Chief Bender

Charles Albert " Chief" Bender ( born May 5, 1884 in Brainerd, Minnesota, † May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball.

Biography

Charles Albert Bender was born in 1884 in Brainerd, Minnesota as a member of the tribe of Ojibwa. He graduated from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and after graduating began a career as a pitcher in the American League. His debut Bender on April 20, 1903 with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1905 he won the Athletics the first title in the American League. In the World Series against the New York Giants, he was able to record a 3-0 success for themselves in the second game, but this was the only success of his team.

On May 12, 1910 Bender threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. In the same year, the A's won the title in the American League and won in the World Series against the Chicago Cubs. 1911 Bender repeated his title collection with Philadelphia. In the World Series against the New York Giants he threw three complete games. 1913 his third triumph was also successful against the Giants. In his last World Series in 1914, the Athletics to the Boston Braves subject.

1915 Bender moved to the Baltimore Terrapins in the Federal League. After the end of this league, he joined city rivals the A's, the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League game. In 1918 he left the baseball sport because of the First World War. After the end of which he returned as coach of the Chicago White Sox, where he played one last game on July 21, 1925.

Native however, he was with the Philadelphia Athletics, where he remained from 1926 to 1950 under Connie Mack connected in different positions.

Because of his Indian ancestry Bender struggled throughout his career with discrimination.

In 1953 he was picked up by the Veterans Committee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A year later he died at the age of 70 years.

His positions as a player

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