John Robert Tillman was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 205 pounds. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Tillman attended Middle Tennessee State University and Georgia Tech. He played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. He helped the Red Sox win the 1967 American League pennant and the Braves win the 1969 National League Western Division. 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 managing career in the New York farm system. He caught two no-hitters during his Red Sox days. 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. 

March 24th, 1937 in Nashville  /  Died:   Jun 23rd, 2000