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Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies

Tommy Brown, Last Surviving Player of the Historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Team, Has Died

The last living member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Tommy “Buckshot” Brown has died, according to Ben Lindberg on X. He was 97.Brown died from pneumonia that developed while he was recovering from a fall.

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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.

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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

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This Day In Dodgers History: Charles Ebbets Becomes Controlling Owner

On Dec. 31, 1897, Charles Ebbets became the controlling owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known as the Grooms. Ebbets gained an 80% interest in the team after spending most of the decade as a ...

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 ...

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Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies

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