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	6-20 / in Starts: 5-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	435	3 (2)	Apr 13	BAL		NEW	L,1-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
2	436	7 (3)	Apr 17	BAL	@	NEW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.000	.143	.000	.143	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	437	18 (10)	May 1	BAL		KCP	L,4-5	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
4	438	22 (3)	May 6	BAL		CHI	W,9-8	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0		.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
5	439	26 (3)	May 11	BAL		SLM	W,6-5	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0				0		.182	.400	.273	.673	9						P
6	440	29 (2)	May 15	BAL		BTT	W,10-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.400	.273	.673	9						P
7	441	30	May 17	BAL	@	CHI	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.375	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
8	442	32 (1)	May 23 (1)	BAL	@	CHI	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.455	.444	.899	9						P
9	443	36 (3)	May 31 (1)	BAL	@	BUF	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.286	.400	.381	.781	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	444	42 (5)	Jun 7 (2)	BAL	@	BTT	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.240	.345	.320	.665	9						P
11	445	45 (2)	Jun 10 (1)	BAL		BUF	L,3-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.259	.355	.333	.688	9						P
12	446	48 (2)	Jun 12	BAL		BUF	W,3-2	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0		.286	.412	.357	.769	9						P
13	447	51 (2)	Jun 17	BAL		KCP	L,5-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.276	.400	.345	.745	9						P
14	448	53 (1)	Jun 21	BAL		CHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.273	.385	.333	.718	9						P
15	449	58 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	BAL		SLM	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.250	.357	.306	.663	9						P
16	450	62 (3)	Jun 30	BAL		PBS	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.256	.356	.308	.663	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	451	65 (2)	Jul 2	BAL		BUF	L,4-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.256	.356	.308	.663	9						P
18	452	68 (2)	Jul 5 (1)	BAL		BUF	L,5-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.256	.356	.308	.663	9						P
19	453	75 (6)	Jul 13	BAL		BTT	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.238	.333	.286	.619	9						P
20	454	81 (5)	Jul 20 (1)	BAL	@	SLM	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.222	.314	.267	.580	9						P
21	455	89 (7)	Jul 28 (1)	BAL	@	PBS	L,3-4	GS-0	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.245	.327	.286	.613	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	456	96 (6)	Aug 1 (2)	BAL	@	KCP	L,3-6	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.328	.346	.674	9						P
23	457	100 (3)	Aug 7	BAL		SLM	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.255	.328	.345	.673	9						P
24	458	104 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	BAL		PBS	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.259	.328	.345	.673	9						P
25	459	113 (8)	Aug 21	BAL		KCP	L,0-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.250	.318	.333	.652	9						P
26	460	118 (4)	Aug 26	BAL		BTT	L,9-11	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.318	.333	.652	9						P
							6-20		66	60	7	15	2	0	1	2	6	0	6	0	0		0		0		.250	.318	.333	.652

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