Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Bob Johnson (Auburn Mets, 1964-65)

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Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Bob Johnson, who was born on this date in 1943 in Aurora, Illinois.

Johnson played baseball for two years at Bradley University and was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. He pitched for the Auburn Mets in 1964 (10-9, 4.13 ERA) and '65 (7-1, 3.45 ERA.

He went on to play in the major leagues for the New York Mets (1969), Kansas City Royals (1970), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73, including the 1972 World Series for the World Champion Pirates), Cleveland Indians (1974), and Atlanta Braves (1977).

Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR


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