Bench, Johnny

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Year	Team	LG	2B	3B	H	HR	G	R	RBI	AB	BB	SB	SO	AVG
1967	CIN	NL	3	1	14	1	26	7	6	86	5		19	.163
1968	CIN	NL	40	2	155	15	154	67	82	564	31	1	96	.275
1969	CIN	NL	23	1	156	26	148	83	90	532	49	6	86	.293
1970	CIN	NL	35	4	177	45	158	97	148	605	54	5	102	.293
1971	CIN	NL	19	2	134	27	149	80	61	562	49	2	83	.238
1972	CIN	NL	22	2	145	40	147	87	125	538	100	6	84	.270
1973	CIN	NL	17	3	141	25	152	83	104	557	83	4	83	.253
1974	CIN	NL	38	2	174	33	160	108	129	621	80	5	90	.280
1975	CIN	NL	39	1	150	28	142	83	110	530	65	11	108	.283
1976	CIN	NL	24	1	109	16	135	62	74	465	81	13	95	.234
1977	CIN	NL	34	2	136	31	142	67	109	494	58	2	95	.275
1978	CIN	NL	17	1	102	23	120	52	73	393	50	4	83	.260
1979	CIN	NL	19		128	22	130	73	80	464	67	4	73	.276
1980	CIN	NL	12		90	24	114	52	68	360	41	4	64	.250
1981	CIN	NL	8		55	8	52	14	25	178	17		21	.309
1982	CIN	NL	16		103	13	119	44	38	399	37	1	58	.258
1983	CIN	NL	15	2	79	12	110	32	54	310	24		38	.255
TOT	TOT	TOT	381	24	2048	389	2158	1091	1376	7658	891	68	1278	.267

Johnny Lee Bench

Born: December 7, 1947, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Bats:

Right

Throws:

Right

Played For:

Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983)

Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1989

AVG	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
.267	2158	7658	1091	2048	389	1376	68

Biography:

As one of the most impressive defensive catchers, Johnny Bench was also considered to be an outstanding hitter. A durable catcher, noted for his excellent baseball intelligence, Bench won 10 Gold Glove Awards, two Most Valuable Player Awards and the Rookie of the Year Award during his 17-year National League career. A skilled hitter, the 14-time All-Star selection belted 389 home runs and led the league in RBIs three times as a leader of the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s.

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Did You Know:

that Johnny Bench was a pioneer of the one-handed style of catching prevalent today, and was the first backstop to wear a protective helmet while behind the plate?

Every time Bench throws, everybody in baseball drools.

Harry Dalton

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