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<p><b>Charles Albert "Chief" Bender</b><span> </span>(May 5, 1884<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Bender#cite_note-1">[a 1]</a></sup><span> </span>– May 22, 1954) was an American<span> </span><a title="Professional baseball" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_baseball">professional baseball</a><span> </span><a title="Pitcher" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher">pitcher</a><span> </span>who played in<span> </span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</a><span> </span>during the 1900s and 1910s. In 1911, Bender tied a record by pitching three<span> </span><a title="Complete game" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_game">complete games</a><span> </span>in a single<span> </span><a title="World Series" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series">World Series</a>. He finished his career with a 212–127<span> </span><a title="Win–loss record" class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record">win–loss record</a><span> </span>for a .625 winning percentage and a career 2.46<span> </span><a title="Earned run average" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_run_average">earned run average</a><span> </span>(ERA).</p> <p>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<span> </span><a title="Baseball Hall of Fame" class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a><span> </span>in 1953, and died the following year.</p>