Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
- Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week.
- He was the youngest player to hit a Major League home run on Aug. 20, 1945, at 17 years and 257 days old, a record that still stands today.
- Brown opposed a petition against Jackie Robinson's addition to the Dodgers, stating, 'I’m not signing anything like that,' according to his daughter.
- He had a.241 career batting average with 31 home runs and was a utility player during his nine years in Major League Baseball.
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