Johnny Bench Hand Size
He played his entire career in major league baseball as a catcher for the cincinnati reds from 1967 through 1983.
Johnny bench hand size. You can read that blog here. Drafted by the cincinnati reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 mlb june amateur draft from binger hs binger ok. The team s logo is displayed in the bottom left corner. Man i d be terrified to get a handshake from johnny bench although i suppose i could ask him to autograph my hand cast afterwards.
After the initial episode aired adam reed was informed that johnny bench was also known for having giant fingers and was famous for a parlor trick he did where he held seven baseballs in one hand. It s extremely rare for even an nfl player to have a handspan of 11 inches or wider. 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. But from baseball researchers over literally decades.
For god s sake the dude could hold seven baseballs in one hand. Bench is arguably the greatest catcher in baseball history and some of that success is attributed to his freakishly large hands. The number obtained is the player s handspan or spread. August 28 1967 age 19 264d 10 221st in mlb history.
Johnny lee bench born december 7 1947 is an american former professional baseball player. Johnny is 6 feet and 1 inch with 94 3 kg of his weight. Right 6 1 197lb 185cm 89kg. Binger hs binger ok debut.
Johnny bench holding seven baseballs original caption 7 22 75 new york city. Not from anyone in oklahoma. Johnny has a good figure maintained by him and due to his regular workout he is very fit until now. Hand size measurement at the nfl combine is done by measuring the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger with the hand outstretched.
Cincinnati reds great johnny bench in his only late night appearance. Catcher third baseman and first baseman bats. As i blogged yesterday there seemed to be some confusion about johnny bench s hometown. The largest hand measurement in combine history is 11 75.
This fleer johnny bench baseball card has him mid throw with the ball still in his hand. Aug 5 2020 well the johnny bench mystery is solved. 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. Johnny s name and position are in the other corner under the photo.
December 7 1947 in oklahoma city ok us draft.