Johnny Bench Seven Baseballs
Til johnny bench could hold 7 baseballs in one hand.
Johnny bench seven baseballs. 1 3m members in the baseball community. December 7 1947 in oklahoma city ok us draft. Til johnny bench could hold 7 baseballs in one hand.
Drafted by the cincinnati reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 mlb june amateur draft from binger hs binger ok. Original caption 7 22 75 new york city. 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.
He played his entire career in major league baseball as a catcher for the cincinnati reds from 1967 through 1983. August 28 1967 age 19 264d 10 221st in mlb history. Johnny was told by his father at a young age that catching was the surest way to the major leagues.
John lee bench born december 7 1947 in oklahoma city oklahoma is a former baseball player for the cincinnati reds from 1967 to 1983 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in major league baseball history. Bench was a standout basketball player for binger high. Right 6 1 197lb 185cm 89kg.
Johnny bench 27 year old cincinnati reds seven tme all star catcher gets a laugh from his wife vickie as he displays seven baseballs representing seven ways to check for cancer in one hand after he was named to head the athletes against cancer. Log in sign up. His father ted bench was also a baseball player and a truck driver and her mother katy bench was a housewife.
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. 236 votes 39 comments. Johnny lee bench is an american former profes.