Johnny Bench Article - SI.com

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(07-14-2018, 12:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Greatest catcher of all time.

Little known facts about Johnny Bench other than his hitting ability

He played 111 games in the outfield, 146 games at 1B, and 195 games at 3B including 107 in 1981 when he was the Reds regular starting 3rd baseman.

In 1975 and 1976 he stole 24 bases and was only caught twice,

In an era when the stolen base was a big part of a teams offense Bench shut it down.  He led the league in caught stealing percentage 3 times and finished in the top 5 for ELEVEN straight years ('68-'78).  He caught every inning of all 23 World Series games and only allowed ONE stolen base.  He won 10 straight gold gloves ('68-'77)

And capped it all off by hitting a HR on Johnny Bench night.