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Johnny Bench

Winding Down

Of all the positions in baseball, the catcher's is the most physically demanding, so their longevity is limited. Bench suffered from various injuries throughout his career. "I had 15, 16 broken bones and seven broken cups," he once told a Houston Chronicle reporter. In 1978 Bench suffered another back injury at home plate and a few days later broke a bone in his foot. For several years, he played in constant pain and his numbers showed it. The team's fortunes dimmed too as key players became free agents and left the team. In 1981 Bench asked to be moved to another position. For awhile he played first base, then third. Finally, when the Reds finished in last place in 1983, the Big Red Machine ground to a halt and Bench retired.

Career Statistics

Yr	Team	AVG	GP	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
CIN: Cincinnati Reds.
1967	CIN	.163	26	86	7	14	1	6	5	19	0
1968	CIN	.275	154	564	67	155	15	82	31	96	1
1969	CIN	.293	148	532	83	156	26	90	49	86	6
1970	CIN	.293	158	605	97	177	45	148	54	102	5
1971	CIN	.238	149	562	80	134	27	61	49	83	2
1972	CIN	.270	147	538	87	145	40	125	100	84	6
1973	CIN	.253	152	557	83	141	25	104	83	83	4
1974	CIN	.280	160	621	108	174	33	129	80	90	5
1975	CIN	.283	142	530	83	150	28	110	65	108	11
1976	CIN	.234	135	465	62	109	16	74	81	95	13
1977	CIN	.275	142	494	67	136	31	109	58	95	2
1978	CIN	.260	120	393	52	102	23	73	50	83	4
1979	CIN	.276	130	464	73	128	22	80	67	73	4
1980	CIN	.250	114	360	52	90	24	68	41	64	4
1981	CIN	.309	2	178	14	55	8	25	17	21	0
1982	CIN	.258	119	399	44	103	13	38	37	58	1
1983	CIN	.255	110	310	32	79	12	54	24	38	0
TOTAL		.267	2158	7658	1091	2048	389	1376	891	1278	68

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