{"product_id":"1972-topps-433-johnny-bench-psa-mint-9","title":"1972 Topps #433 Johnny Bench PSA MINT 9","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1972 Topps #433 Johnny Bench PSA 9 - The Best Catcher in Baseball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1972 Topps #433 Johnny Bench\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived with an unusual distinction: Bench was only 24 years old, yet there was already a convincing argument that \u003cstrong\u003eno catcher in baseball was better\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Cincinnati star had transformed expectations for the position with tremendous power at the plate and a cannon behind it, winning the 1968 Rookie of the Year Award, piling up Gold Gloves, and becoming the \u003cstrong\u003eNational League MVP in 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set against the wonderfully eccentric colors and typography of 1972 Topps, #433 finds Bench right as the Big Red Machine was beginning to become one of baseball’s defining teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example reaches the outstanding \u003cstrong\u003ePSA MINT 9\u003c\/strong\u003e level, giving the card an entirely different dimension. The colorful 1972 design is unforgiving when it comes to \u003cstrong\u003ecentering, registration, corners, edges, and surface quality\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Mint examples demand a level of preservation that becomes increasingly difficult more than five decades after production. On a playing-era card of Bench—one of the central figures of 1970s baseball—a \u003cstrong\u003ePSA 9\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a superb intersection of condition, visual personality, and historical relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Bench went out and made 1972 one of his signature seasons. He led the National League with \u003cstrong\u003e40 home runs and 125 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e, captured his \u003cstrong\u003esecond NL MVP Award\u003c\/strong\u003e, and helped Cincinnati reach the World Series. Over the years ahead, Bench became the anchor of the \u003cstrong\u003eBig Red Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e, winning back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976 and earning World Series MVP honors in ’76. He retired with \u003cstrong\u003e389 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves, 14 All-Star selections, and two MVP Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, forever changing the offensive standard for his position.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578975412533,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1972Topps_433JohnnyBenchPSAMINT9.png?v=1789432647","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1972-topps-433-johnny-bench-psa-mint-9","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}