{"product_id":"1976-topps-300-johnny-bench-psa-mint-9","title":"1976 Topps #300 Johnny Bench PSA MINT 9","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1976 Topps #300 Johnny Bench PSA 9 - The Heart of the Big Red Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1976, \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Bench\u003c\/strong\u003e had already established himself as the standard by which modern catchers were measured. The \u003cstrong\u003e1976 Topps #300 Johnny Bench\u003c\/strong\u003e captures Cincinnati’s superstar at the absolute height of the \u003cstrong\u003eBig Red Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by a lineup featuring Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez, and George Foster. Bench had already collected two National League MVP Awards and eight consecutive Gold Gloves, but one of the defining performances of his career was still waiting just months after this card reached collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded \u003cstrong\u003ePSA MINT 9\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example gives one of Bench’s prime-era Topps cards the elite grade befitting the player pictured. Card #300 was a marquee position in the 1976 checklist, and Bench entered the season as far more than Cincinnati’s catcher—he was one of the central figures of a team in the middle of one of baseball’s great championship runs. A \u003cstrong\u003eMint playing-era Bench\u003c\/strong\u003e from this exact moment connects condition with a particularly important chapter of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCincinnati rolled through the 1976 postseason without losing a game, sweeping Philadelphia in the NLCS before doing the same to the Yankees in the World Series. Bench was magnificent on baseball’s biggest stage, batting \u003cstrong\u003e.533 with two home runs and six RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Fall Classic and earning \u003cstrong\u003eWorld Series MVP honors\u003c\/strong\u003e as Cincinnati secured its second consecutive championship. He would finish his career with \u003cstrong\u003e389 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves, 14 All-Star selections, two MVP Awards, and two World Series titles\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53594026213685,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1976Topps_300JohnnyBenchPSAMINT9.png?v=1789508048","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1976-topps-300-johnny-bench-psa-mint-9","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}