Bob Tillman
[edit] Biography
Bob Tillman (John Robert Tillman) was born on March 24, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1962 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .229 with 14 home runs and 38 RBI. Tillman played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Tillman's best season was 1964, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .278 average and knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 81
| 249
| 28
| 57
| 14
| 38
| .229
| .283
| .454
| 6
| 4
| 19
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| 96
| 307
| 24
| 69
| 8
| 32
| .225
| .304
| .349
| 10
| 2
| 34
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 5
|
| 1964
| BOS
| A
| 131
| 425
| 43
| 118
| 17
| 61
| .278
| .352
| .445
| 18
| 1
| 49
| 74
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 12
|
| 1965
| BOS
| A
| 111
| 368
| 20
| 79
| 6
| 35
| .215
| .288
| .307
| 10
| 3
| 40
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 78
| 204
| 12
| 47
| 3
| 24
| .230
| .303
| .314
| 8
| 0
| 22
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| 22
| 63
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 9
| .254
| .324
| .365
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 64
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 4
| .188
| .224
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 127
| 9
| 28
| 3
| 13
| .220
| .275
| .307
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 86
| 236
| 16
| 52
| 5
| 20
| .220
| .278
| .301
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 55
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 69
| 190
| 18
| 37
| 12
| 29
| .195
| .263
| .411
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 71
| 223
| 19
| 53
| 11
| 30
| .238
| .299
| .408
| 5
| 0
| 20
| 66
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 226
| 649
| 53
| 142
| 28
| 79
| .219
| .281
| .370
| 14
| 0
| 54
| 168
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 16
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 549
| 1680
| 136
| 398
| 51
| 203
| .237
| .307
| .372
| 54
| 10
| 174
| 342
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 26
| 46
|
| Total
|
|
| 775
| 2329
| 189
| 540
| 79
| 282
| .232
| .300
| .371
| 68
| 10
| 228
| 510
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 33
| 62
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| C
| 66
| 58
| 556.1
| 389
| 19
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 28
| 12
| 1
| .983
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| C
| 95
| 89
| 804.2
| 621
| 26
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 43
| 8
| 0
| .992
|
| 1964
| BOS
| A
| C
| 131
| 120
| 1077
| 897
| 49
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 61
| 23
| 5
| .989
|
| 1965
| BOS
| A
| C
| 106
| 102
| 902.2
| 676
| 45
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 50
| 19
| 0
| .988
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| C
| 72
| 56
| 519
| 372
| 24
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 51
| 16
| 0
| .990
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| C
| 15
| 15
| 146
| 83
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 1
| .970
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| C
| 26
| 18
| 164
| 120
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| .977
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| C
| 41
| 33
| 310
| 203
| 24
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 10
| 1
| .974
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| C
| 75
| 66
| 582.1
| 359
| 29
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 36
| 15
| 1
| .990
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| C
| 69
| 52
| 490.1
| 309
| 15
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 26
| 4
| 0
| .988
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| C
| 70
| 63
| 549.1
| 404
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 47
| 9
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 725
| 639
| 5791.2
| 4230
| 253
| 55
| 40
| 1
| 52
| 371
| 116
| 8
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (January 18, 1958).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees (August 8, 1967).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Dale Roberts to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Bobby Cox (December 7, 1967).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Hank Allen, Paul Click and John Ryan (December 2, 1970).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (February 10, 1971).
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