Veteran leader of “The Big Red Machine” of the 1970’s Cincinnati Reds, Johnny Bench ended up hitting more home runs than any other squatter in the Major-Leagues, and was the National League’s choice for Rookie of the Year in ’68. The Hall of Famer used this gamer early on, as this Hillerich and Bradsby, model R161, is from the 1965-68 marking period. The signature model Johnny Bench bat has Bench’s "#5" in vintage marker on the knob. It is uncracked, with nice use on the barrel including plenty of baseball seam marks and some faint red and green bat rack marks. One of the nicest Bench bats you will find. Measures 35 ?”.