Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League ...

He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in ...

A Brooklyn native who starred for the 'Boys of Summer'-era Dodgers before going on to play for the Cubs and Phillies has ...

Additionally, Brown was the last living major leaguer whose career began during World War II. With able-bodied men in short ...

Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 ...

Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week. Brown, who played ...

On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach was ... color barrier in the sport.He made his MLB debut in 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played his first professional game at the ...

He first suited up for the Triple-A Montreal Royals in Daytona Beach on March 17, 1946, one year before making his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Ballpark is also ...