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Johnny Bench’s Final Career Game & Hit

  • 1983
  • Milestones & Records

Johnny Bench gets his final career hit #2,048 & RBI #1,376 in his last game

Giants 11, Reds 7 in Cincinnati

Sept. 29, 1983: Johnny Bench played in his final career game, he pinch hit for Tom Power in B5 and he hit a 2-run single to LF off Mark Calvert driving in Dan Driessen & Dann Bilardello for his final career hit and RBI. He ended his career playing in 2,158 games with 2,046 hits and 1,376 RBIs. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.