Dear Editor,

Happy 76th Anniversary, Larry Doby.

July 5th marked the 76th Anniversary of Larry Doby playing his first Major League baseball game for the Cleveland Indians in 1947.

It was a milestone for integrating the American League along with Jackie Robinson playing his first Major League baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers integrating the National League.

It was a time when most baseball fans could afford a bleacher, general admission, reserve or box seat. Hot dogs, beer, other refreshments and souvenirs were reasonably priced.

Just as Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby both fought racism in the 1950s, Detroit Tigers Hank Greenberg had to do the same with anti-Semitism in his time.

Doby, Robinson and Greenberg both document the long-lasting relationship between African Americans and Jewish sports fans standing together for decades in support of each other.

Larry Penner

Great Neck, New York