Johnny Bench

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:bats Right
gptkbp:battingStyle .267
gptkbp:birthDate 1947-12-7
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma,_USA
gptkbp:careerEnd 1983
gptkbp:careerStart 1967
gptkbp:charityWork gptkb:Children's_Hospital
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:college gptkb:University_of_Oklahoma
gptkbp:debutYear 1967-08-28
gptkbp:draft gptkb:Cincinnati_Reds
gptkbp:famousFor Being one of the greatest catchers in baseball history
gptkbp:famousPerson Catch Every Ball
gptkbp:famousQuote "You can't be afraid to make mistakes."
"The only way to prove you are a good player is to play."
"I always wanted to be a catcher."
"I never thought of myself as a great player."
"I was a catcher because I wanted to be involved in every play."
gptkbp:firstAppearance 14
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Johnny_Lee_Bench
gptkbp:gameplay 1983-05-25
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction 1989
gptkbp:height 6 ft 1 in
gptkbp:highSchool gptkb:Bishop_Kelley_High_School
gptkbp:hobbies Fishing
Golf
Photography
gptkbp:homeRuns 389
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johnny Bench
gptkbp:influenced Future generations of catchers
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Commentator
gptkbp:nickname The Man
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Rookie_of_the_Year
Silver Slugger Award
Gold Glove Award
National_League_MVP
gptkbp:position Catcher
gptkbp:runsThrough 1376
gptkbp:signature Johnny_Bench's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Sandy_Bench
Vickie_Chesser
gptkbp:team gptkb:Cincinnati_Reds
gptkbp:throws Right
gptkbp:weight 205 lb
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 2