1904ATHLETICS
PITCHER
CHIEF BENDER1904
Chief Benderpitcher · 1904 athletics
Ht 6'2"Wt 185Bats RThrows RBorn 1884 · Crow Wing County, MN
The Chief had his work cut out for him in 1904, and no mistake. Ten wins against eleven losses, which don't buy a man much supper, but the E.R.A. sat at a stingy 2.87 across 203 and two-thirds innings, and he fanned 149, and he threw four shutouts for the Athletics when the bats behind him were mostly quiet. A mean year on a middling club — and the nickname stuck.
149 STRIKEOUTS
In 1904 he struck out 149 batters — early Athletics thunder.
2.87 E.R.A.
In 1904 his E.R.A. was 2.87 — early Athletics arm, still stingy.
CHIEF
They called him Chief — Connie Mack’s right arm in Philadelphia.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 203.2 | 149 | 59 | 2.87 |
| Life | 212 | 127 | 459 | 109 | 34 | 3017.0 | 1,711 | 712 | 2.46 |
SkillScore
119.811904 · PHA
ComponentsERA 2.87WHIP 1.11K/9 6.6
Charles Albert Bender, 1910. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).