Bob Tillman

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John Robert Tillman (March 24, 1937 - June 23, 2000) born in Nashville, Tennessee was a Catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1962-67), New York Yankees (1967) and Atlanta 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-hitters (Earl Wilson in 1962, Dave Morehead in 1965) during his Red Sox days.

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, .232 Batting Average, .300 On-base percentage, .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.

[edit] See also

• Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

[edit] Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference