Bob Johnson (baseball)

Robert Lee Johnson, Jr. (November 26, 1905 - July 6, 1982), nicknamed "Indian Bob", was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. A native of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, he grew up in Tacoma, Washington and made the city his home. His nickname was derived from his lineage, one-quarter Cherokee. He batted and threw right-handed. His brother, outfielder Roy Johnson, played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Boston Braves from 1929-38.

Fact

• Indian Bob Johnson is one of three players in MLB history to drive home all of their club's runs in a single game (minimum 8 runs).
• On June 14, 1924 first baseman George Kelly hits three home runs to drive in all eight New York Giants runs in an 8-6 win over the Reds.
• Johnson matched this one-man offensive on June 12, 1938 when the Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 8-3, as Johnson batted in all the runs with three home runs (one a grand slam, his second in the month) and a single.
• The mark was surpassed on September 2, 1996, but in a ten-innings game, when Mike Greenwell got all nine RBI in a Boston 9-8 victory over Seattle.