- Bob Tillman
John Robert Tillman (March 24, 1937 – June 23, 2000) was an American
baseball player.Born in
Nashville, Tennessee , Tillman playedcatcher for theBoston Red Sox (1962–67),New York Yankees (1967), andAtlanta Braves (1968–70).He helped the Red Sox win the 1967
American League pennant and the Braves win the 1969 National League Western Division.He caught two
no-hitter s during his Red Sox days (Earl Wilson in 1962, andDave Morehead in 1965).In 9 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.ee also
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Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game ources
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