Tommy Brown Dies at 97
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Tommy Brown, last living member of historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, dead at 97

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Tommy Brown played nine years in Major League Baseball in the 1940s and early '50s and parts of seven with the Dodgers .
He was the youngest player to hit a major league home run on Aug. 20, 1945 , when he hit a solo blast against Pirates pitcher Preacher Roe when he was 17 years , 257 days old .
As a member of the 1947 team, he stood up against a petition that circulated within the team protesting Jackie Robinson’s addition.
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