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Chief Bender

Athletics
P
Position
May 5, 1884
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
185 lbs
Weight
Crow Wing County
MN
16 years
Experience

Awards

3x World Series Champion
1910, 1911, 1913

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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Team Batting Leaders

HR

23

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

RBI

69

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.273

Gelof

Zack Gelof
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

K

107

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

ERA

3.41

Ginn

J.T. Ginn
Team Rankings

HR

139

14th

R

510

20th

SO

1,008

14th

ERA

5.41

29th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
60
59
.504
Rangers Rangers
59
59
.500
0.5
Mariners Mariners
56
63
.471
4.0
Athletics Athletics
47
71
.398
12.5
Angels Angels
45
73
.381
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/10
TBR TBR
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Tue
8/11
TBR TBR
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Wed
8/12
TBR TBR
@
ATH ATH
3:05 PM
Fri
8/14
TEX TEX
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sat
8/15
TEX TEX
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Last Game
ATH Athletics

47 - 71

4

Final

3

BOS Red Sox

64 - 53

Sun 9 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

35

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

34

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

CJ Abrams

87

Stewart

Sal Stewart

86

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.320

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.318

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

147

Lopez

Otto Lopez

143

Arraez

Luis Arraez

137

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

84

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

83

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.395

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
SLG Leaders

.624

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.552

Olson

Matt Olson

.551

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

31

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

31

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

13

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

185

Williams

Gavin Williams

184

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

Chris Sale

2.21

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.51

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

Nick Martinez

22

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

27

Woo

Bryan Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,002.1

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

James Wood

1,654.3

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,393.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,259

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

James Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

70-47

Nationals

70-50

Rays

67-50

Twins

66-53

Diamondbacks

65-54

Cardinals

64-54
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

44-75

Phillies

47-72

Dodgers

49-69

Rangers

52-66

Royals

54-65

Yankees

55-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
71
47
.602
Phillies Phillies
63
56
.529
8.5
Marlins Marlins
60
59
.504
11.5
Nationals Nationals
59
61
.492
13.0
Mets Mets
52
67
.437
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
74
44
.627
Cubs Cubs
69
50
.580
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
59
59
.500
15.0
Pirates Pirates
58
62
.483
17.0
Reds Reds
56
61
.479
17.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
70
48
.593
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
63
56
.529
7.5
Padres Padres
62
57
.521
8.5
Giants Giants
49
69
.415
21.0
Rockies Rockies
46
72
.390
24.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
71
46
.607
Yankees Yankees
66
52
.559
5.5
Red Sox Red Sox
64
53
.547
7.0
Orioles Orioles
57
61
.483
14.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
56
63
.471
16.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
61
56
.521
Tigers Tigers
58
60
.492
3.5
Twins Twins
58
61
.487
4.0
Guardians Guardians
58
61
.487
4.0
Royals Royals
49
70
.412
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
60
59
.504
Rangers Rangers
59
59
.500
0.5
Mariners Mariners
56
63
.471
4.0
Athletics Athletics
47
71
.398
12.5
Angels Angels
45
73
.381
14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
7/26
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
1-6
Sun
7/26
ATL ATL
@
BAL BAL
3-2
Sun
7/26
AZ AZ
@
WSH WSH
7-10
Sun
7/26
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Sun
7/26
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
5-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/10
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Mon
8/10
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
8/10
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Mon
8/10
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Mon
8/10
TEX TEX
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM