Bob Tillman

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: March 24, 1937 in Nashville, TN us

Died: June 23, 2000 in Gallatin, TN

Buried: Sumner Memorial Gardens, Gallatin, TN

High School: Litton HS (Nashville, TN)

Schools: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA), Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)

Debut: April 15, 1962 (Age 25-022d, 11,959th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1970 (Age 33-191d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: John Robert Tillman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

2329

540

.232

189

RBI

282

OBP

.300

SLG

.371

OPS

.672

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 79 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 6 tying, 20 go ahead

3 Tms
BOS	49
ATL	28
NYY	2

Platoon
vs RHP	54
vs LHP	25

Home/Road
Home	44
Away	35

Outs
1	29
0	27
2	23

19 Opps
BAL	9
DET	8
CLE	8
MIN	7
WSA	7
NYM	6
SFG	5
KCA	5
NYY	4
PHI	4
LAD	3
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
CIN	1
LAA	1
MON	1

68 Pitchers
Mudcat Grant	3
Grant Jackson	3
Jerry Koosman	2
Wes Stock	2
Claude Osteen	2
Dick Donovan	2
Gary Gentry	2
Phil Regan	2
Frank Linzy	2
Mike McCormick	1
Tom Seaver	1
Stu Miller	1
Wade Blasingame	1
Ed Connolly	1
Stan Williams	1
Ted Sadowski	1
Jerry Walker	1
Ed Rakow	1
Lee Stange	1
Larry Jaster	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Don McMahon	1
Mickey Lolich	1
Dave Vineyard	1
Gordon Jones	1
Steve Carlton	1
Don Cardwell	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Jim Bouton	1
Claude Raymond	1
Dave Wickersham	1
Dick Stigman	1
John Tsitouris	1
Denny McLain	1
Frank Sullivan	1
Al Santorini	1
Hank Aguirre	1
Marshall Bridges	1
Juan Pizarro	1
Tom Dukes	1
Ron Bryant	1
Larry Dierker	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1
Mel Stottlemyre	1
Luis Arroyo	1
Steve Barber	1
Steve Ridzik	1
Jim Perry	1
Jim Duckworth	1
Don Rudolph	1
Pete Mikkelsen	1
Barry Lersch	1
Dave McNally	1
Robin Roberts	1
Frank Funk	1
Moe Drabowsky	1
Lew Krausse	1
Milt Pappas	1
Luis Tiant	1
Bill Monbouquette	1
Aurelio Monteagudo	1
Bennie Daniels	1
Ted Bowsfield	1
Dick Lines	1
Don Sutton	1
Joe Sparma	1
Rich Robertson	1

15 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	31
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	13
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	5
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
RFK Stad (WAS)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Munic. Stad (KAN)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	41
8	8
9	2
89	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	70
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	49
1--	11
-2-	7
12-	5
123	3
--3	2
-23	1
1-3	1

122 RBI
RISP	19
0 on	49
1 on	20
2 on	7
3 on	3
Any on	30

Inning
2	13
3	9
4	10
5	6
6	8
7	10
8	7
9	10
Extra	6

1-3	22
4-6	24
7-end	33

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	6
+2	6
+1	9
Tied	18
-1	7
-2	6
-3	6
-4..	15

Ahead	27
Tied	18
Behind	34

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	77
PH	2

OrderPos
8th	36
7th	28
6th	10
4th	2
9th	2
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	43

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1962-05-19	BOS		LAA	Ted Bowsfield	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	1	4	2	0.138	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1962-05-22	BOS		KCA	Dave Wickersham	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.022	4%		Home Run (CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	1962-05-26	BOS		BAL	Steve Barber	ahead 6-3	b 6	0	-2-	2	6	2	0.040	97%		Home Run; P. Runnels Scores
4	4	4	1	1962-05-29	BOS	@	MIN	Lee Stange	tied 1-1	t 2	0	1--	2	6	2	0.161	70%		Home Run; P. Runnels Scores
5	5	5	2	1962-05-29	BOS	@	MIN	Ted Sadowski	ahead 4-3	t 3	1	---	1	6	2	0.104	69%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1962-06-06 (1)	BOS		DET	Phil Regan	behind 0-1	b 7	2	---	1	6	2	0.242	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1962-06-08	BOS		CLE	Dick Donovan	behind 3-6	b 4	0	-2-	2	6	2	0.150	43%		Home Run; P. Runnels Scores
8	8	8	1	1962-06-09	BOS		CLE	Pedro Ramos	behind 6-14	b 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.003	0%		Home Run
9	9	9	1	1962-06-10 (1)	BOS		CLE	Frank Funk	tied 3-3	b 11	0	---	1	6	2	0.361	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
10	10	10	1	1962-06-24 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	Wes Stock	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.346	85%		Home Run
11	11	11	1	1962-07-12 (2)	BOS	@	KCA	Gordon Jones	ahead 7-4	t 11	2	--3	2	7	2	0.028	99%		Home Run; L. Clinton Scores
12	12	12	1	1962-07-19	BOS		NYY	Luis Arroyo	behind 5-10	b 9	1	---	1	9	PH	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1962-08-18	BOS	@	MIN	Frank Sullivan	ahead 8-2	t 7	0	1--	2	6	2	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Malzone Scores
14	14	14	1	1962-09-12 (1)	BOS	@	DET	Phil Regan	behind 2-4	t 7	2	---	1	9	PH	0.105	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1963-04-14	BOS	@	WSA	Bennie Daniels	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.123	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	2	1	1963-04-21	BOS		DET	Hank Aguirre	behind 0-5	b 7	1	1--	2	8	2	0.055	9%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores
17	17	3	1	1963-05-13	BOS		WSA	Jim Duckworth	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	1-3	3	8	2	0.082	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Stuart Scores; R. Mejías Scores
18	18	4	1	1963-06-17	BOS		BAL	Mike McCormick	behind 0-7	b 5	2	---	1	8	2	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	5	1	1963-07-03	BOS	@	CLE	Jerry Walker	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	12-	3	5	2	0.140	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Geiger Scores; F. Malzone Scores
20	20	6	1	1963-07-11	BOS	@	MIN	Dick Stigman	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.124	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	7	1	1963-07-21	BOS	@	CHW	Hoyt Wilhelm	tied 2-2	t 10	1	---	1	8	2	0.392	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	8	1	1963-08-18	BOS		CLE	Mudcat Grant	tied 1-1	b 2	1	-2-	2	8	2	0.172	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1964-05-04	BOS		CLE	Dick Donovan	behind 0-2	b 2	2	12-	3	8	2	0.304	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Stuart Scores; T. Conigliaro Scores
24	24	2	1	1964-05-10 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	Claude Osteen	behind 1-6	t 5	1	---	1	8	2	0.032	7%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	3	1	1964-05-23	BOS		KCA	Aurelio Monteagudo	behind 0-3	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.097	27%		Home Run
26	26	4	1	1964-06-12	BOS		BAL	Wes Stock	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	1--	2	8	2	0.088	95%		Home Run; E. Bressoud Scores
27	27	5	1	1964-06-14 (1)	BOS		BAL	Dave McNally	behind 0-5	b 5	1	---	1	8	2	0.038	9%		Home Run
28	28	6	1	1964-06-20	BOS	@	BAL	Milt Pappas	behind 1-11	t 9	0	12-	3	8	2	0.001	0%		Home Run; C. Schilling Scores; F. Mantilla Scores
29	29	7	1	1964-07-11	BOS	@	DET	Joe Sparma	behind 0-7	t 8	0	---	1	8	2	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	8	1	1964-07-18	BOS		WSA	Steve Ridzik	ahead 5-2	b 6	1	123	4	8	2	0.047	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Stuart Scores; L. Thomas Scores; E. Bressoud Scores
31	31	9	2	1964-07-18	BOS		WSA	Don Rudolph	ahead 10-6	b 8	0	1--	2	8	2	0.007	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores
32	32	10	1	1964-07-22	BOS		DET	Ed Rakow	behind 3-6	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.078	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	11	1	1964-08-20	BOS		BAL	Dave Vineyard	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	8	2	0.188	74%		Home Run; F. Malzone Scores
34	34	12	1	1964-08-21	BOS		NYY	Stan Williams	ahead 3-0	b 8	1	123	4	8	2	0.014	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Stuart Scores; L. Thomas Scores; E. Bressoud Scores
35	35	13	1	1964-08-23	BOS		NYY	Jim Bouton	behind 2-4	b 9	2	---	1	8	2	0.030	4%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
36	36	14	1	1964-08-25	BOS		DET	Denny McLain	behind 5-6	b 4	1	---	1	8	2	0.143	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	15	1	1964-09-16	BOS		KCA	Moe Drabowsky	ahead 4-1	b 5	2	12-	3	8	2	0.088	98%		Home Run; F. Malzone Scores; E. Bressoud Scores
38	38	16	1	1964-09-19	BOS		MIN	Mudcat Grant	tied 2-2	b 7	1	1--	2	8	2	0.297	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores
39	39	17	1	1964-09-26	BOS	@	DET	Mickey Lolich	behind 0-4	t 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.059	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1965-05-11	BOS		NYY	Mel Stottlemyre	behind 1-5	b 7	0	---	1	8	2	0.052	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	2	1	1965-06-02	BOS	@	MIN	Mudcat Grant	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	2	0.100	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	3	1	1965-06-18	BOS	@	CHW	Juan Pizarro	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	7	2	0.170	84%		Home Run; T. Horton Scores
43	43	4	1	1965-06-22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	Robin Roberts	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	1	7	2	0.124	80%		Home Run (Deep CF)
44	44	5	1	1965-06-23	BOS	@	BAL	Stu Miller	behind 3-5	t 7	2	---	1	7	2	0.105	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	6	1	1965-08-25	BOS		WSA	Marshall Bridges	ahead 7-3	b 6	0	---	1	8	2	0.021	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1966-08-12	BOS		DET	Bill Monbouquette	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	---	1	8	2	0.101	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	2	1	1966-08-20	BOS		MIN	Jim Perry	behind 1-2	b 9	1	---	1	8	2	0.470	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	3	1	1966-08-24 (2)	BOS		KCA	Lew Krausse	behind 0-6	b 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.032	9%		Home Run
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1967-06-25	BOS		CLE	Luis Tiant	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.122	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	2	1	1967-08-13	NYY	@	CLE	Ed Connolly	ahead 12-7	t 9	2	-23	3	7	2	0.004	100%		Home Run; M. Mantle Scores; J. Kennedy Scores
51	51	3	1	1967-08-25 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	Dick Lines	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.060	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1968-04-12	ATL		CIN	John Tsitouris	ahead 2-1	b 7	2	1--	2	4	2	0.153	95%		Home Run (Deep CF); H. Aaron Scores
53	53	2	1	1968-04-25	ATL	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	behind 1-5	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	3	1	1968-05-11	ATL		LAD	Claude Osteen	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.031	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	4	1	1968-06-10	ATL		STL	Larry Jaster	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.134	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	5	1	1968-09-02 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	Don Cardwell	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.132	60%		Home Run
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1969-05-13	ATL	@	NYM	Gary Gentry	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	1--	2	7	2	0.137	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Boyer Scores
58	58	2	1	1969-06-01	ATL	@	CHC	Ken Holtzman	behind 0-6	t 4	1	-2-	2	7	2	0.051	11%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Aspromonte Scores
59	59	3	1	1969-06-20	ATL		SFG	Frank Linzy	tied 3-3	b 12	1	---	1	7	2	0.426	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	4	1	1969-06-22 (2)	ATL		SFG	Rich Robertson	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	2	8	2	0.189	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Millán Scores
61	61	5	1	1969-06-24	ATL		LAD	Pete Mikkelsen	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	123	4	7	2	0.123	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carty Scores; B. Aspromonte Scores; F. Millán Scores
62	62	6	1	1969-07-04 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	Frank Linzy	tied 5-5	t 10	0	---	1	7	2	0.350	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	7	1	1969-07-30 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	Grant Jackson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.119	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	8	2	1969-07-30 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	Grant Jackson	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.094	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	9	3	1969-07-30 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	Grant Jackson	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	1--	2	7	2	0.039	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Boyer Scores
66	66	10	1	1969-08-03	ATL	@	NYM	Gary Gentry	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.120	62%		Home Run
67	67	11	1	1969-08-08 (1)	ATL		NYM	Jerry Koosman	behind 0-4	b 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.003	0%		Home Run
68	68	12	1	1969-08-17	ATL		STL	Steve Carlton	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.132	40%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	1970-04-08	ATL	@	SDP	Al Santorini	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	1	8	2	0.083	87%		Home Run
70	70	2	1	1970-04-18	ATL		LAD	Don Sutton	behind 2-5	b 7	0	-2-	2	8	2	0.168	37%		Home Run; R. Garr Scores
71	71	3	1	1970-05-26	ATL		HOU	Larry Dierker	tied 3-3	b 6	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.266	82%		Home Run; R. Carty Scores
72	72	4	1	1970-06-14	ATL	@	NYM	Tom Seaver	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	---	1	8	2	0.099	68%		Home Run (Deep CF)
73	73	5	1	1970-08-21	ATL	@	MON	Claude Raymond	behind 3-6	t 9	0	---	1	8	2	0.041	7%		Home Run
74	74	6	1	1970-08-26	ATL	@	NYM	Jerry Koosman	behind 0-3	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.083	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
75	75	7	1	1970-08-30	ATL	@	PHI	Barry Lersch	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	1	8	2	0.103	38%		Home Run (Deep CF)
76	76	8	1	1970-09-05 (1)	ATL		SFG	Ron Bryant	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.109	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	9	2	1970-09-05 (1)	ATL		SFG	Don McMahon	ahead 2-1	b 8	1	12-	3	7	2	0.101	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Jackson Scores; C. Boyer Scores
78	78	10	1	1970-09-09 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	Tom Dukes	tied 3-3	t 11	0	---	1	8	2	0.343	84%		Home Run
79	79	11	1	1970-09-27	ATL		HOU	Wade Blasingame	tied 2-2	b 4	1	--3	2	8	2	0.149	77%		Home Run; C. Boyer Scores

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BAL	9
DET	8
CLE	8
MIN	7
WSA	7
NYM	6
SFG	5
KCA	5
NYY	4
PHI	4
LAD	3
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
CIN	1
LAA	1
MON	1

BAL	9
DET	8
CLE	8
MIN	7
WSA	7
NYM	6
SFG	5
KCA	5
NYY	4
PHI	4
LAD	3
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
CIN	1
LAA	1
MON	1

BAL	9
DET	8
CLE	8
MIN	7
WSA	7
NYM	6
SFG	5
KCA	5
NYY	4
PHI	4
LAD	3
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
CIN	1
LAA	1
MON	1