Tommy Brown | |
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Brown in about 1953. |
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Utility player | |
Born: December 6, 1927 Brooklyn, New York |
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Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB debut | |
August 3, 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1953 for the Chicago Cubs | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Home runs | 31 |
RBI | 159 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Michael "Buckshot" Brown (born December 6, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) was a Major League Baseball Utility player from 1944 to 1953. Brown became the youngest player ever to hit a home run in the Major Leagues when he homered on August 20, 1945 at the age of 17. On September 18, 1950 Brown hit three consecutive home runs in a game.