Autographed baseballs representing each of Bench’s career home runs for sale
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Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum presented by Dinsmore is proud to present the Johnny Bench Home Run Collection.
Inspired by Bench’s 389 career home runs, fans now have the chance to own a unique collectible celebrating his incomparable legacy as baseball’s greatest catcher.
Johnny has signed 389 Rawlings Official Major League Baseballs, adorned with the Home Run Collection logo, each of which he numbered with the unique home run number.
Each baseball is delivered in a deluxe display case that includes a photo collage that references the home run number and date plus a certificate of ownership from the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum.
The price for each Johnny Bench Home Run Collection baseball is $250.
To order visit RedsMuseum.org and for more information please contact the Hall of Fame at halloffame@reds.com or (513) 765-7923.
Fans purchasing a Home Run Collection baseball will become the owner of that hit in perpetuity, and the owner’s name will appear in the Hall of Fame’s online Home Run Collection Database, which is also displayed at the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum.
Bench Home Run Collection Auctions
The following Johnny Bench Home Run Collection baseballs will be auctioned off through the remainder of 2020 that includes his All-Star Game and postseason home runs. Place bids at reds.com/auctions:
October 28
• All-Star Home Run #1: 1969 All-Star Game
• All-Star Home Run #2: 1971 All-Star Game
• All-Star Home Run #3: 1973 All-Star Game
November 4
• Postseason Home Run #1: 1970 NLCS Game 3
• Postseason Home Run #2: 1970 World Series Game 2
• Regular Season Home Run #67: 6/24/70 (game-tying home run from last game at Crosley Field)
November 11
• Regular Season Home Run #325: 8/22/79 (Passes Frank Robinson to become Reds All-Time career home run leader)
• Postseason Home Run #4: 1972 World Series Game 6
• Postseason Home Run #5: 1973 NLCS Game 1 (Walk-off home run off Tom Seaver)
November 18
• Postseason Home Run #3: 1972 NLCS Game 5 – (9th Inning home run in Reds pennant clincher)
• Postseason Home Run #5: 6/13/68 - Career home run #5 (Bench’s iconic uniform number)
November 25
• Postseason Home Run #10: 1979 NLCS Game 3 (Last career postseason home run)
December 2
• Postseason Home Run #6: 1975 World Series Game 3
• Postseason Home Run #7: 1976 NLCS Game 3 (Game-tying home run in 9th inning in Reds pennant clincher)
• Regular Season Home Run #347: 7/15/80 (Breaks Yogi Berra’s career record for home runs by a catcher)
December 9
• Regular Season Home Run #1: 9/20/67 (First Career Home Run)
December 16
• Regular Season Home Run #389: 9/17/83 (Last Career Home Run)