Johny Bench
Bench was a master at blocking.
Johny bench. Johnny bench was raised in binger oklahoma growing up farming cotton and painting propane tanks. He won 10 consecutive gold glove awards 1968 77 and had an exceptional throwing arm. His father ted bench was also a baseball player and a truck driver and her mother katy bench was a housewife. Catcher third baseman and first baseman bats.
Johnny bench was raised in binger oklahoma growing up farming cotton and painting propane tanks. Johnny bench was born in oklahoma city u s a on december 7 1947. December 7 1947 in oklahoma city ok us draft. Drafted by the cincinnati reds in the 2nd round of the 1965 mlb june amateur draft from binger hs binger ok.
Teddy bench and william bench and one younger sister. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. 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. 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. He was drafted by the cincinnati reds and in 1967 and would go on to have a hall of fame career including winning the national league rookie of the year 2 national league mvps and 2 world series championships. Binger hs binger ok debut.
Johnny bench has three siblings two elder brothers. He made his 10 million dollar fortune with nl rookie of the year major league baseball all century team all star. Right 6 1 197lb 185cm 89kg. Johnny bench american professional baseball player who in 17 seasons with the cincinnati reds of the national league established himself as one of the game s finest catchers.
Johnny was born in oklahoma city oklahoma united states. He was drafted by the cincinnati reds and in 1967 and would go on to have a hall of fame career including winning the national league rookie of the year 2 national league mvps and 2 world series championships. An idiot and his reloading press.