1. Larry Doby.

2. Branch Rickey with Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher.

3. Branch Rickey in his Brooklyn lair.

4. Jackie Robinson.

5. Ralph Kiner.

6. Cleveland owner Bill Veeck.

7. A young Larry Doby. The Cleveland Press Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.

8. Loss of a limb never stopped Veeck.

9. Lou Boudreau, Cleveland player-manager.

10. Larry Doby in action.

11. Larry Doby as a pied piper. The Cleveland Press Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.

12. Larry Doby with Cleveland pitcher Early Wynn.

13. Cleveland third baseman Al Rosen with Larry Doby.

14. Larry Doby, his first daughter, Christina, and his wife, Helyn. The Cleveland Press Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.

15. Mickey Mantle.

16. Former Newark Eagles teammate Monte Irvin.

17. Edwin “Duke” Snider.

18. The Cleveland Indians, 1954 American League Champions.

19. Manager Al Lopez with Cleveland ace Bob Lemon.

20. The great Willie Mays.

21. The Three M’s: Maris, Mays, and Mantle.

22. Bill Veeck and a mature Larry Doby. The Cleveland Press Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.