Tommy Brown

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.

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