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

Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League Baseball game, died on Wednesday. Brown was 97 years old and

Tommy Brown, who was the last living member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, died at age 97.