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: 11-16 / in Starts: 6-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 2

1916 Pitching Game Log

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1916 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	412	5	Apr 19	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	5.32	5		1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.78	0.27%
2	413	9	Apr 28	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	GS-7	L(0-1)	8	7.0	10	5	4	0	1	0	0	4.50	2.44	32	40	1	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	2	2.85	-0.70%
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	414	17	May 10	PHI	@	STL	L,4-9		L(0-2)	11	4.1	6	5	4	1	4	0	1	5.84	2.23	21					19					0
4	415	21	May 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	W(1-2)	3	10.0	10	3	0	1	1	0	1	3.22	2.45	39	66	0	1	0	34	1	1	0	1	2	2	5.01	-0.21%
5	416	27	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2		W(2-2)	6	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.33	2.89	8					8					0
6	417	30	May 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.20	3.11	6		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.42	0.44%
7	418	37	May 31	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	L(2-3)	6	8.0	8	4	4	2	0	1	1	3.51	3.58	34	48	0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.21	-0.41%
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
8	419	41	Jun 5	PHI		STL	W,6-5	GS-7		4	6.2	7	4	4	1	3	1	1	3.83	3.69	27	46	0	0	1	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	3.32	-0.22%
9	420	44	Jun 13	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	W(3-3)	7	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.67	3.59	5		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.92	0.54%
10	421	52	Jun 22(2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-8	GS-7	L(3-4)	8	6.0	11	6	6	3	5	0	2	4.34	3.53	34	28	3	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	7.05	-2.62%
11	422	55	Jun 26(1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-5			3	0.1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.69	3.52	2					2					0
12	423	57	Jun 27	PHI		BSN	L,0-3			0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	3.54	6					4					0
13	424	60	Jun 29(2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	W(4-4)	1	9.0	7	2	1	1	3	0	0	3.97	3.30	34	69	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.18	0.33%
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
14	425	66	Jul 8	PHI	@	STL	W,7-4	GS-	W(5-4)	8	7.1	7	4	4	3	4	0	0	4.07	3.21	32	49				28					0
15	426	68	Jul 10	PHI	@	STL	W,5-2		S(3)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.95	3.18	8					8					0
16	427	71	Jul 13	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-8		2	8.0	9	4	1	4	3	0	0	3.66	3.17	36	53	1	3	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	3	5.72	-0.66%
17	428	74	Jul 15(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-7	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.69	3.19	8		2	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	-0.39%
18	429	84	Jul 28	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	W(6-4)	12	9.0	6	2	1	3	2	0	0	3.41	3.16	38	68	2	0	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	2	2.85	0.33%
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
19	430	91	Aug 3	PHI		STL	W,10-4	CG	W(7-4)	5	9.0	9	4	2	3	0	0	0	3.28	3.17	37	54	1	2	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.28	0.03%
20	431	97	Aug 9(2)	PHI		CIN	L,7-8	GS-5	L(7-5)	5	4.0	12	8	6	1	3	0	0	3.69	3.11	25	12	0	1	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	1	5.70	-1.79%
21	432	109	Aug 22(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-9	GS-5	L(7-6)	12	4.2	9	7	4	1	1	0	1	3.87	3.11	25	24	1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.47	-0.18%
Sep/Oct				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
22	433	128	Sep 9(2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS-7	L(7-7)	17	7.0	3	3	2	2	3	0	1	3.79	3.09	27	62	1	2	0	22	0	0	0	1	1	3	6.34	-0.67%
23	434	131	Sep 13(1)	PHI		STL	L,4-7	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.72	3.06	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.07%
24	435	133	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,3-5			0	4.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.59	3.00	15					14					0
25	436	140	Sep 21	PHI		PIT	L,3-8	9-GF		6	1.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	3.72	3.01	8		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.05%
26	437	150	Oct 2(2)	PHI		BSN	L,1-4	8-GF		10	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.65	2.98	7		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	0.20%
27	438	152	Oct 3(2)	PHI		BSN	L,1-6	8-GF		0	2.0	4	4	2	2	2	0	1	3.74	3.01	15		1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.29	-1.54%
							11-16		W-L:7-7,Sv:3	3.8	122.2	137	71	51	34	43	3	10	3.74	3.01	540	48	14	13	1	479	12	2	0	6	5	15	4.72	-7.24%

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