1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1989 Event Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1984 Event Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform 1980 Event Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record 1978 Event Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run 1973 Event For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game 1970 Event Johnny Bench wins NL MVP 1970 Event Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1969 Event Joe Pepitone quits Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench 1951 Event NL ump Frank Dascoli clears the Dogers bench ejecting 15 players 1951 Birthday Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1947 Birthday Johnny Bench, baseball catcher, Reds 1944 Event NFL legalizes coaching from bench
