[DOC] [TLE] Johnny Bench - Wikipedia [PAR] Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional 
baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 
1967 ... His 102 assists in 1968 marked the first time in 23 years that a catcher 
had .... 1,376 RBI during his 17-year Major League career, all spent with the 
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75, he became the first African American manager in MLB before... [DOC] [TLE] Johnny Bench | Society for American Baseball Research [PAR] May 1, 2014 ... All he did there was win the league Player of the Year award, hitting ... The Reds 
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when he became the first rookie catcher to win a Gold

Question: In 1968 this Cincinnati Reds player became the first catcher ever named Rookie of the Year
Answer: Johnny Bench