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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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More Athletics Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

23

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

RBI

69

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.277

Bolte

Henry Bolte
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

K

121

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

ERA

3.71

Ginn

J.T. Ginn
Team Rankings

HR

178

9th

R

641

18th

SO

1,239

12th

ERA

5.35

29th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
74
71
.510
Rangers Rangers
72
73
.497
2.0
Mariners Mariners
67
78
.462
7.0
Athletics Athletics
59
88
.401
16.0
Angels Angels
55
90
.379
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/11
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sat
9/12
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sun
9/13
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Wed
9/16
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Last Game
TOR Blue Jays

73 - 74

0

Final

2

ATH Athletics

59 - 88

Wed 9 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

43

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

39

Caminero

Junior Caminero
RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

Sal Stewart

104

Burleson

Alec Burleson

100

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.311

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.307

Simpson

Chandler Simpson
Hit Leaders

172

Arraez

Luis Arraez

171

Lopez

Otto Lopez

169

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

108

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

James Wood

98

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.391

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.593

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.574

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.542

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

45

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

40

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Gray

Sonny Gray

16

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

227

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.10

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

Chris Sale

5.78

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

29

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

2,131.1

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,881.3

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,616

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,410

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

84-60

Nationals

84-63

Padres

81-64

Cardinals

81-66

Twins

79-67

Rays

77-67
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

55-90

Dodgers

58-87

Phillies

61-84

Rangers

65-80

Guardians

68-78

Mets

68-77

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
85
60
.586
Phillies Phillies
81
64
.559
4.0
Marlins Marlins
72
74
.493
13.5
Mets Mets
67
78
.462
18.0
Nationals Nationals
67
80
.456
19.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
90
56
.616
Cubs Cubs
81
65
.555
9.0
Pirates Pirates
72
73
.497
17.5
Cardinals Cardinals
72
74
.493
18.0
Reds Reds
69
76
.476
20.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
88
57
.607
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
78
68
.534
10.5
Padres Padres
77
68
.531
11.0
Giants Giants
61
85
.418
27.5
Rockies Rockies
55
89
.382
32.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
86
58
.597
Yankees Yankees
82
62
.569
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
80
66
.548
7.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
74
.497
14.5
Orioles Orioles
70
76
.479
17.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
75
69
.521
Guardians Guardians
74
72
.507
2.0
Twins Twins
69
77
.473
7.0
Tigers Tigers
67
79
.459
9.0
Royals Royals
64
82
.438
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
74
71
.510
Rangers Rangers
72
73
.497
2.0
Mariners Mariners
67
78
.462
7.0
Athletics Athletics
59
88
.401
16.0
Angels Angels
55
90
.379
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
8/25
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7-3
Tue
8/25
TBR TBR
@
DET DET
1-4
Tue
8/25
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
5-3
Tue
8/25
MIL MIL
@
NYM NYM
2-3
Tue
8/25
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
2-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
9/9
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
9/9
NYM NYM
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Wed
9/9
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Wed
9/9
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
9/9
COL COL
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM