Editing Johnny Bench (section)

===Draft and minor leagues===
As a 17-year-old, the [[Cincinnati Reds]] selected Bench in the second round, 36th overall, of the [[1965 Major League Baseball draft|1965 amateur draft]]. He played for the minor-league [[Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970)|Buffalo Bisons]] in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. During the 1967 season, he hit a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] against [[Jim Palmer]], who would go on to never allow a grand slam again in 19 years in the Major Leagues.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Jim|last2=Dale|first2=Jim|title=Palmer and Weaver: Together We Were Eleven Foot Nine|year=1996|publisher=Andrews and McMeel|location=Kansas City|isbn=0-8362-0781-5|pages=14–15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.680thefan.com/2018/07/12/55-jim-palmer-a-pitcher-who-never-gave-up-a-grand-slam/|title=#55: Jim Palmer – A Pitcher who NEVER Gave up a Grand Slam|work=AM 680|date=July 12, 2018|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227193618/https://www.680thefan.com/2018/07/12/55-jim-palmer-a-pitcher-who-never-gave-up-a-grand-slam/|url-status=live}}</ref>