Johnny Bench
Awards And Accomplishments
1967 | Named Minor League Player of the Year by Sporting News |
1968 | Named Rookie of the Year by Sporting News and Baseball Writers' Association of America |
1968-77 | Earned ten Gold Glove awards |
1968-80 | Named to All-Star team fourteen times |
1970 | Named National League Most Valuable Player and Major League Player of the Year |
1972 | Named National League Most Valuable Player |
1975-76 | Cincinnati Reds World Series Champions |
1976 | World Series Most Valuable Player |
1983 | Cincinnati Reds establish Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund |
1989 | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
1996 | His No. 5 jersey is retired by the Cincinnati Reds |
1998 | Named greatest catcher ever by Sporting News |
1999 | Selected by fans to the All-Century team |
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