Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Philadelphia Athletics uniform

Chief Bender

Athletics
P
Position
May 5, 1884
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
185 lbs
Weight
16 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
212-127
Record
2.46
ERA
1,711
SO
712
BB
1.11
WHIP
3017.0
IP
459
G
334
GS
34
SV
5.1
K/9
Career Postseason
6-4
Record
2.44
ERA
59
SO
21
BB
1.00
WHIP
85.0
IP
10
G
10
GS
0
SV
6.2
K/9

Summary

Chief Bender played 16 seasons for 4 teams, including the Athletics and Phillies. He had 212 wins, 127 losses, an ERA of 2.46 and 1,711 strikeouts. He won 3 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.

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21
22
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23
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Astros Astros
17
27
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Angels Angels
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28
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Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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2

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6

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23
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Marlins Marlins
20
23
.465
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Mets Mets
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25
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16
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18
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20
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23
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TBR TBR
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CLE CLE
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LAA LAA
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CWS CWS
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SEA SEA
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MIN MIN
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Wed
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NYY NYY
@
TEX TEX
0-3
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BOS BOS
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TOR TOR
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ATL ATL
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KCR KCR
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CWS CWS
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LAD LAD
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Fri
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PHI PHI
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