Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: 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 au Reds le Pittsburgh Pirates i le
Na manumalo i le National League Championship Series, ae na leiloa i le Baltimore Orioles i taaloga e lima i le World Series.