Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week. Brown, who played nine years in Major League Baseball in the 1940s and early ’50s and ...

He returned to the Dodgers in 1947, joining a roster that included future Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese and Robinson, whose debut that season broke baseball’s color barrier. Brown’s ...

1947 marked Brown's first appearance in a World ... He was just 25 years old when he made his final MLB appearance. Brown finished his time at the top of the baseball world as a career ...

He returned to baseball in 1947, and played in 169 more games for Brooklyn over parts of the next five seasons. Playing primarily as a shortstop, Brown also saw a lot of time at the other three ...