Brooklyn Native Who Welcomed Jackie Robinson to Dodgers Dies

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, 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,
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.
Tommy 'Buckshot' Brown, last living member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
He holds distinctions as the youngest player to ever hit a home run in a major league game, and the youngest non-pitcher to ever appear in a major league game.
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.🧵
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