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	10-10 / in Starts: 8-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	27 (13-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (11-8-4)

Most Driven In
J Evers	1
F Luderus	1
Self	1
G Whitted	0
B Niehoff	0
B Killefer	0

Most Driven In By
D Paskert	1
Self	1
M Stock	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 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	489	61 (60)	Jun 30 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,8-9	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.052	5.17	-0.15%	-0.27	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
2	490	63 (1)	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	491	66 (2)	Jul 5	PHI		BSN	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.52	-0.013	1.77	-0.03%	-0.08	P
4	492	71 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	493	78 (6)	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		STL	L,3-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.017	1.43	-0.02%	-0.08	P
6	494	82 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-6	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.046	.65	-0.03%	-0.50	P
7	495	87 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.042	1.59	-0.04%	-0.30	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
8	496	90 (2)	Aug 3	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
9	497	92 (1)	Aug 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.06	-0.103	.75	-0.04%	-0.95	P
10	498	98 (5)	Aug 13	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.43	-0.030	.23	-0.01%	-0.26	P
11	499	103 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.89	-0.003	.36	0.00%	-0.29	P
12	500	107 (3)	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.23	0.022	.17	0.01%	-0.13	P
13	501	111 (3)	Aug 24 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.59	-0.013	.59	-0.01%	-0.25	P
14	502	113 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.115	.179	.115	.294	9	.55	-0.047	.73	-0.04%	-0.80	P
15	503	114	Aug 27	PHI		STL	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.115	.179	.115	.294	9						P
16	504	115	Aug 28	PHI		STL	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.115	.179	.115	.294	9						P
17	505	117 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.172	.226	.276	.502	9	1.16	0.261	.93	0.13%	1.68	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	506	123 (5)	Sep 5 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.156	.206	.250	.456	9	1.51	-0.112	4.01	-0.18%	-0.98	P
19	507	145 (21)	Sep 24	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.194	.237	.278	.515	9	.99	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.22	P
20	508	149 (3)	Sep 30 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,11-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.205	.244	.282	.526	9	1.63	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
							10-10		41	39	3	8	0	0	1	3	2	0	3	0	0		0		0		.205	.244	.282	.526		.89	-0.085	1.00	-0.41%	-1.98

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