When Johnny Bench entered the major leagues in 1967, he redefined the way in which people thought about catchers. An amazing catcher, he was also a powerful hitter. He won ten Gold Glove awards for his legendary defense, and hit almost 400 home runs in a sixteen-year career-the most any catcher had ever hit Bench, who played for the Cincinnati Reds for his entire career (a rarity in modern baseball), was a proud member of the Big Red Machine, one of the strongest teams ever to play the game.