home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- fielding catchers of all time,
- he won 10 straight Gold
- Gloves. Johnny was
- named to the N.L. All-
- Star team 14 times.
-
- JohnnyΓÇÖs career had its low points, too, but
- each time he quickly bounced back. For
- example, in 1971, JohnnyΓÇÖs batting average
- fell to .238 (from .293 the previous season).
- But in 1972, he led the league with 40
- homers and 125 RBIs. He won his second
- MVP award and the Reds won the pennant.
- Again, in 1976, Johnny batted just .234, with
- 16 homers. But in the World Series, he hit
- .533 and was named MVP.
-
- True to Ted WilliamsΓÇÖs prediction,
- Johnny was elected to the National