Bob Johnson Notable

b. April 25, 1943 · New York Mets 1969, Kansas City Royals 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates 1971–1973, Cleveland Indians 1974, Atlanta Braves 1977

Bob Johnson played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1969 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1977.

He went 28 and 34 with a 3.48 earned run average, pitching 692.3 innings in 183 games. He struck out 507 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 183 games he batted .096, with 15 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Aurora, IL, USA on April 25, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1969	NYM	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1970	KCR	40	57	2	6	1	3	6	34	.105
1971	PIT	31	48	3	3	0	2	8	33	.063
1972	PIT	31	35	2	5	1	2	1	16	.143
1973	PIT	50	14	1	0	0	0	1	9	.000
1974	CLE	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1977	ATL	15	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.333
Career	—	183	157	8	15	2	8	16	93	.096

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1969	NYM	0	0	2	0	1	1.2	1	0	1	1	0.00
1970	KCR	8	13	40	26	4	214.0	178	73	82	206	3.07
1971	PIT	9	10	31	27	0	174.2	170	67	55	101	3.45
1972	PIT	4	4	31	11	3	115.2	98	38	46	79	2.96
1973	PIT	4	2	50	2	4	92.0	98	37	34	68	3.62
1974	CLE	3	4	14	10	0	72.0	75	35	37	36	4.38
1977	ATL	0	1	15	0	0	22.1	24	18	14	16	7.25
Career	—	28	34	183	76	12	692.1	644	268	269	507	3.48

On this day & linked events

1943

Born April 25, 1943

Aurora, IL, USA

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain