Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He was born one of six children as Thomas Jefferson Young to Lee Grand Young and his wife Holland Bradford Young in Wetumpka, Alabama, another source says Ardmore, Oklahoma, on September 6, 1902. He played the position of catcher with the Kansas City Monarchs making his professional baseball debut with them in 1920. He continued playing with the Kansas City Monarchs through the rest of the baseball season of 1920. The 6'11" and 210lbs catcher who batted left and who threw right also played with the Kansas City Monarchs from 1925 to 1931, 1932 to 1935, and again in 1941, the St. Louis Stars in 1931, the Homestead Grays in 1932, the Detroit Wolves in 1932, the Homestead Grays in 1932, the New York Cubans in 1937, the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1937, the Philadelphia Stars in 1941, and the Newark Eagles in 1941. His 162 Game Average consisted of 395 Games Played, 565 Plate Appearances, 502 At Bats, 85 Runs Scored, 148 Hits, 36 Doubles, 10 Triples, 5 Homeruns, 92 Runs Batted In, 20 Stolen Bases, 162 Caught Stealing, 46 Walks, 0 Strikeouts, 0 Intentional Walks, 0 Hit By Pitch, 15 Sacrifice Hits, 0 Sacrifice Flies, 0 Grounded Into Double Plays, .295 Batting Average, .357 On Base Percentage, .419 Slugging Percentage, .777 On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage, and 114 Adjusted On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage. During his professional baseball career, he also exceeded rookie limits during the 1926 baseball season. His other nicknames include "T.J." and "T Baby." During his playing days, he was also a battery teammate of the great pitcher Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982), while with the Negro National Baseball League. After leaving his professional baseball career, he worked as a janitor in a hospital. He passed away following a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer at his home in Seattle, Washington, on December 27, 1964, at the age of 62. Following his death, his funeral service was held at the Evergreen Funeral Home in Seattle, Washington, and he was buried in Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue, Washington. His younger brother Maurice Morris Doolittle (1904-1984), played in the Negro Leagues at the position of catcher with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1927. He never married nor had any children.