Charles Bender was born in 1884 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He was a member of the Ojibwa First Nation Tribe. His native heritage is what earned him his moniker "Chief" a name I'm not entirely sure he appreciated.
Charles spent the bulk of his stellar pitching career with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Atheletics. In 1915 he did sign with the Baltimore Terrapins of the ill-fated Federal League. He returned to Philadelphia for a few seasons before leaving again to work on ship yards during WWI in 1918.
After the war he returned to baseball but predominantly as a coach. First with the White Sox and then back with Philadelphia and Connie Mack until 1950.
Charles Bender's career numbers saw him finish with a 212-127 record and a 2.46 ERA with over 1700 strikeouts.
3 time world champion with Philadelphia (1910, 1911, 1913)
Won 20 games twice in his career.
Threw a no-hitter in 1910.
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. One year before his death.
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