Charles Bender

Name Note: Name presented as Chief Bender in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: May 5, 1884 in Crow Wing County, MN us

Died: May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, PA

High School: Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA)

School: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)

Debut: April 20, 1903 (Age 18-350d, 2,506th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER, W

Last Game: July 21, 1925 (Age 41-077d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1953. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Charles Bender's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: Charles Albert Bender

Nicknames: Chief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.0

212

127

ERA

2.46

459

334

3017.0

1711

WHIP

1.113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-11 / in Starts: 8-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games

RBI Opportunities

1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	203	10 (9)	Apr 24	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.250	.400	.250	.650	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	204	20 (9)	May 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.143	.333	.143	.476	9			P
3	205	27 (6)	May 18	PHA		SLB	W,12-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.300	.125	.425	6			PH
4	206	28	May 19	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.100	.250	.100	.350	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
5	207	41 (12)	Jun 3	PHA		WSH	W,11-5	CG	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	1				0		.250	.400	.250	.650	9			P
6	208	45 (3)	Jun 9	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-10	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.286	.444	.286	.730	9			P
7	209	56 (10)	Jun 23	PHA		NYY	W,9-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.286	.444	.286	.730	2			P
8	210	59 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.250	.429	.250	.679	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
9	211	65 (5)	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.263	.417	.316	.732	9			P
10	212	70 (4)	Jul 8	PHA		SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.273	.429	.318	.747	9			P
11	213	75 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.414	.304	.718	9			P
12	214	82 (6)	Jul 21	PHA		CLE	W,4-2	GS-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.261	.414	.304	.718	9			P
13	215	91 (8)	Jul 31	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.231	.394	.269	.663	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	216	98 (6)	Aug 10 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.250	.417	.286	.702	9			P
15	217	101 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.241	.405	.276	.681	9			PH
16	218	102	Aug 12	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.206	.357	.235	.592	6			1B
17	219	104 (1)	Aug 15	PHA		SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.189	.333	.216	.550	9			P
18	220	108 (3)	Aug 20	PHA		CHW	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.333	.225	.558	9			P
19	221	114 (5)	Aug 28 (2)	PHA		DET	W,11-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.205	.327	.227	.554	9			P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
20	222	122 (7)	Sep 3	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.213	.327	.234	.561	9			P
21	223	127 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.216	.322	.235	.557	9			P
							10-11		60	51	5	11	1	0	0	2	8		13	0	1		0		1		.216	.322	.235	.557

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