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Johnny Bench: Pudge Rodriguez 'is a very deserving first ballot Hall
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Mets Player Meter: Position players, September 18-24 - Amazin' Avenue
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30 Seconds With Johnny Bench - The New York Times
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September 17, 1983: Johnny Bench celebrates Riverfront Stadium
34 inch maple bat engraved with the National Baseball Hall of Fame logo and Johnny Bench's statistics. Comes with a Cooperstown Bat Company COA.
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Johnny Bench autographed National Baseball Hall of Fame™ stats bat
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Plate to pasture: Johnny Bench was at the center of it all
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Johnny Bench: Supercatcher For the Big Red Machine - The New York
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Reds' Johnny Bench appears to make antisemitic remark at team
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Eight Special Moments for Johnny Bench - Redleg Nation
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Oops!' Hall of Famer Johnny Bench resists torching Yankees' Gary