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  1. Johnny Bench batted fourth and fifth in
  2. the lineup for one of the greatest hitting
  3. teams in baseball history -- the
  4. Cincinnati RedsΓÇÖ "Big Red Machine."
  5. This team dominated the National
  6. League in the 1970ΓÇÖs, winning six
  7. division titles, four pennants, and two
  8. World Series. 
  9.  
  10. Other Cincinnati greats who played for
  11. manager Sparky Anderson during those
  12. years included Pete Rose, Hall of Famer
  13. Joe Morgan, George Foster, Dave
  14. Concepcion, and Tony Perez. From 
  15. 1970 to 1977, Red players won six of
  16. eight N.L. MVP awards.