1904ATHLETICS
PITCHER
CHIEF BENDER1904
Chief Benderpitcher · 1904 athletics
Ht 6'2"Wt 185Bats RThrows RBorn 1884 · Crow Wing County, MN
Ten and eleven on the win-loss line — and a hundred forty-nine punchouts that still read loud. A 2.87 E.R.A. over two hundred three innings. Early Athletics arm announcing the century. The cartoons keep the K cloud in frame.
149 STRIKEOUTS
In 1904 he struck out 149 batters — early Athletics thunder.
ATHLETICS 1904
In 1904 he pitched for the Athletics — suitcase already stamped Philly.
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).