Number 5
The Cincinnati Reds temporarily retired Willard Hershberger's uniform number 5. However, it was reactivated in 1942. In 1967, it was assigned to another catcher: Johnny Bench. Bench would become a star and a key player of the Cincinnati Reds' 1975 and 1976 World Series championship teams and be widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball history. Uniform number 5 was retired permanently in 1986 and Bench was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1989.
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