Ia tusia se faaauauga o lenei palakalafa - I le 1970, na maua ai e Bench lana vaitau sili ona lelei i fuainumera. I le 22 o ona tausaga, na avea ai o ia ma tagata taalo aupito i laitiiti na manumalo i le National League Most Valuable Player Award. Na ia.293, ma ta'ita'ia le Liki a le Atunuu i le 45 home runs ma le franchise-record 148 runs batted in as the Reds won the NL West Division. Na faatoʻilaloina e le Reds le Pittsburgh Pirates i le Tauvaga o le National League Championship Series
, ae na faatoʻilaloina e le Baltimore Orioles i taaloga e lima i le Tauvaga a le Lalolagi.