Johnny L. Bench
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Brother of
Theodore Edward Bench
[children unknown]
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Biography
Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Lee Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 7, 1947 to Theodore and Kathleen Chaney Bench. [1]
Johnny, a 1965 valedictorian [2] of Binger High School, played both basketball and baseball while growing up and excelled in both sports. He was named All-State in baseball and was drafted by San Diego, a AAA Cincinnati farm team of the Pacific Coast League, in 1965. [3] In 1967, Bench was called up to the big leagues and played his rookie year with the Cincinnati Reds. [4]
Bench, a catcher, played for the Reds for 17 seasons, earning recognition as Rookie of the Year (1968), Most Valuable Player (1970, 1972), Gold Glove Winner (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977), and World Series MVP (1976). With his team, dubbed "The Big Red Machine," he won six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships (1975, 1976.)
Sources
- ↑ Johnny Bench Wikipedia page
- ↑ Johnny Bench website
- ↑ "Draft Includes 5 Oklahomans," The Daily Oklahoman, 9 Jun 1965, p. 16, col. 8, Digital images (newspapers.com; accessed 12 Oct 2021), Historical newspapers.link, no subscription to read.
- ↑ "Reds Bench Catcher Best in Clutches," Sapulpa (OK) Herald, 1 Sep 1967, p. 7, col. 5. Digital images (newspapers.com; accessed 12 Oct 2021), Historical newspapers.link, no subscription to read.
See also:
- "Bench Voted Gehrig Award," The Honolulu Advertiser 1 Dec 1975: D-8. Print.
- Wikidata: Item Q1155003, en:Wikipedia
- Tortorelli, Richard. "Katy Bench, mother of Hall of Famer Johnny, dies at 82." The Oklahoman 22 Jun 2003. Web, accessed 16 Dec 2017.
- "Just 17," The Tampa Tribune, 15 Jul 1965, p. 1-D, col. 1. Digital images. (newspaper.com; accessed 12 Oct 2021) Historical newspapers.link, no subscription to read
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