Jackie Robinson's 42 isn't the only number with special meaning to the Cleveland Indians. Less than three months after Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry Doby made his debut for the Indians, becoming the AL's first black player.

Doby played 10 seasons for Cleveland, and the Hall of Famer's No. 14 was retired by the team on July 3, 1994 -- 47 years after he was signed by owner Bill Veeck.

Now that baseball has saluted Robinson's 60th anniversary, the Indians have asked Major League Baseball for permission to have their players wear Doby's No. 14 on July 5 in Detroit to commemorate the six decades since he bravely battled prejudice.

Team spokesman Bart Swain said while the club awaits word from MLB, it is planning to honor Doby during the team's Hall of Fame weekend at Jacobs Field when the New York Yankees are in town Aug. 10-12.

Unlike Robinson, who played in the Dodgers' minor-league organization, Doby was signed by the Indians and put in their lineup two days later.

Rockies

Colorado placed infielder Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day disabled list because of back spasms. Matsui left Saturday night's game against Arizona in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Yankees

Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano joined fellow New York starter Chien-Ming Wang on the disabled list, further depleting the team's already taxed pitching staff.

"Nobody wants that," Mussina said after cutting short his throwing session because of pain in his injured left hamstring. "We don't have a choice. You just find a way to get through it and deal with it. It's unfortunate. ... Nobody's having surgery. A couple of muscle pulls, a strain, we'll be fine."

Blue Jays

Toronto placed closer B.J. Ryan on the 15-day disabled list with a strained elbow a day after he blew his second save in four chances. Ryan, whose latest blown save came when he gave up four runs in the ninth inning of Saturday's 10-7 loss to Detroit, is to be examined by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama today.

Angels

Bartolo Colon appeared to be in midseason form. The Los Angeles right-hander, working his way back from a torn rotator cuff that sidelined him the final two months last season, threw seven shutout innings for Salt Lake against Las Vegas in a final rehab tuneup yesterday. Colon allowed three hits, walking one and striking out three. He is scheduled to start for the Angels Friday against Seattle.