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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 ...
This Day In Sports: It was a lot of money back then
In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...
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Tommy Brown, Brooklyn teammate of Jackie Robinson and last surviving member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers ... in a petition started by other Dodgers players who didn't want to share a team with Robinson. "I didn't like it, because ...
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Tommy Brown, last living member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, who was the last living member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, died at ...
Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in ...
Tommy Brown, last living member of historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, dead at 97
Tommy Brown, the last living member of the historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, died at the age of 97 this week. Brown, who played ...
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Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
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.
Tommy Brown, Last Living Member of 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
Additionally, Brown was the last living major leaguer whose career began during World War II. With able-bodied men in short ...