OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ — Plans to build a museum honoring former Cincinnati Reds great Johnny Bench are moving forward in his Oklahoma hometown of Binger, the Hall of Fame catcher said Sunday.



Bench visited Oklahoma City to promote fundraising for the museum, which he said will cost about $1 million to build. Renderings show the 5,500-square-foot museum will be shaped like the number 5, Bench's jersey number with the Cincinnati Reds.



"I've been planning on doing this for quite awhile, and the people of Binger said, 'Why don't we build a museum?'," Bench said.



Bench played on the famed Big Red Machine teams that won the World Series in 1975 and 1976, earning series MVP honors the latter year as the Reds swept the New York Yankees.



He played for the Reds from 1967 to 1983, hitting 389 home runs.