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)