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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Johnny Bench
| In what two years did Johnny Bench win the National League MVP Award? | Johnny Bench
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1970 & 1972. In 1970, he led the Major Leagues with 45 HR and 148 RBIs and his 1972, 40 HR and 125 RBIs also led the Majors. Both years Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs was runner-up for the NL MVP. On October 24, 1999 Bench was selected to the "All Century Team".
| How many Gold Gloves did Bench win while playing his entire 17 year career with the Cincinnati Reds? | Johnny Bench
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10. Benchs' Gold Gloves came consecutively from 1968-1977. He was the first catcher to wear a protective helmet in the field and caught with one hand behind his back to protect it from foul tips. In 1980, he set an endurance record by catching in 100 or more games for 13 consecutive seasons.
| On July 15, 1980 Bench hit home run number 314 in his career as a catcher. Which former catcher's record did he break? | Johnny Bench
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Yogi Berra. Johnny received a telegram from Yogi when he broke the record. "Congratulations on breaking my record. I always thought the record would stand until it was broken." Another Yogism for the book.
Bench finished with 327 HR as a catcher and 389 HR in his career. The record home run #314 came off of David Palmer of the Montreal Expos.
| Johnny Bench hit 3 home runs in a game 3 times in his career. Which pitcher did he accomplish this feat against twice? | Johnny Bench
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Steve Carlton. On July 26, 1970, Bench hit 3 homers off Carlton when he was with the Cardinals and on May 9,1973, while Carlton was on the Phillies. His third 3 home run game was against Randy Jones of the Padres on May 29, 1980. Bench also, collected his 2,000 career hit off of Carlton on May 14,1983.
| In what year did Johnny Bench NOT win the NL Runs Batted In (RBI) title? | Johnny Bench
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1978. Bench knocked in 148 runs in 1970, 125 runs in 1972, and 129 runs in 1974. He had a career total of 1,376 RBIs. Johnny Bench led the entire Major League with 1,013 RBIs in the decade of the 1970s. Second, was teammate Tony Perez with 954 RBI's. In 1974, he became the first catcher to led the NL in total bases with 315.
| In what year did Johnny Bench win the Rookie of the Year Award? | Johnny Bench
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1968. Although, Johnny Bench was playing with the Reds in 1967, he did not have enough at-bats to be eligible as a rookie. Good thing for Bench, because 22 year old Tom Seaver ran away with the 1967 ROY Award. Bench was the first catcher to win the ROY Award. He also became the first rookie catcher to catch 154 games and hit 40 doubles on his way to edging out Jerry Koosman by one vote for the 1968 ROY Award.
| Johnny Bench was selected in the second round, 36th player overall, in the 1965 amateur draft. Which Major League team drafted him? | Johnny Bench
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Cincinnati Reds. He spent only two years in the Minor Leagues. In 1966, at the age of 18, he hit 22 home runs in 98 games for the Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League. They rewarded him by retiring his uniform number. In 1967 he played the first 4 months with AAA Buffalo before being called up in August to the Major Leagues' Cincinnati Reds.
December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Ok.. Johnny Bench was born on the 6th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. He grew up in Binger Oklahoma (pop. 640), a small town about 65 miles from Oklahoma City. Bench was a stand-out basketball and baseball player at Binger High School and was valedictorian of his graduating class. At age 16, he pitched a no-hitter in American Legion ball. John named his son Robert 'Binger' Bench.
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