Bob Tillman
Bob Tillman | |||
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Tillman, at right, with Chuck Schilling in 1963 | |||
Catcher | |||
Born: Nashville, Tennessee | March 24, 1937|||
Died: June 23, 2000 63) Gallatin, Tennessee | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 15, 1962, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 1, 1970, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .232 | ||
Home runs | 79 | ||
Runs batted in | 282 | ||
Teams | |||
John Robert Tillman (March 24, 1937 – June 23, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1962–67), New York Yankees (1967), and Atlanta Braves (1968–70). He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Tillman went to Isaac Litton High School.[1] Tillman attended Middle Tennessee State University and Georgia Tech. He helped the Red Sox win the 1967 American League pennant and the Braves win the 1969 National League Western Division. Tillman was also involved in a notable trade after the 1967 season when he was shipped from the Yankees to the Braves for third baseman Bobby Cox. Cox would eventually begin his managing career in the New York farm system.
Tillman hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat.[2] He caught two no-hitters during his Red Sox days; Earl Wilson in 1962,[3] and Dave Morehead in 1965.[4]
In nine seasons he played in 775 games and had 2,329 at-bats, 189 runs, 540 hits, 68 doubles, 10 triples, 79 home runs, 282 RBI, 1 stolen base, 228 walks, a .232 batting average, a .300 on-base percentage, a .371 slugging percentage, 865 total bases, 9 sacrifice hits, 14 sacrifice flies, and 33 intentional walks.
He died in Gallatin, Tennessee, at the age of 63.
See also
References
- ↑ "Bob Tillman Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ "Bob Tillman | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Los Angeles Angels 0
- ↑ Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Bob Tillman at Find a Grave