Bob Johnson Notable

b. March 4, 1936 · Kansas City Athletics 1960, Washington Senators 1961–1962, Baltimore Orioles 1963–1967, New York Mets 1967, Cincinnati Reds 1968, Atlanta Braves 1968, St. Louis Cardinals 1969, Oakland Athletics 1969–1970

Bob Johnson played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1960 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1970. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1963 to 1967.

Across 874 games he batted .272, with 628 hits and 254 runs. He finished with 44 home runs, 88 doubles and 24 stolen bases.

He played 201 games at shortstop, with 487 assists and 36 errors. He turned 84 double plays. He also played 167 games at second base, 166 games at third base and 107 games at first base.

He was born in Omaha, NE, USA on March 4, 1936, and died on November 9, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1960	KCA	76	146	12	30	4	0	1	9	19	23	2	.205
1961	WSA	61	224	27	66	13	1	6	28	19	26	4	.295
1962	WSA	135	466	58	134	20	2	12	43	32	50	9	.288
1963	BAL	82	254	34	75	10	0	8	32	18	35	5	.295
1964	BAL	93	210	18	52	8	2	3	29	9	37	0	.248
1965	BAL	87	273	36	66	13	2	5	27	15	34	1	.242
1966	BAL	71	157	13	34	5	0	1	10	12	24	0	.217
1967	BAL/NYM	94	233	27	81	8	3	5	27	13	30	1	.348
1968	ATL/CIN	75	202	17	53	5	1	0	12	11	22	0	.262
1969	OAK/STL	70	96	6	29	1	0	2	11	5	8	0	.302
1970	OAK	30	46	6	8	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	.174
Career	—	874	2307	254	628	88	11	44	230	156	291	24	.272

On this day & linked events

1936

Born March 4, 1936

Omaha, NE, USA

2019

Died November 9, 2019

1960

Major-league debut: Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson made a major-league debut on April 19, 1960.

1970

Final major-league game: Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson played a final major-league game on June 20, 1970.

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