Editing Chief Bender (section)

{{Short description|Native American baseball player (1884–1954)}}
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{{For-text|the former Cincinnati Reds front office official|[[Sheldon "Chief" Bender]]|the Canadian rabbi|[[Charles Bender (rabbi)]]}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Chief Bender
|image=Chief Bender, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher in 1911 (cropped).jpg
|width=260
|caption=Bender in 1911
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date|1884|5|5}}
|birth_place=[[Crow Wing County, Minnesota]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1954|5|22|1884|5|5}}
|death_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 20
|debutyear=1903
|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 21
|finalyear=1925
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=212–127
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=2.46
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,711
|teams=
*[[Philadelphia Athletics]] ({{mlby|1903}}–{{mlby|1914}})
*[[Baltimore Terrapins]] ({{Baseball year|1915}})
*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{Baseball year|1916}}–{{Baseball year|1917}})
*[[Chicago White Sox]] ({{Baseball year|1925}})
|highlights=
* 3× [[World Series]] champion ([[1910 World Series|1910]], [[1911 World Series|1911]], [[1913 World Series|1913]])
* Pitched a [[no-hitter]] on May 12, 1910
* [[Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame]]
* [[Athletics Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[1953 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1953]]
|hofmethod=Veterans Committee
}}
'''Charles Albert''' "'''Chief'''" '''Bender''' (May 5, 1884<ref group=a>There is uncertainty about Bender's birth-date. He was voted the [[SABR]] "Centennial Celebrity" of 1983, as the best baseball player or figure born in 1883. However, the SABR ''Baseball Research Journal'' for 1983 acknowledges that there are discrepancies in records about Bender's birth year, ranging from 1883 to 1885. They year 1884 is the figure most often given. His grave marker says 1884.</ref> – May 22, 1954) was a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] during the 1900s and 1910s. In 1911, Bender tied a record by pitching three [[complete game]]s 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's roles in baseball included 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 died the following year.