Johnny Bench

Positions: Catcher, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: 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).

High School: Binger HS (Binger, OK)

Debut: August 28, 1967 (Age 19-264d, 12,612th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1983 (Age 35-296d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1989. (Voted by BBWAA on 431/447 ballots)
View Johnny Bench's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Johnny Lee Bench

Nicknames: Little General

Twitter: @JohnnyBench_5

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.1

7658

2048

389

.267

1091

RBI

1376

OBP

.342

SLG

.476

OPS

.817

OPS+

126

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-12 / in Starts: 14-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (27-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
T Helms	2
L May	1
T PÃ©rez	1
D Johnson	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
L CÃ¡rdenas	2
P Rose	2
Self	1
B Lee	1
T Harper	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	131 (130)	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.22	-0.096	.39	-0.02%	-0.60	C
2	2	132	Aug 29	CIN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.46	-0.035	.10	0.00%	-0.35	C
3	3	133	Aug 30	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.111	.125	.236	7	1.29	0.033	.49	0.01%	0.55	C
4	4	134	Aug 31	CIN		SFG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.167	.273	.439	7	1.81	0.206	.64	0.04%	1.33	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	135	Sep 1	CIN		SFG	L,0-1	CG(21)	8	8	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.250	.368	.618	7	1.77	0.103	.55	0.02%	0.53	C
6	6	136	Sep 2	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.250	.391	.641	7	2.30	-0.332	.38	-0.03%	-0.99	C
7	7	137	Sep 3	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.222	.346	.568	7	.63	-0.047	.03	0.00%	-0.48	C
8	8	138	Sep 4	CIN		NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.194	.300	.494	7	.83	-0.090	.01	0.00%	-1.26	C
9	9	139	Sep 6	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.176	.273	.449	7	1.11	-0.073	.07	0.00%	-0.98	C
10	10	140	Sep 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.158	.243	.401	7	.47	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.63	C
11	11	141	Sep 8 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.190	.268	.459	7	.59	0.064	.01	0.00%	0.52	C
12	12	143 (1)	Sep 9	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.196	.250	.446	7	.42	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
13	13	144	Sep 10	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.184	.234	.418	7	.93	-0.092	.01	0.00%	-1.10	C
14	14	145	Sep 11	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.173	.220	.393	7	1.04	-0.081	.03	0.00%	-0.55	C
15	15	146	Sep 12	CIN		PIT	W,15-7	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.148	.175	.204	.379	7	.15	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.59	C
16	16	147	Sep 13	CIN		PIT	L,3-11	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.140	.167	.193	.360	7	.77	-0.060	.01	0.00%	-0.95	C
17	17	148	Sep 15	CIN		STL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.175	.200	.375	7	.49	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
18	18	149	Sep 16	CIN		STL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.145	.169	.194	.363	7	1.81	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-1.11	C
19	19	150	Sep 17	CIN		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.179	.190	.370	7	1.00	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
20	20	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.183	.224	.407	7	.57	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
21	21	152	Sep 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.189	.229	.418	7	1.62	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
22	22	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.215	.293	.509	7	.88	0.402	.00	0.00%	2.39	C
23	23	154	Sep 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.177	.205	.278	.483	7	1.71	-0.267	.00	0.00%	-1.80	C
24	24	157 (2)	Sep 26	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.171	.207	.268	.475	7	1.26	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
25	25	158	Sep 28 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.209	.259	.468	7	.66	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
26	26	160 (1)	Sep 29	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.207	.256	.462	7	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
							14-12		93	86	7	14	3	1	1	6	5	0	19	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	.163	.207	.256	.462		1.04	-0.645	.12	0.01%	-6.83

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