Chief Bender, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 05-May-1884
Place of Birth: Brainerd, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 22-May-1954
Profession: baseball player, baseball player-managers
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Chief Bender
- Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (May 5, 1884 – May 22, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1910s and 1920s.
- In 1911, Bender tied a record by pitching three complete games in a single World Series.
- He finished his career with a 212–127 win-loss record for a .625 winning percentage and a career 2.46 earned run average (ERA). After his major league playing career, Bender filled multiple baseball roles, including service as a major league coach, minor league manager and player-manager, college manager and professional scout.
- He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 and he died not long before his induction ceremony the following year.
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- Restoration by trialsanderrors: Chief Bender, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher, by Paul Thompson, 1911
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