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	17-10 / in Starts: 13-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	44 (21-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (20-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Barry	2
C Derrick	1
A Strunk	1
I Thomas	0

Most Driven In By
R Oldring	1
A Strunk	1
B Lord	1
H Maggert	0

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	332	9 (8)	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.69	-0.213	4.94	-0.37%	-1.37	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	333	14 (4)	May 1	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.83	-0.203	4.87	-0.32%	-1.27	P
3	334	27 (12)	May 23	PHA		SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.42	0.049	.51	0.04%	0.21	P
4	335	30 (2)	May 27	PHA	@	BOS	W,12-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.31	-0.008	.52	-0.01%	-0.25	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	336	34 (3)	Jun 1	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.063	.118	.063	.180	9	1.23	-0.080	2.92	-0.11%	-1.01	P
6	337	39 (4)	Jun 6	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.70	0.100	1.19	0.10%	0.79	P
7	338	43 (3)	Jun 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.125	.160	.167	.327	9	.92	-0.066	2.08	-0.09%	-0.05	P
8	339	47 (3)	Jun 14	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.172	.179	.351	9	1.17	-0.055	3.40	-0.10%	-0.52	P
9	340	52 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.129	.156	.161	.318	9	.67	-0.052	2.51	-0.12%	-0.42	P
10	341	57 (4)	Jun 24	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.118	.143	.147	.290	9	1.40	-0.057	3.29	-0.08%	-0.61	P
11	342	58	Jun 26 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.114	.139	.143	.282	9	1.80	-0.045	4.94	-0.07%	-0.23	P
12	343	61 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.135	.158	.162	.320	9	.76	-0.025	2.77	-0.06%	-0.18	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	344	68 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,5-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.132	.154	.158	.312	9	2.59	-0.061	13.49	-0.19%	-0.29	P
14	345	71 (2)	Jul 6	PHA		BOS	L,5-11	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.190	.225	.415	9	1.50	0.091	5.94	0.22%	1.11	P
15	346	76 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.140	.178	.209	.387	9	.52	-0.042	.79	-0.04%	-0.52	P
16	347	84 (7)	Jul 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.149	.184	.213	.396	9	1.90	-0.117	2.05	-0.08%	-0.37	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	348	98 (13)	Aug 3 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG(6)	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.184	.216	.245	.461	9	.26	0.011	.16	0.00%	0.79	P
18	349	101 (2)	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.173	.218	.231	.449	9	.86	0.025	.63	0.01%	-0.19	P
19	350	105 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.161	.203	.214	.418	9	.32	-0.034	.19	-0.01%	-1.46	P
20	351	107 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,8-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.155	.197	.207	.404	9	.83	-0.038	.69	-0.02%	-0.71	P
21	352	110 (2)	Aug 16	PHA		CLE	W,3-1	6-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.155	.210	.207	.417	9	1.92	0.007	1.75	0.00%	-0.07	PH P
22	353	113 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.153	.206	.203	.410	9	1.32	-0.057	.69	-0.02%	-0.51	P
23	354	114	Aug 22 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,2-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.203	.200	.403	9	1.38	-0.034	.42	-0.01%	-0.16	P
24	355	120 (5)	Aug 28	PHA		DET	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.150	.203	.200	.403	8						P
25	356	122 (1)	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-7	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.150	.203	.200	.403	9						P
Sep/Oct		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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	357	124 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.215	.200	.415	9	1.27	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.23	P
27	358	153 (28)	Oct 5	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.148	.212	.197	.409	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							17-10		69	61	5	9	1	1	0	4	5	0	4	0	3		0		2		.148	.212	.197	.409		1.06	-0.902	2.32	-1.32%	-7.15

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