Editing Chief Bender (section)

===Minor leagues===
In 1919, Bender pitched in the minor leagues for the [[Richmond Colts]] of the [[Virginia League]]. He earned a 29–2 record that year. He spent the next three seasons as a player-manager: the first two seasons with the [[New Haven Profs|New Haven Weissmen/Indians]] and the third was with the Class AA [[Reading Aces]]. For the 1920 New Haven team, Bender recorded 25 wins as a pitcher. His record declined to 13–7 in 1921 and 8–13 in 1922.<ref name=BRMinors>{{cite web|title=Chief Bender Minor League Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=bender001cha|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>

In 1923 and 1924, Bender did not manage, but did pitch for the minor league [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]] and the [[New Haven Profs]], respectively. He went 6–3 with a 5.03 ERA for Baltimore, then went 6–4 with a 3.07 ERA for New Haven.<ref name=BRMinors/>