Johnny Bench Baseball Player
Bench was a master at blocking.
Johnny bench baseball player. The tidal wave of bad news is beyond belief one after another with the pain piercing hall of famer johnny bench s soul these past six weeks. Bench a 14 time all star selection and a two time national league most valuable player was a key member of the big red machine which won six division titles four national league pennants and two world. Right 6 1 197lb 185cm 89kg.
He played his entire career in major league baseball as a catcher for the cincinnati reds from 1967 through 1983. December 7 1947. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank.
Johnny lee bench born december 7 1947 is an american former professional baseball player. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by retrosheet. Catcher third baseman and first baseman bats.
Johnny bench was the first individual baseball player to appear on the front of a wheaties cereal box image below. From a rural town in oklahoma this valedictorian of binger high school and all state basketball player would go on to be considered baseball s greatest catcher leading the cincinnati reds to back to back world series championships. Bench was the leader of the reds team known as the big red machine that dominated the national league in the mid 1970s winning six division titles four national league pennants and two.
A year ago they were all together in cooperstown. Drafted by the cincinnati reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 mlb june amateur draft from binger hs binger ok. He won 10 consecutive gold glove awards 1968 77 and had an exceptional throwing arm.
His father ted bench was also a baseball player and a truck driver and her mother katy bench was a housewife. Binger hs binger ok debut. August 28 1967 age 19 264d 10 228th in mlb history.
Teddy bench and william bench and one younger sister. Johnny bench american professional baseball player who in 17 seasons with the cincinnati reds of the national league established himself as one of the game s finest catchers. Drafted by the cincinnati reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 mlb june amateur draft from binger hs binger ok.
Johnny was told by his father at a young age that catching was the surest way to the major leagues. Catcher third baseman and first baseman bats. August 28 1967 age 19 264d 10 221st in mlb history.
December 7 1947 in oklahoma city ok us draft. Binger hs binger ok debut. Johnny lee bench.
Johnny bench and wife source. In an ap wire article july 6 1989 johnny bench gets his picture on wheaties box the press reported retired cincinnati reds catcher johnny bench has become the first baseball player to be chosen to have his picture placed on boxes of wheaties cereal. Johnny bench was born in oklahoma city u s a on december 7 1947.
December 7 1947 in oklahoma city ok us draft.
