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Johnny Bench - Wikipedia. John Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher.
Dec 7, 2010 · Johnny Bench. Positions: Catcher, Third Baseman and First Baseman. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-1 , 197lb (185cm, 89kg) Born: December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 2x MVP. Rookie of the Year. 14x All-Star. 2x World Series. 10x Gold Glove. WS MVP. ML PoY. 5 5.
Johnny Bench enjoyed a Hall of Fame career in Major League Baseball, leading the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series titles in the mid-1970s. Bench, a 14-time All-Star, played with...
Official website of Cincinnati Reds' Hall of Fame Catcher, Johnny Bench. Rookie of the Year, 2x MVP, 2x World Series Champion, 14x All Star and 10x Golf Glove.
Oct 25, 2004 · Johnny Bench, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bench was 19 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 28, 1967, with the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Bench stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
Johnny Bench, raised in the tiny town of Binger, Okla., was taught catching at an early age by his father. Making his major league debut in 1967 at the age of 19, he would go on to play his entire 17-year big league career (1967-83) with the Reds, rewriting the standards for catchers.
Jul 7, 2022 · Johnny Bench retired from the game of baseball with an impressive 75 wins above replacement and 389 home runs, both the most for a catcher in the history of Major League Baseball. A 14-time All-Star, Bench collected over 2,000 hits and won 10 Gold Gloves.
Dec 6, 2021 · Series showstopper. Oct. 16-21, 1976. The Big Red Machine functioned most forcefully in the World Series, when Cincinnati swept the Yankees in four games. The man who fueled the Machine most was Bench, who collected two hits in each game while batting .533 (8-for-15) to win World Series MVP honors.
Fullname: Johnny Lee Bench. Born: 12/07/1947 in Oklahoma City, OK. Draft: 1965, Cincinnati Reds, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 36. High School: Binger, Binger, OK. Debut: 8/28/1967. Hall of Fame: 1989.
Complete career MLB stats for the Cincinnati Reds Third Baseman Johnny Bench on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
