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	23-4 / in Starts: 20-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	25 (16-5-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (19-14-8)

Most Driven In
W Schang	1
Self	1
J Lapp	0
S McInnis	0

Most Driven In By
J Walsh	1
Self	1

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 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	407	10 (9)	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.58	-0.042	3.92	-0.06%	-0.35	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
2	408	17 (6)	May 7	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-6	0-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
3	409	20 (2)	May 11	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-4	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
4	410	25 (4)	May 18	PHA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.34	-0.020	1.12	-0.04%	-0.47	P
5	411	29 (3)	May 22	PHA		DET	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
6	412	32 (2)	May 26	PHA		SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
7	413	36 (3)	May 29 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.93	0.019	3.61	0.05%	-0.39	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	414	39 (2)	Jun 1 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-8	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.077	.200	.077	.277	9	.53	-0.023	2.33	-0.06%	-0.68	P
9	415	64 (24)	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.077	.200	.077	.277	9						P
10	416	66 (1)	Jun 27	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.33	-0.024	2.13	-0.10%	-0.69	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
11	417	72 (5)	Jul 3 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.28	-0.020	1.48	-0.07%	-0.35	P
12	418	76 (3)	Jul 6	PHA		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.048	.130	.048	.178	9	.42	-0.024	2.32	-0.08%	-0.46	P
13	419	80 (3)	Jul 10	PHA		DET	T,8-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.048	.130	.048	.178	9						P
14	420	83 (2)	Jul 16	PHA		CHW	W,10-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.51	0.021	3.45	0.08%	0.23	P
15	421	85 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.080	.148	.080	.228	9	.14	-0.010	.96	-0.04%	-0.39	P
16	422	90 (4)	Jul 23	PHA		CLE	W,9-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.080	.148	.080	.228	9						P
17	423	95 (4)	Jul 29	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.069	.129	.069	.198	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
18	424	101 (5)	Aug 4	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.069	.156	.069	.225	9	.30	0.011	1.09	0.02%	0.11	P
19	425	103 (1)	Aug 7	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.061	.139	.061	.199	9						P
20	426	109 (5)	Aug 15	PHA		WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.081	.150	.162	.312	9	.43	-0.015	.61	-0.01%	1.23	P
21	427	116 (6)	Aug 22 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.073	.136	.146	.283	9	.76	-0.058	.71	-0.03%	-1.15	P
22	428	122 (5)	Aug 27	PHA		CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.089	.146	.178	.324	9	.53	-0.049	.16	-0.01%	-0.42	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
23	429	126 (3)	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	W,16-3	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.106	.176	.191	.368	9						P
24	430	132 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS-0	4	4	1	2	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.137	.200	.216	.416	9						P
25	431	138 (5)	Sep 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.130	.190	.204	.393	9	1.49	0.066	.55	0.02%	0.31	P
26	432	144 (5)	Sep 20	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.140	.197	.211	.407	9						P
27	433	150 (5)	Sep 27	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.148	.200	.213	.413	9						P
28	434	157 (6)	Oct 6	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.145	.197	.210	.407	9	.44	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
							23-4		70	62	4	9	1	0	1	6	4	0	13	0	4		0		0		.145	.197	.210	.407		.61	-0.178	1.56	-0.33%	-3.56

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