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.
Highlights
- 7-time All-Star (1935, 1938-40, 1942-45)
- Top 10 MVP Award (8th, 1939; 5th, 1943; 10th, 1944)
- Set an American League record with 6 RBI in the same inning (1937)
- Tied an AL record with six hits in a game (June 16, 1934)
- Led league in On base percentage (.431, 1944)
- Led league in OPS (.959, 1944)
- 11-time top 10 in home runs (1933-41, 1944-45)
- Had a 26-game hitting streak (1934)
- Hit for the cycle (July 6, 1944)
- Compiled an outstanding career 1.236 walk-to-strikeout rate (1075-to-851)
- 3-time spoiled no-hitter games, getting the only hit for his club, one of them with a homer off Yankees pitching ace Lefty Gómez (1937)
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