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, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week. Brown, who played nine years in Major League Baseball in the 1940s and early ’50s and parts of seven with the Dodgers, passed away on Wednesday at a rehabilitation center in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Tommy Brown, who was the last living member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, died at age 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.