Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies

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, Last Living Member of 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
Additionally, Brown was the last living major leaguer whose career began during World War II. With able-bodied men in short supply on the home front, Brown debuted for the Dodgers in '44 at the age of 16. In 1945, he hit a home run at the age of 17; he's still the youngest player ever to homer in the major leagues.
Tommy Brown, former Dodger & youngest position player in MLB history, dies at 97
Former Dodgers infielder and outfielder Tommy Brown, who debuted at age 16 for Brooklyn during World War II and remains the youngest position player in major league history, died on Wednesday 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.?
Tommy Brown cause of dead: Last member of historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, passed away this week at the age of 97 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Brown, who played nine seasons in Major L
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,
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.
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