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	36-12 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 91 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	36 (17-12-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 91 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (25-19-10)

Most Driven In
J Barry	2
W Schang	1
A Strunk	1
J Walsh	0

Most Driven In By
R Oldring	2
E Collins	1
E Murphy	1

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 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	359	1	Apr 10	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	360	3 (1)	Apr 17	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.029	3.23	-0.05%	-0.29	P
3	361	4	Apr 18	PHA		BOS	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	362	9 (4)	Apr 24	PHA		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.00	-0.016	3.11	-0.03%	0.11	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
5	363	13 (3)	May 1	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
6	364	14	May 2	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	365	18 (3)	May 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
8	366	22 (3)	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.79	0.013	3.79	0.04%	0.06	P
9	367	24 (1)	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
10	368	26 (1)	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	0-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
11	369	30 (3)	May 24	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
12	370	34 (3)	May 27 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.27	-0.041	1.48	-0.13%	-0.90	P
13	371	37 (2)	May 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.111	.158	.111	.269	9						P
14	372	38	May 31	PHA		NYY	W,12-2	GS-7	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.61	0.132	2.74	0.36%	1.28	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
15	373	39	Jun 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-4	0-GF	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.250	.304	.554	9						P
16	374	44 (4)	Jun 6	PHA		DET	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.280	.333	.613	9	1.26	0.027	5.96	0.08%	0.11	P
17	375	46 (1)	Jun 9	PHA		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0		0		1	0	1				1		.259	.286	.407	.693	9						P
18	376	48 (1)	Jun 11	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.259	.286	.407	.693	9						P
19	377	50 (1)	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG(13)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.226	.250	.355	.605	9	1.05	-0.100	7.70	-0.44%	-0.77	P
20	378	54 (3)	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.219	.242	.344	.586	9	2.23	-0.057	9.37	-0.14%	-0.56	P
21	379	57 (2)	Jun 21	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.219	.242	.344	.586	9						P
22	380	59 (1)	Jun 25	PHA	@	WSH	W,14-2	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	1				0		.212	.235	.333	.569	9						P
23	381	61 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-3	0-GF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.194	.216	.306	.522	9						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
24	382	67 (5)	Jul 2	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-5	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.184	.244	.289	.533	9	.56	0.050	1.80	0.10%	0.14	P
25	383	71 (3)	Jul 5	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.179	.238	.282	.520	9						P
26	384	72	Jul 7 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.179	.238	.282	.520	9						P
27	385	76 (3)	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.167	.222	.262	.484	9						P
28	386	79 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.163	.217	.256	.473	9						P
29	387	80	Jul 14	PHA	@	DET	L,8-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.152	.204	.239	.443	9	1.28	-0.166	3.07	-0.24%	-1.47	P
30	388	82 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.152	.204	.239	.443	9						P
31	389	83	Jul 16 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.152	.204	.239	.443	9						P
32	390	85 (1)	Jul 18	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.143	.192	.224	.417	9	.74	-0.047	1.94	-0.07%	-0.59	P
33	391	91 (5)	Jul 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.170	.214	.245	.460	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
34	392	97 (5)	Aug 1	PHA		SLB	L,3-5	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.164	.207	.236	.443	9	.88	-0.059	1.91	-0.08%	-0.63	P
35	393	102 (4)	Aug 7	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.155	.197	.224	.421	9	.86	-0.063	3.82	-0.17%	-0.62	P
36	394	106 (3)	Aug 12	PHA		CHW	L,2-4	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.203	.217	.420	8	2.04	-0.059	4.05	-0.07%	-0.37	P
37	395	110 (3)	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.145	.197	.210	.407	9						P
38	396	112 (1)	Aug 19	PHA	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.145	.197	.210	.407	9						P
39	397	113	Aug 20	PHA	@	DET	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.145	.197	.210	.407	9						P
40	398	117 (3)	Aug 24	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0		1		1	0	0				0		.152	.211	.212	.423	9						P
41	399	120 (2)	Aug 28	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.157	.213	.229	.442	9	.76	0.006	.45	0.00%	0.01	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
42	400	123 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.167	.221	.236	.457	9	.66	-0.004	.99	0.00%	-0.13	P
43	401	126 (2)	Sep 3	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.164	.218	.233	.451	9	.24	-0.006	.20	0.00%	-0.09	P
44	402	131 (4)	Sep 9	PHA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.160	.222	.227	.449	9	1.48	-0.018	2.28	-0.02%	-0.13	P
45	403	133 (1)	Sep 11	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.158	.220	.224	.443	9	.44	-0.011	.51	-0.01%	-0.89	P
46	404	135 (1)	Sep 13	PHA		CLE	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.154	.214	.218	.432	9	.63	-0.031	.32	-0.01%	-0.29	P
47	405	136	Sep 15	PHA		CLE	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.152	.212	.215	.427	9	.14	-0.004	.11	0.00%	-0.14	P
48	406	140 (3)	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.152	.212	.215	.427	9						P
							36-12		91	79	7	12	3	1	0	5	6	0	18	0	6		2		1		.152	.212	.215	.427		.89	-0.483	2.76	-0.90%	-6.16

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