Born Thomas Michael Brown on Dec. 6, 1927, in Brooklyn, he signed with his hometown Dodgers after a 1943 tryout and spent the first four months of the 1944 season in the minors.
Tommy Brown, a career utility player and the final living member of the color-barrier-breaking 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers ... With Brown now passed, only one MLB player from the 1940s remains alive ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Brown, 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 ...