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Johnny Bench Cards & Plaques

Big Red Machine catcher on the wall — for the Reds fan who lived 1975-76.

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Career snapshot

Career: .267 BA · 2,048 hits · 389 HR · 1,376 RBI · 1,091 R · 2,158 games · 1967–1983 Cincinnati Reds only. Career averages: .267/.342/.476 · 126 OPS+.

Hardware: 2× NL MVP (1970, 1972), 2× World Series Champion (1975, 1976), 1968 NL Rookie of the Year, 14× All-Star, 10× Gold Glove (catcher). 389 career HR as a catcher — record at retirement. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1989 (96.4%, first ballot).

Accolades

★ 2× NL MVP (1970, 1972)

★ 2× World Series Champion (1975, 1976) — Big Red Machine

★ 1968 NL Rookie of the Year

★ 14× MLB All-Star

★ 10× Gold Glove Award (catcher)

★ 389 career home runs as a catcher — MLB record at retirement

★ Played all 17 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds

★ Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1989 (96.4%, first ballot)

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The card collector's view

Bench's flagship rookie is the 1968 Topps #247 RC—a true vintage standard shared with Reds pitcher Ron Tompkins, with PSA 8 and above copies clearing four figures during Reds anniversary years. The card sits in the iconic 1968 set alongside Nolan Ryan's rookie. His 1969-1983 Topps run features his MVP-era and Big Red Machine World Series cards, all of which carry significant vintage collector value. Panini retired-legends inserts in Diamond Kings feature Bench in classic Reds red-and-white.

About Johnny Bench Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

The greatest catcher in baseball history. Johnny Bench won two NL MVPs (1970, 1972), two World Series rings with the 1975-76 Big Red Machine, fourteen All-Star nods, and ten Gold Gloves behind the plate across seventeen seasons in Cincinnati. The 1968 NL Rookie of the Year revolutionized the position with his one-handed catching technique and his bat: 389 career home runs as a catcher (a record at his retirement). He played every game of his career for the Reds. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1989 (96.4%, first ballot).

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