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Chief Bender

Sheldon A. Bender

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 25, 1919
Died: February 27, 2008 in Hamilton, Ohio, US

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1938	18	2 Teams	1 Lg	D	STL,CIN	49		180	44	9	0	1	.244		.311		56
1938	18	Monett	ARMO	D	STL
1938	18	Monett,Rogers	ARMO	D	CIN,STL	49		180	44	9	0	1	.244		.311		56
1938	18	Rogers	ARMO	D	CIN
1939	19	Crookston	NORL	D		120		394	96	20	1	0	.244		.299		118
1940	20	Crookston	NORL	D		123		430	90	14	0	1	.209		.249		107
1941	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B		102		376	96	13	2	0	.255		.301		113
1941	21	Eau Claire	NORL	C		82		316	85	13	1	0	.269		.316		100
1941	21	Moline	IIIL	B		20		60	11	0	1	0	.183		.217		13

1946	26	St. Cloud	NORL	C	NYG	24		63	13	4	0	0	.206		.270		17
1947	27	Lincoln	WL	A	PHA	49		102	19	0	0	0	.186		.186		19
1948	28	Winston-Salem	CARL	C	STL	45		109	25	8	0	1	.229		.330		36
1949	29	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	41		86	19	1	0	0	.221		.233		20
1950	30	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	39		64	16	1	0	0	.250		.266		17
1951	31	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	27		44	10	1	0	0	.227		.250		11
1952	32	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	17		5	0	0	0	0	.000		.000		0
1953	33	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	3

1957	37	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	2		2	0				.000
13 Seasons						641	1855	1855	428	71	3	3	.231	.231	.277	.508	514
D (7 seasons)				D		401	1200	1200	275	46	1	2	.229	.229	.274	.503	329
A (3 seasons)				A		69	107	107	19	0	0	0	.178	.178	.178	.355	19
C (3 seasons)				C		151	488	488	123	25	1	1	.252	.252	.314	.566	153
B (1 season)				B		20	60	60	11	0	1	0	.183	.183	.217	.400	13

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1941	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B		0	1	.000		12	35.0	6	4			5	0.314	1.5		1.3
1941	21	Eau Claire	NORL	C		0	0			10	31.0
1941	21	Moline	IIIL	B		0	1	.000		2	4.0	6	4			5	2.750	13.5		11.2

1946	26	St. Cloud	NORL	C	NYG	13	5	.722	3.04	22	145.0	139	76	49		42	1.248	8.6		2.6
1947	27	Lincoln	WL	A	PHA	4	12	.250	4.25	29	144.0	169	100	68		40	1.451	10.6		2.5
1948	28	Winston-Salem	CARL	C	STL	14	10	.583	4.06	38	244.0	273	131	110		63	1.377	10.1		2.3
1949	29	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	11	3	.786	2.42	26	119.0	114	54	32		25	1.168	8.6		1.9
1950	30	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	12	5	.706	2.78	33	152.0	135	71	47		33	1.105	8.0		2.0
1951	31	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	10	4	.714	2.51	26	111.0	99	52	31		29	1.153	8.0		2.4
1952	32	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	2	0	1.000	3.48	17	31.0	33	18	12	2	19	1.677	9.6	0.6	5.5

1957	37	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	0	0			2
9 Seasons						66	40	.623	3.20	205	981.0	968	506	349	2	256	1.248	8.9	0.0	2.3
D (4 seasons)				D		33	12	.733	2.59	87	382.0	348	177	110		87	1.139	8.2		2.0
C (3 seasons)				C		27	15	.643	3.41	70	420.0	412	207	159		105	1.231	8.8		2.2
A (2 seasons)				A		6	12	.333	4.11	46	175.0	202	118	80	2	59	1.491	10.4	0.1	3.0
B (1 season)				B		0	1	.000		2	4.0	6	4			5	2.750	13.5		11.2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
1938	18	2 Teams	1 Lg	D	STL,CIN	2B	49	250	116	121	13	.948	4.84
1938	18	Monett, Rogers	ARMO	D	CIN,STL	2B	49	250	116	121	13	.948	4.84
1939	19	Crookston	NORL	D		3B	116	331	109	202	20	.940	2.68
1940	20	Crookston	NORL	D		3B	115	405	135	258	12	.970	3.42
1941	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B		3B	76	286	89	184	13	.955	3.59
1941	21	Eau Claire	NORL	C		3B	61	235	73	156	6	.974	3.75
1941	21	Moline	IIIL	B		3B	15	51	16	28	7	.863	2.93

1946	26	St. Cloud	NORL	C	NYG	P	22						0.00
1947	27	Lincoln	WL	A	PHA	P	29						0.00
1948	28	Winston-Salem	CARL	C	STL	P	38						0.00
1949	29	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	P	26						0.00
1950	30	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	P	33						0.00
1951	31	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	P	26						0.00
1952	32	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	P	17						0.00

1957	37	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	P	2						0.00
12 Seasons							549	1272	449	765	58	.954	2.21
P (8 seasons)						P	193						0.00
3B (3 seasons)						3B	307	1022	333	644	45	.956	3.18
2B (1 season)						2B	49	250	116	121	13	.948	4.84

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1949	29	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	1 of 1
1950	30	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	1 of 1	142	83	57	.593
1951	31	Albany	GAFL	D	STL	1 of 1	126	76	50	.603
1952	32	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	1 of 1	155	87	67	.565
1953	33	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	1 of 1	137	67	70	.489
5 Seasons							560	313	244	.562
D (3 seasons)							268	159	107	.598
A (2 seasons)							292	154	137	.529

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1938	18	Monett Red Birds	Arkansas-Missouri League	D	STL	1
1938	18	Rogers Reds	Arkansas-Missouri League	D	CIN	2
1939	19	Crookston Pirates	Northern League	D
1940	20	Crookston Pirates	Northern League	D
1941	21	Moline Plow Boys	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B
1941	21	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	C

1946	26	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	C	NYG
1947	27	Lincoln A's	Western League	A	PHA
1948	28	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	C	STL
1949	29	Albany Cardinals	Georgia-Florida League	D	STL
1950	30	Albany Cardinals	Georgia-Florida League	D	STL
1951	31	Albany Cardinals	Georgia-Florida League	D	STL
1952	32	Columbus Cardinals	South Atlantic League	A	STL
1953	33	Columbus Cardinals	South Atlantic League	A	STL

1957	37	Albany Cardinals	Georgia-Florida League	D	STL

Sabr ID: ed7d32bb

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