CHIEF BENDER·1913

They called him Chief, and in 1913 he was the reason the Athletics' mound was a mean place to make a living. Twenty-one wins against ten losses. A 2.21 E.R.A. across 236 and two-thirds innings, which is stingy work even for a man pitching in the dead-ball days. He finished thirteen ballgames out of the bullpen, too — the kind of arm Connie Mack could call on when the afternoon got tight. He did not rattle. He did not give in.

21 WINS

In 1913 he won 21 games — Mack still calling his name.

2.21 E.R.A.

In 1913 his E.R.A. was 2.21 — stingy work under Mack.

13 SAVES

In 1913 he saved 13 games — fireman work when the book asked.

Charles Albert Bender, 1910. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).