Johnny Bench

Honors and awards for Johnny Bench

YearAward
1968 National League Rookie of the Year
1968 National League Gold Glove Award
1969 National League Gold Glove Award
1970 National League Most Valuable Player Award
1970 National League Gold Glove Award
1971 National League Gold Glove Award
1972 National League Most Valuable Player Award
1972 National League Gold Glove Award
1973 National League Gold Glove Award
1974 National League Gold Glove Award
1975 National League Gold Glove Award
1976 National League Gold Glove Award
1976 World Series Most Valuable Player Award
1977 National League Gold Glove Award
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Season statistics for Johnny Bench

Cincinnati Reds - 1983 Major League Baseball Season
Games: 110
At Bats: 310
Hits: 79
Sacrifice Flies: 0
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 13
Runs: 32
Doubles: 15
Triples: 2
Home Runs: 12
IBBs: 1
Sacrifice Hits: 0
RBIs: 54
Strikeouts: 38
Batting Avg: 0.255
Bases On Balls: 24
On Base Pct: 0.308
Grand Slams: 0
Cincinnati Reds - 1982 Major League Baseball Season
Games: 119
At Bats: 399
Hits: 103
Sacrifice Flies: 2
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 14
Runs: 44
Doubles: 16
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 13
IBBs: 2
Sacrifice Hits: 1
RBIs: 38
Strikeouts: 58
Batting Avg: 0.258
Bases On Balls: 37
On Base Pct: 0.32
Grand Slams: 0
Cincinnati Reds - 1981 Major League Baseball Season
Games: 52
At Bats: 178
Hits: 55
Sacrifice Flies: 0
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 4
Runs: 14
Doubles: 8
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 8
IBBs: 3
Sacrifice Hits: 1
RBIs: 25
Strikeouts: 21
Batting Avg: 0.309
Bases On Balls: 17
On Base Pct: 0.369
Grand Slams: 0

Written works by Johnny Bench

Catching and power hitting
Catching and power hitting
Catch every ball
Catch every ball
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baseball
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baseball
From behind the plate
From behind the plate
Catch you later
Catch you later

Places Johnny Bench has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Johnny Bench
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A Oklahoma City 591,967
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Personal relationships of Johnny Bench

  • Lauren Baiocchi
    Lauren Baiocchi
    Wed: 12/2004
  • Elizabeth Benton
    Elizabeth Benton
    Wed: 2/1/1997
  • Laura Cwikowski
    Laura Cwikowski
    Married 7 years
  • Vickie Chesser
    Vickie Chesser
    Married less than 1 year
Significant OtherRelationshipDate StartedDate EndedDuration
Lauren Baiocchi Marriage Dec. 2004
Elizabeth Benton Marriage Feb. 1, 1997
Laura Cwikowski Marriage Dec. 19, 1987 Nov. 17, 1995 7 years
Vickie Chesser Marriage Feb. 21, 1975 1976 less than 1 year
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Where was Johnny Bench born?
  • A:
    Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City.

Awards & Accolades

  • National League Gold Glove Award - Catcher
    1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
  • National League MVP
    1972, 1970
  • National League Rookie of the Year
    1968

Lists

#1
of 6
Most Gold Gloves
Awards: 10
#16
of 100
Greatest MLB Players
The Sporting News
#51
Top Career Homeruns
Number: 389
MLB All-Century Team
Votes: 1,010,403
Retired MLB Numbers
Uniform Number: 5
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