BALLPLAYERS TEAMS CHRONOLOGY TODAY ... Rules: 1900-present Rules The Field The Ball The Bat The Uniforms Chronology FAQ Authors BaseballLibrary.com by The Idea Logical Company, Inc. Johnny Bench Born: C 1967-83 Reds Johnny Bench's Teams 1967 Cincinnati Reds 1968 Cincinnati Reds 1969 Cincinnati Reds 1970 Cincinnati Reds 1971 Cincinnati Reds 1972 Cincinnati Reds 1973 Cincinnati Reds 1974 Cincinnati Reds 1975 Cincinnati Reds 1976 Cincinnati Reds 1977 Cincinnati Reds 1978 Cincinnati Reds 1979 Cincinnati Reds 1980 Cincinnati Reds 1981 Cincinnati Reds 1982 Cincinnati Reds 1983 Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench's Teammates - All-Star in 1968-77, 80, 83
- Led League in hr 70, 72
- Led League in rbi 70, 72, 74
- Most Valuable Player Award in 1970, 72
- Gold Glove in 1968-77
- Hall Of Fame in 1989
Games Average HR RBI Career League CS World Series Books and articles about Johnny Bench Considered by some the greatest catcher of all time, Bench got a "can't miss" tag when Peninsula of the Carolina League retired his uniform after he hammered 22 homers in 98 games as an 18-year-old in 1966. He spent the first four months of the 1967 season at Buffalo, then took over the Cincinnati catching job in August 1967. In spring training of 1968, Ted Williams autographed a baseball "To Johnny Bench, a Hall of Famer for sure." Bench met expectations quickly by catching a rookie-record 154 games that season, setting a record for catchers with 40 doubles, and becoming the first catcher to win | |
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