August 3, 1944: Tommy Brown debuts for Dodgers as a 16-year-old shortstop
Leo Durocher, manager of the eighth-place Brooklyn Dodgers, refused to accept excuses from his new shortstop, Tommy Brown. Brown arrived at Ebbets Field fresh off an all-night train ride that brought him to the big leagues from the Newport News Dodgers of the Class-B Piedmont League. Thinking a 16-year-old shortstop would make a difference for […]