Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
- Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a Major League game, has died at 97 years old, according to his daughter, Paula Brown Caplice.
- Brown was the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included Jackie Robinson and was known as 'Buckshot.'
- He made his Major League debut at 16 years, 241 days old, becoming the youngest non-pitcher to play in a Major League game.
- Brown's death leaves Bobby Shantz, who is 99, as the last living Major League player who was active during the 1940s.
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