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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1903 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1903 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 20 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-7	GF	0	6.0	0	2	1	3	0
2	7 (4)	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	11 (3)	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
4	13 (1)	May 4	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
5	16 (2)	May 7	PHA		WSH	W,19-5	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
6	20 (3)	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	9.1	0	5	2	7	0
7	24 (3)	May 16	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
8	28 (3)	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
9	33 (4)	May 29	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	37 (3)	Jun 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	42 (4)	Jun 8	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
12	44 (1)	Jun 11	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	46 (1)	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	W,12-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	49 (2)	Jun 17	PHA		SLB	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	51 (1)	Jun 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
16	53 (1)	Jun 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS	0	3.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	58 (4)	Jun 28	PHA	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	62 (3)	Jul 2	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-11	GS	0	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
19	67 (4)	Jul 8	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
20	69 (1)	Jul 10	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	GF	0		6	0	0	6	0
21	70	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	L,3-10	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
22	72 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
23	75 (2)	Jul 17	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	77 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	7	0	7	0
25	81 (3)	Jul 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	88 (6)	Jul 31	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	0	5	1	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	92 (3)	Aug 6	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	97 (4)	Aug 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
29	100 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
30	104 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
31	108 (3)	Aug 22	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-11	GS	0	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	111 (2)	Aug 26	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	114 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	PHA		NYY	T,1-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
34	119 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	123 (3)	Sep 12	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
36	126 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	GS	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	127	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-9		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	131 (3)	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	134 (2)	Sep 25	PHA		CHW	W,10-8	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
40	137 (2)	Sep 29	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	GF	0		8	1	1	10	1
							40gm		289.0	37	80	10	127	2