2012年8月4日 · Bench fell behind in the count against Giusti, but on an 0-2 pitch, the Hall of Fame catcher hit a dramatic, game-tying home run against the defending World Series champions. The Reds went on to win later that inning, with pinch-runner George Foster scoring on a wild pitch.

'72 NLCS, Gm 5 PIT@CIN: Johnny Bench homers to draw the Reds even in the ninth, and George Foster scores the winning run on a wild pitch

Johnny Bench's game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 1972 National League Championship Series set the stage for the Reds to ultimately advance to the World Series. (Doug McWilliams/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

Johnny Bench hit 389 home runs during his career, 195 while playing at home, 194 while on the road. Johnny Bench hit 206 solo homers, 112 with a single runner on base, 60 with two men on base, and 11 grand slams. Bench homered off 217 different pitchers during his career, connected most often while batting fourth in the lineup, and drove in 654 ...

October 11, 1972: Johnny Bench ignites a dramatic comeback for the Reds in the decisive Game 5 of the NLCS.Connect with the Reds!http://www.twitter.com/redsh...

Down 3-2 in the 9th of the deciding Game 5 of the NLCS, Johnny Bench hits a leadoff home run to tie the game for the Reds

On this date in 1972, Johnny Bench hit a game-tying home run that would propel the Cincinnati Reds to the World Series and later be immortalized on his Hall of Fame plaque. But it all began with a plea from his mother.

Down 3-2 in the 9th of the deciding Game 5 of the NLCS, Johnny Bench hits a leadoff home run to tie the game for the Reds

On the road, Johnny Bench appeared in 78 games, had 290 at-bats, drove in 71 runs, scored 51 times, had 86 hits (14 doubles / 0 triples / 24 home runs), walked 58 times (13 intentional), struck out 43 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 8 times (0 hits & 8 flies), and finished at home with a .296 batting average, .407 on base ...

He hit 45 home runs in 1970, which was a single-season record for catchers until Salvador Perez hit 48 in 2021. [9] . His 389 home runs and 1,376 runs batted in remain the most in Cincinnati Reds history. [10]