Johnny Bench: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Born: December 7, 1947
1965: Drafted by Cincinnati Reds
1965-7: Minor Leagues
Debut: August 28, 1967 (Reds)
1969: Caught Jim Maloney's no-hitter
1968: Rookie of the Year
1968: First rookie to win Gold Glove
1970: MVP (.293, 45, 148, .932)
1970: TSN Player of the Year
1970: Reds win Pennant
1972: MVP (.270, 40, 125, .920)
1972: GW HR in GM 5 NLCS
1972: Reds win Pennant
1973: Reds win NL West
1975-6: Reds win World Series
1975: Lou Gehrig Award
1976: World Series MVP
1976: Babe Ruth Award
1979: Reds win NL West
1979: Wrote autobiography
1981: Reds have best record, but miss playoffs
1981: Hutch Award
1982-5: The Baseball Bunch
1983: Retired
1989: Hall of Fame (96% of vote)
1999: All Century Team
1999: All Time MLB Team
2008: Authored Catch Every Ball
2011: Statue unveiled in Cincinnati

Accomplishments:
2x World Champion
14x All Star
10x Gold Glove
2x MVP
1976 World Series MVP
1976 Babe Ruth Award
1968 Rookie of the Year
1970 TSN Player of the Year
1975 Lou Gehrig Award
1981 Hutch Award
3x Player of the Week
2x HR Champ
Retired all-time HR leader for catchers (broken)
NL Record: Most Grand Slams by catcher (10)
Caught 118 Shutouts
.267
389 HR
1376 RBI
1091 Runs
2048 Hits
.342 OBP
.476 SLG
.817 OPS
3644 TB
108 Runs (1974)
30+ Doubles: 5x
40 Doubles (1968)
20+ HR: 11x
30+ HR: 4x
40+ HR: 2x
100+ RBI: 6x
100 Walks (1972)
.500 SLG: 5x
300+ TB: 2x
Led league in RBI: 3x
Led league in HR: 2x
Led league in SH: 3x
Led league in IBB (23): 1972
Postseason: .266, 10 HR, 20 RBI, .862 OPS (10 Series)