Larry Doby and in recognition of his achievements and contribu-
tions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed 
Forces during World War II. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with 
suitable emblems, 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 pursuant 
to subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to his son, Larry 
Doby, Jr. 
SEC. 4. 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. 5. 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. 
Larry Doby, Jr. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–322—DEC. 17, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1861: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018): 
July 10, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate. 
(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. 
Approved December 17, 2018. 
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