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| Player Report for #5 Johnny 'Little General' Bench | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 534 | | HR | 19 | | RBI | 79 | | AVG | .242 | | OPS | .706 |
| | Name: | Johnny Bench | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Little General | Salary: | $29,439 | | Birthday: | 12-07-1947 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 21 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, None | | Born in: | Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 180 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, None | | Weight: | 208 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 2 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1966, 3rd Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Fair) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 1 | IF Range: | 1 | | Desire for Winner: | 7 | IF Arm: | 1 | | Loyalty: | 8 | IF Range: | 1 | | Greed: | 10 | IF Error: | 1 | | Intelligence: | > 8 | IF DP: | 1 | | Work Ethic: | 3 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 1 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 10 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 10 |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | Talent | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Catcher 10 (Arm: 10) | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-1969 | @ SEA | Loss, 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-1969 | @ SEA | Win, 10-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1969 | @ SEA | Win, 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1969 | ML1 | Loss, 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | ML1 | Win, 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1969 | @ SLN | Win, 11-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | @ SLN | Win, 10-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1969 | @ SLN | Loss, 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1969 | LAN | Loss, 1-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1969 | LAN | Loss, 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 142 | 534 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 79 | 70 | 49 | 104 | .242 | .307 | .399 | .706 | .606 | .157 | 19.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 141 | 593 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 213 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 58.7 | 3.59 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 145 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .354 | .414 | .768 | | Versus Right | | 389 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 46 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .287 | .393 | .680 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .278 | .375 | .653 | | Last Week | | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .333 | .583 | | April | | 70 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .342 | .386 | .727 | | May | | 98 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .306 | .418 | .724 | | June | | 81 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .281 | .383 | .664 | | July | | 96 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .243 | .385 | .628 | | August | | 93 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .398 | .741 | | September | | 87 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .323 | .402 | .726 | | October | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 | | Spring Training | | 80 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .337 | .388 | .725 | | Last Year | | 541 | 138 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 92 | 62 | 44 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .309 | .434 | .744 | | Career | | 1075 | 267 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 171 | 132 | 93 | 202 | 16 | 0 | 7 | .248 | .308 | .417 | .725 | | Home | | 269 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .294 | .372 | .665 | | Road | | 265 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 30 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .320 | .426 | .746 | | Grass | | 519 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 78 | 68 | 47 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .310 | .408 | .718 | | Turf | | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .222 | .067 | .289 | | Day | | 210 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .297 | .352 | .650 | | Night | | 324 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .313 | .429 | .742 | | Pinch Hitting | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Close/Late | | 111 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .309 | .459 | .768 | | Inning 1-3 | | 174 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .287 | .368 | .655 | | Inning 4-6 | | 193 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .283 | .363 | .646 | | Inning 7-9 | | 156 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .344 | .468 | .812 | | Extra Innings | | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .545 | 1.007 | | 0 Outs | | 199 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .332 | .482 | .814 | | 1 Outs | | 166 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .275 | .295 | .570 | | 2 Outs | | 169 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .311 | .402 | .713 | | Scoring Position | | 146 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .310 | .425 | .734 | | Bases Empty | | 274 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .296 | .354 | .650 | | Runner on 1st | | 114 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .331 | .474 | .804 | | Runner on 2nd | | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .316 | .375 | .691 | | Runner on 3rd | | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .389 | .600 | .989 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 47 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .340 | .426 | .766 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .583 | .875 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | | Bases Loaded | | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .174 | .333 | .507 | | Two Strikes | | 239 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .229 | .301 | .530 | | First Pitch | | 71 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .292 | .380 | .672 | | Count 0-1 | | 42 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .405 | .667 | | Count 0-2 | | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .119 | .136 | .190 | .327 | | Count 1-0 | | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .278 | .481 | .759 | | Count 1-1 | | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .255 | .400 | .655 | | Count 1-2 | | 71 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .139 | .211 | .350 | | Count 2-0 | | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .310 | .621 | .931 | | Count 2-1 | | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .371 | .576 | .947 | | Count 2-2 | | 78 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .203 | .372 | .574 | | Count 3-0 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .917 | 1.333 | 2.250 | | Count 3-1 | | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .679 | .733 | 1.412 | | Full Count | | 48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .429 | .417 | .845 | | Behind in Count | | 155 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .168 | .171 | .258 | .429 | | Ahead in Count | | 132 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .459 | .583 | 1.042 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1968 Cincinnati - ORB2 | 20 | 141 | 541 | 138 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 92 | 62 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 98 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .309 | .434 | .744 | 22.1 | | 1969 Cincinnati - ORB2 | 21 | 142 | 534 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 79 | 70 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .307 | .399 | .706 | 19.3 | | Total ORB2 | | 283 | 1075 | 267 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 171 | 132 | 93 | 7 | 16 | 202 | 3 | 3 | .248 | .308 | .417 | .725 | 41.4 |
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| Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1967 San Diego - AAA | 19 | 119 | 489 | 162 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 88 | 76 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 1 | .331 | .390 | .552 | .943 | 58.0 | | Total IL | | 119 | 489 | 162 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 88 | 76 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 1 | .331 | .390 | .552 | .943 | 58.0 |
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| Player History | | 12-15-1966 | Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Reds. | | 01-01-1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (4); Power: 6 (4); Eye: 4 (3). | | 04-10-1967 | Named the #3 prospect in the ORB2 | | 05-22-1967 | Wins the IL KMLL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-12-1967 | Wins the IL KMLL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-16-1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 06-29-1967 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. | | 06-29-1967 | Goes 0-2 against the Indianapolis Indians, ending his hitting streak at 26 games. | | 07-01-1967 | Wins the IL KMLL Batter of the Month Award. | | 09-19-1967 | Wins the 1967 IL KMLL Slick Fielder Award at C. | | 09-21-1967 | Wins the 1967 IL KMLL Sluggers Award. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 5 (3). | | 04-08-1968 | Named the #1 prospect in the ORB2 | | 04-17-1968 | Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week. | | 04-17-1968 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. | | 04-22-1968 | Wins the ORB2 NL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-18-1968 | Hits three home runs against the Houston Astros, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 09-01-1968 | Wins the ORB2 NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 11-11-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,439 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 5 (3). |
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