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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Johnny Bench Catcher
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .247 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .648 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 842 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 02-12-1934
HR 45 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(29 games)
RBI 355
SB 89
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B C- (31.4%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 CIN
6
20
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.243
.143
.100
.000
.100
1956 CIN
108
424
44
107
15
2
8
49
35
 75 2 3
13
 5 3
.664
.310
.354
.101
.252
1957 CIN
133
505
41
115
18
5
5
48
38
 103 1 2
15
 8 1
.595
.282
.313
.085
.228
1958 CIN
81
271
24
59
11
2
3
22
21
 49 2 2
7
 4 1
.583
.277
.306
.089
.218
1959 CIN
15
14
3
5
1
0
1
4
0
 2 0 1
1
 0 0
.976
.333
.643
.286
.357
1960 CIN
23
50
9
16
3
1
2
7
4
 7 0 1
1
 1 0
.904
.364
.540
.220
.320
1961 CIN
15
20
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.340
.190
.150
.000
.150
1962 CIN
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
1.000
.333
.667
.333
.333
1963 CIN
21
61
8
17
2
0
0
6
12
 10 0 0
0
 5 0
.709
.397
.311
.033
.279
1964 CIN
122
397
49
109
14
6
4
38
33
 70 2 2
9
 8 2
.702
.332
.370
.096
.275
1965 CIN
116
370
48
90
14
2
7
36
42
 76 1 3
8
 6 3
.668
.320
.349
.105
.243
1966 CIN
115
386
37
94
16
4
5
47
34
 68 0 4
8
 6 3
.646
.302
.345
.101
.244
1967 CIN
70
170
19
43
6
0
1
21
20
 25 0 1
6
 7 2
.636
.330
.306
.053
.253
1968 CIN
120
416
44
110
12
5
5
41
28
 73 2 3
12
 10 7
.665
.312
.353
.089
.264
1969 CIN
79
249
25
57
9
1
4
30
23
 48 0 3
8
 2 2
.612
.291
.321
.092
.229
1970 CIN
21
52
5
14
5
0
0
3
6
 12 0 0
1
 1 2
.710
.345
.365
.096
.269
Total
1048
3408
358
842
127
28
45
355
298
 626 10 25
89
 63 26
.648
.307
.340
.093
.247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Johnny Bench has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1962-06-20Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1959-04-01The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Chris Lary to the minors.
1959-04-01The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Chris Lary to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Johnny Bench to the minors.
1956-04-25The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Jack McRae to the minors.
1956-03-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have renamed Carmelo Bailey to Johnny Bench.
1955-06-29The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Glenn Parrish to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Carmelo Bailey to the minors.
1955-06-28The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Carmelo Bailey to the major leagues.
1955-05-30The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jack McRae to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Carmelo Bailey to the minors.
1955-05-23The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Carmelo Bailey to the major league team.