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Position
Dec 7, 1947
Birthdate
6'1"
Height
208 lbs
Weight
Oklahoma City
OK
Rnd 2, #36
1965 Draft
17 years
Experience
Awards
2x World Series Champion
1975, 1976
2x NL MVP
1970, 1972
NL Rookie Of The Year
1968
World Series MVP
1976
10x NL Gold Glove
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Summary
Johnny Bench played 17 seasons for the Reds. He had a .267 batting average, 2,048 hits, 389 home runs, 1,376 RBIs and 1,091 runs scored. He won 10 Gold Glove awards, 2 MVP awards, the Rookie of the Year award, 1 World Series MVP award and 2 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Team Batting Leaders 
HR
20
Stewart
RBI
70
Stewart
AVG
.282
Dunn
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
11
Burns
K
118
Burns
ERA
2.54
Burns
Team Rankings
HR
129
9th
R
414
24th
SO
800
22nd
ERA
4.60
24th
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MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | 41 | .586 | ||
56 | 45 | .554 | 3.0 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 7.0 | |
51 | 50 | .505 | 8.0 | |
42 | 59 | .416 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 37 | .630 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 7.0 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 11.5 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 11.5 | |
45 | 54 | .455 | 17.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 38 | .624 | ||
51 | 49 | .510 | 11.5 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 13.5 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 20.5 | |
40 | 62 | .392 | 23.5 |
Braves
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals
Mets
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Padres
Giants
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 42 | .576 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 1.5 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 6.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 9.0 | |
46 | 54 | .460 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 46 | .535 | ||
53 | 48 | .525 | 1.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 5.0 | |
47 | 53 | .470 | 6.5 | |
41 | 60 | .406 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 50 | .505 | ||
50 | 50 | .500 | 0.5 | |
48 | 54 | .471 | 3.5 | |
43 | 57 | .430 | 7.5 | |
40 | 61 | .396 | 11.0 |
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