1973 Topps #380 Johnny Bench
About Johnny Bench
Bench caught 129 games and played 17 in the outfield in 1972, when his book From Behind the Plate was published. Topps paired him with Dick Allen on first-series League Leaders cards #62 for home runs and #63 for RBI; his Reds card #380 followed in the third series. He hit 25 home runs with 104 RBI in 1973.
Johnny Bench spent all 17 of his major-league seasons with Cincinnati, catching for the Reds from his 1967 arrival through most of the Big Red Machine years. He grew up in Binger, Oklahoma, played baseball and basketball, and graduated as his high school class valedictorian. Cincinnati selected him 36th overall in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft. A broken right thumb in the minors helped change his catching technique: he adopted a hinged mitt and kept his throwing hand out of the way while receiving pitches. Bench won the 1968 National League Rookie of the Year award, becoming the first catcher to win the NL honor. He was the league's MVP in 1970 and 1972, made 14 All-Star teams and won ten consecutive Gold Gloves from 1968 through 1977. He played on Cincinnati's 1975 and 1976 World Series championship clubs. Over his career he collected 2,048 hits and batted .267. He hit 389 home runs and drove in 1,376 runs. In his final three seasons he played chiefly at first and third base. His last home run came on Johnny Bench Night at Riverfront Stadium in September 1983. He entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,601 | 3 | 93 | 648 | 637 | 516 | 302 | 401 | 1 |
| SGC | 611 | 0 | 12 | 74 | 150 | 158 | 98 | 111 | 8 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Related cards
More Johnny Bench in this set: #62 League Leaders, #63 League Leaders
Team card: #641 Cincinnati Reds
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- #28 Hal McRae
- #52 Denis Menke
- #62 1972 Home Run Leaders
- #63 1972 Runs Batted In Leaders
- #68 1972 Leading Firemen
- #89 Jack Billingham
- #130 Pete Rose
- #156 Cesar Geronimo
- #177 Bill Plummer
- #195 Clay Carroll
- #202 N.L. Playoffs: Foster's Run Decides It
- #205 World Series Game No. 3: Reds Win Squeaker
- #208 World Series Game No. 6: Reds' Slugging Ties Series
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #380 card?
It is card #380 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.