Repost 📸 @redsmuseum July 15, 1980: On this date in Reds history, Johnny Bench established a new record for home runs by a catcher when he hit his 314th career home run as a catcher, surpassing Yogi Berra's career total at the position. Johnny Bench's record-breaker came off the Expos' David Palmer in the fifth inning of the Reds' 11-7 victory over Montreal at Riverfront Stadium. #RedsHOFarchives: Baseball Bench hit for his 314th career home run on display at the Reds Hall of Fame. Bench loaned the baseball, which is housed in the custom display made for it by the Reds, to the Reds Hall of Fame.