Johnny Bench Jersey — Reds Throwback XXL-6X, XLT-5XLT
Some catchers call a good game. Johnny Bench changed how the position itself was played — one-handed behind the plate, a cannon for an arm, and a bat that hit like a cleanup first baseman. This page pulls together the Johnny Bench jersey in big and tall sizes: the Reds throwback No. 5 from the Big Red Machine years, in the XXL-6X range with tall cuts from XLT to 5XLT, every size on its own link. Big and tall throwback jerseys for a player this big don’t sit around long — Bench gear in extended sizes moves fast, and when your fit is in stock, that’s the time to grab it.
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Johnny Bench Jersey — the Big Red Machine No. 5
The jersey everybody pictures is the home white from the Riverfront Stadium years — red No. 5, the wishbone C, the uniform of the best team Cincinnati ever fielded. The photo below links to the Bench range, where the throwback sits with the rest of his Reds gear in the extended sizes this page is built around.
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Bench Sizing — Throwback Jerseys Big and Tall, XXL-6X and XLT-5XLT
The size list below covers the whole run one size at a time: S, M, L and XL first, then the extended sizes — 2X (the XXL), 3X, 4X, 5X and 6X — and after those the extended tall cuts, XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT, for fans who need length through the body more than width. Every link opens the Reds men’s department already filtered to that size, so the Bench throwback and everything else in the men’s range in your fit is right there together.
A quick fit note: baseball jerseys button up the front and wear a little straighter than a football jersey, so most big & tall fans find their usual size works — but if you’re between sizes or you wear yours over a hoodie for those cold April and October nights on the river, the bigger size is the safer call. Tall fans should start with the tall cuts rather than sizing up: the added length is the whole point.
One honest note on stock: throwback sizes come and go — availability can shift with stock levels and the season, and the extended sizes usually move first. That’s why every size link below opens the Reds’ full men’s department filtered to that size: if the Bench jersey itself is picked over in your fit, the other Reds options in your size are right in front of you.
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Interesting Facts About Johnny Bench — a Big and Tall Legend
Bench came out of tiny Binger, Oklahoma, and Cincinnati took him in the second round of the 1965 draft. By 1968 he was the National League Rookie of the Year, and the position was never the same — he caught one-handed with the glove hand tucked safely away, he threw out runners other catchers wouldn’t challenge, and he hit for power nobody expected from behind the plate. He won the NL MVP in 1970 and again in 1972, still a kid running the best pitching staff in the league.
Those teams became the Big Red Machine, and Bench was its engine. The Reds won the World Series in 1975 and 1976, and Bench was the MVP of the ’76 Series, outplaying everybody on the field against the Yankees. Across his career he won 10 Gold Gloves — the standard every catcher since has been measured against — and his 389 home runs stood as the most ever by a catcher when he retired. Riverfront Stadium crowds watched the whole run from those red seats on the river, and the Machine’s identity is still the identity Cincinnati baseball measures itself by.
Bench went into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year on the ballot, and the Reds retired his No. 5. Cooperstown called him the greatest catcher of his era; plenty of fans who watched him still drop the “of his era” part.
Johnny Bench Jersey — Shopper Questions
Does the Johnny Bench jersey come in big and tall XXL-6X sizes?
Yes — the size list above covers XXL, 3X, 4X, 5X and 6X individually, on top of the standard S through XL sizes, plus tall cuts out to 5XLT. Throwback jerseys big and tall are exactly what this page is built for, and every size sits on its own link into the Reds men’s department.
What tall Bench sizes are available?
XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — each listed with its own link. The tall cuts add length through the body, which matters on a button-front baseball jersey that sits shorter than most fans expect.
Which era does the Bench throwback copy?
The Big Red Machine years of the 1970s — the home whites from the back-to-back championship teams of 1975 and 1976, with Bench’s No. 5. It’s the Cooperstown-style classic, not a current-roster jersey.
What if the Bench jersey is sold out in my size?
You still land in the right place. The size links open the Reds men’s department filtered to your size, so every Reds jersey and shirt in that fit is in front of you, and the department links in the closing section below pull the wider big & tall Reds range into one view.
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Fanatics and the MLB Shop both carry the Reds range, and the two stores run different sales on different days — a quick comparison before you check out is worth it:
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For the Reds’ modern look, this site’s Cincinnati Reds City Connect jersey page covers the current alternate in the same kind of sizes. And Cincinnati fandom doesn’t stop at the ballpark — the city’s other No. 9 gets his own page here too, the Joe Burrow Bengals jersey page, built for the same big and tall fans in football season.