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Cincinnati Reds All Time Catcher |
1967 - 1983
2158 Games, 389 home runs, .267 batting average
| After winning the 1968 Rookie of the Year award, Bench went on to a stellar 17 year career, and is regarded by many as the greatest catcher to play the game. The 14 time All Star won 10 Golden Glove Awards, 2 Most Valuable Player trophies, and was a powerful cog in the Big Red Machine that won World Series titles in 1975 and 1976. He holds numerous Reds hitting records, ranking first in homers and RBI (1,376), second in runs (1,091), extra-base hits (794) and total bases (3,644), third in hits (2,048) and doubles (381). His number 5 was officially retired, and he was inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1989. |
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All Time Teams Best Teams World Champions 1975 Reds 1976 Reds
