1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

Tommy Brown, last living member of 1947 Dodgers, dies

Tommy Brown, last living member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97

Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, has died. He was 97.

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Tommy Brown cause of dead: Last member of historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 97

Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, passed away this week at the age of 97 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Brown, who played nine seasons in Major L

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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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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 ...

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1947: A Year in the Collections

Jackie Robinson made history on April 15, 1947, when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. While winning Rookie of the Year honors and helping the ...

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Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum.

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm ...

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Man who bought Jackie Robinson contracts pleads guilty to wire fraud

Kontilai, 55, purchased Robinson's Montreal Royals contract for the 1946 season and Robinson's 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers contract for $2 million in 2013, subsequently using their purported value to ...

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Tommy Brown Passes Away

Former big leaguer Tommy Brown passed away today at age 97, according to The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh. "Buckshot" Brown played ...

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