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Dodgers' Brooklyn Native Who Welcomed Jackie Robinson Dies: Report
A Brooklyn native who starred for the 'Boys of Summer'-era Dodgers before going on to play for the Cubs and Phillies has passed away at age 97.
Last Living Member of Historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Dies at 97
Brooklyn Dodger Tommy "Buckshot" Brown died this morning, after contracting pneumonia while convalescing from a fall, his daughter told me. He was 97, the last living member of the 1947 Dodgers, and the #1 person in the world I wanted to interview. (He was pretty private.) RIP.?
Former Dodger Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the only player in AL/NL history to homer before his 18th birthday and the last living member of the historic 1947 Dodgers, died on Wednesday at the age of 97. Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Brown signed with the then-hometown Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943.
Former Dodgers OF, youngest MLB position player of all time dies at 97
Former Brooklyn Dodger Tommy Brown, the youngest position player to debut and last living member of the 1947 Dodgers, died at 97.
Tommy Brown, Last Living Member of 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
Tommy Brown, a former shortstop, left fielder and pinch hitter for three MLB teams from 1944 to '45 and 1947 to '53, died Wednesday, according to a Wednesday afternoon social media post from Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer.
Tommy Brown, Brooklyn teammate of Jackie Robinson and last surviving member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League Baseball game, died on Wednesday. Brown was 97 years old and died after contracting pneumonia while recuperating from a fall,
Tommy Brown, youngest MLB home-run hitter and player on 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, who was 16 years old when he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944, died in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 97.
Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.
Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 ...
Tommy Brown, last living member of historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, dead at 97
Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week. Brown, who played ...
Bob Uecker Dies: MLB World Remembers Legendary Announcer, Actor, Catcher
The baseball world reacted Thursday to the death of Bob Uecker, who gained more fame as a broadcaster and actor after his ...
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This Day In Dodgers History: Jackie Robinson Wins Spingarn Medal
On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn ...
President Biden signs bill making Jackie Robinson Ballpark a commemorative site
Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement ...
Former Phillies player, youngest to homer in MLB history, dead at 97
Tommy Brown, who made history as the youngest Major League Baseball position player of all-time when he made his debut with ...