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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-17 / in Starts: 17-15

Days of Rest

1903 Pitching Game Log

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1903 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	2	Apr 20(2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-7		W(1-0)	99	6.0	9	4	4	0	4	0	0	6.00	1.42						27
2	2	7	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-0)	6	9.0	4	0	0	3	3	0	2	2.40	2.82	34	79				29	0	0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	3	11	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	L(2-1)	3	8.0	7	4	4	2	5	1	1	3.13	3.32	33	55				28	2	0
4	4	13	May 4	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	L(2-2)	2	8.0	6	4	2	1	6	0	1	2.90	2.98	34	63				32	2	0
5	5	16	May 7	PHA		WSH	W,19-5	CG	W(3-2)	2	9.0	12	5	4	2	3	0	2	3.15	3.08	41	46				36	2	0
6	6	20	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	L(3-3)	4	9.1	7	3	3	1	4	0	2	3.10	3.04	39	65				33	2	0
7	7	24	May 16	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	L(3-4)	3	8.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	2.98	2.98	29	67				28	1	0
8	8	28	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	L(3-5)	4	8.0	14	5	5	1	4	0	1	3.31	2.92	38	37				36	1	0
9	9	33	May 29	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(3-6)	7	8.0	6	3	3	3	2	0	1	3.31	3.01	29	57				24	0	1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	10	37	Jun 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-3	CG	W(4-6)	3	9.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	1	3.28	3.19	37	64				33	1	0
11	11	42	Jun 8	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	W(5-6)	5	9.0	5	1	1	4	3	0	0	3.05	3.21	36	72				32	0	0
12	12	44	Jun 11	PHA		CLE	L,2-3			2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.02	3.19						3
13	13	46	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	W,12-1	CG	W(6-6)	1	9.0	5	1	1	0	7	1	0	2.84	3.14	32	80				32	1	0
14	14	49	Jun 17	PHA		SLB	W,11-1	CG	W(7-6)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	3	0	2	2.69	3.11	35	72				33	0	0
15	15	51	Jun 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	W(8-6)	2	9.0	8	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.56	3.10	36	67				31	1	0
16	16	53	Jun 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-	L(8-7)	2	3.0	6	6	4	1	1	1	2	2.80	3.26		27				15
17	17	58	Jun 28	PHA	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	W(9-7)	4	9.0	8	3	2	1	1	0	1	2.74	3.26	36	61				34	1	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
18	18	62	Jul 2	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-11	GS-		3	4.0	6	4	3	0	2	0	0	2.86	3.21		38				18
19	19	67	Jul 8	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	W(10-7)	5	9.0	5	3	1	4	6	0	0	2.74	3.18	33	71				29	1	0
20	20	72	Jul 15(1)	PHA		CHW	W,11-7	CG	W(11-7)	6	9.0	5	7	4	4	4	1	3	2.82	3.33	40	55				33	1	0
21	21	77	Jul 21(1)	PHA		SLB	W,1-0	SHO	W(12-7)	5	9.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.66	3.26	30	86				28	0	0
22	22	81	Jul 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	L(12-8)	2	8.0	11	5	3	2	8	0	0	2.69	3.18	38	50				36	2	1
23	23	88	Jul 31	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	L(12-9)	6	8.0	10	3	2	0	3	0	1	2.67	3.15	38	55				33	1	0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
24	24	92	Aug 6	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	W(13-9)	5	8.0	3	3	1	3	1	0	1	2.61	3.18	31	66				27	0	0
25	25	97	Aug 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	W(14-9)	6	9.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.53	3.17	35	72				32	0	0
26	26	100	Aug 16(1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	L(14-10)	2	8.0	11	6	5	2	2	0	1	2.66	3.18	36	38				32	2	1
27	27	104	Aug 20(1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	L(14-11)	3	8.0	7	3	1	2	5	0	0	2.60	3.14	36	63				32	1	1
28	28	108	Aug 22	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-11	GS-	L(14-12)	1	3.0	5	7	7	1	1	1	0	2.86	3.20		21				14
29	29	111	Aug 26	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	CG	L(14-13)	3	9.0	8	3	2	2	7	0	0	2.82	3.15	36	66				31	1	0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
30	30	114	Sep 1(2)	PHA		NYY	T,1-1	CG		5	9.0	5	1	1	1	6	0	0	2.75	3.09	34	78				32	0	0
31	31	119	Sep 9(1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	L(14-14)	7	8.0	7	4	4	4	1	0	2	2.81	3.15	36	49				30	2	1
32	32	123	Sep 12	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	W(15-14)	2	9.0	7	3	3	4	4	0	0	2.82	3.15	38	61				33	0	0
33	33	126	Sep 18(1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	GS-		5	0.2	4	5	3	1	1	0	0	2.92	3.15		28				6
34	34	127	Sep 18(2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-9			-1	1.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.98	3.16						7
35	35	131	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(16-14)	4	10.0	7	1	1	2	6	0	0	2.90	3.12	34	78				32	0	2
36	36	134	Sep 25	PHA		CHW	W,10-8	CG	W(17-14)	1	9.0	12	8	8	3	6	0	1	3.07	3.11	41	34				36	1	1
							18-17		W-L:17-14	3.5	270.0	239	115	92	66	127	6	25	3.07	3.11	1025	58				1007	26	8

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