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	11-17 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	24 (10-8-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
D Bancroft	2
E Burns	1
B Killefer	1
O Dugey	0

Most Driven In By
B Niehoff	1
M Stock	1

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	461	5 (4)	Apr 19	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	462	9 (3)	Apr 28	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.52	0.046	5.38	0.10%	0.40	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	463	17 (7)	May 10	PHI	@	STL	L,4-9	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	464	21 (3)	May 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.41	-0.107	3.89	-0.18%	-0.44	P
5	465	27 (5)	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
6	466	30 (2)	May 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
7	467	37 (6)	May 31	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.222	.300	.333	.633	9	.56	0.001	2.39	0.00%	0.08	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
8	468	41 (3)	Jun 5	PHI		STL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.308	.417	.724	9	.71	0.077	2.55	0.17%	0.25	P
9	469	44 (2)	Jun 13	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.308	.417	.724	9						P
10	470	52 (7)	Jun 22 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.267	.313	.400	.713	9	1.04	0.035	6.78	0.14%	0.16	P
11	471	55 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.267	.313	.400	.713	9						P
12	472	57 (1)	Jun 27	PHI		BSN	L,0-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.267	.313	.400	.713	9						P
13	473	60 (2)	Jun 29 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.278	.350	.389	.739	9	.51	0.068	2.10	0.17%	0.62	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
14	474	66 (5)	Jul 8	PHI	@	STL	W,7-4	GS-0	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.318	.375	.409	.784	9						P
15	475	68 (1)	Jul 10	PHI	@	STL	W,5-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.360	.391	.751	9						P
16	476	71 (2)	Jul 13	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.308	.357	.423	.780	9	1.70	-0.099	7.98	-0.28%	-0.76	P
17	477	74 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.296	.345	.407	.752	9	1.43	-0.033	6.51	-0.09%	-0.12	P
18	478	84 (9)	Jul 28	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.300	.364	.400	.764	9	.59	0.056	2.53	0.15%	0.35	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
19	479	91 (6)	Aug 3	PHI		STL	W,10-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.294	.351	.412	.763	9	.55	-0.055	2.09	-0.13%	0.18	P
20	480	97 (5)	Aug 9 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.278	.333	.389	.722	9	2.61	-0.195	11.22	-0.50%	-1.57	P
21	481	109 (11)	Aug 22 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-9	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.289	.341	.395	.736	9	.32	0.024	1.60	0.07%	0.28	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
22	482	128 (18)	Sep 9 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.275	.326	.375	.701	9	.98	-0.048	8.60	-0.26%	-0.38	P
23	483	131 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.275	.326	.375	.701	9						P
24	484	133 (1)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.318	.366	.684	9						P
25	485	140 (6)	Sep 21	PHI		PIT	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.268	.318	.366	.684	9						P
26	486	150 (9)	Oct 2 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.268	.318	.366	.684	9						P
27	487	152 (1)	Oct 3 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.268	.318	.366	.684	6						P
28	488	154 (1)	Oct 5	PHI		BSN	L,1-4	0-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.279	.326	.372	.698	6						3B
							11-17		47	43	2	12	4	0	0	5	3	0	9	0	1		0		0		.279	.326	.372	.698		1.00	-0.230	4.42	-0.64%	-0.95

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