Born December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Johnny Bench was a Baseball Hall of Fame catcher. This legend was a fourteen-time MLB All-Star. He was voted as the NL MVP, and he was on the roster of two Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship teams, where he has the Series MVP in one of them. Bench was also the Sporting News Player of the Year, and to compliment his hitting, he won ten Gold Gloves from behind the plate. As a well-rounded player, Johnny twice led the National League in home runs and thrice in RBIs. At the time of his retirement in 1983, he held the major league record for most home runs hit by a catcher.
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Johnny Bench and his amazing MLB career
Born December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Johnny Bench was a Baseball Hall of Fame catcher. This legend was a fourteen-time MLB All-Star. He was voted as the NL MVP, and he was on the roster of two Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship teams, where he has the Series MVP in one of them. Bench was also the Sporting News Player of the Year, and to compliment his hitting, he won ten Gold Gloves from behind the plate. As a well-rounded player, Johnny twice led the National League in home runs and thrice in RBIs. At the time of his retirement in 1983, he held the major league record for most home runs hit by a catcher.
Johnny Bench
Born December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as Johnny Bench. Bench is a Baseball Hall of Fame, Catcher, who also played a bit of Third Baseman, First Baseman, Left Fielder, Right Fielder, and Center Fielder wearing the Number 5 on the Cincinnati Reds (1967-83) for 17 seasons as he batted 0.267 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.476, with 389 career Home Runs, and 10 Gold Glove Awarded Seasons. Johnny is one of the Top Baseball Jersey Number 5s in History. : Johnny Bench Reds Hall of Fame
May 29th - 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to a former Commissioner, a big day for Johnny Bench, and a sad day in Phillies history highlight May 29th in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
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