Bob Tillman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1937
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 23-Jun-2000
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Bob Tillman
- 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 graduated from Isaac Litton High School and attended Middle Tennessee State University and Georgia Tech.
- He made the 1962 Red Sox' roster out of spring training as one of Boston's three catchers.
- After drawing walks in his first two MLB plate appearances, Tillman connected for a solo home run against Ted Bowsfield of the Los Angeles Angels in his first official at bat in the majors on May 19 at Fenway Park.
- His finest season came in 1964, when he set personal bests in every offensive category, hitting .278 with 17 home runs and 61 runs batted in in 131 games played.
- Tillman caught two no-hitters during his Red Sox days: Earl Wilson's in 1962, and Dave Morehead's in 1965.
- He spent the first four months of the Red Sox' pennant-winning 1967 season on the Boston roster, getting into 30 games, before he was sold to the Yankees on August 8.
- He later helped the 1969 Braves win the National League West Division title, appearing in 69 games, 52 as starting catcher.
- 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 Baseball Hall of Fame managing career in the New York farm system. 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.
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