Charles Albert Bender, better known as Chief Bender, was a Native American baseball player who was born on May 5, 1884, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He played in the major leagues as a pitcher for 16 years from 1903-1917. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest pitchers in the early 20th century and is one of the few Native American players to have had a successful career in the major leagues. More about Chief Bender
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Bender had a remarkable control over the ball and was best known for his curveball, which he used to great effect against his opponents. He played with the Philadelphia Athletics for 10 years and was an integral part of the team that won four American League pennants and three World Series championships. Bender played in the World Series in 1905, 1910, 1911, and 1913, and was particularly impressive in the 1910 series against the Chicago Cubs.In total, we tracked 110 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Chief Bender (Historic 1911 Chief Bender Single Signed and Game Used World Series Ba... Lot 22) was sold in July 2015 for $12000.00 while the cheapest item (Sheldon Chief Bender signed original vintage letter REDS) found a new owner for $1.29 in April 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2010 with an average selling price of $204.52 for an autographed item of Chief Bender. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2015 with $12000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.29 was April 2013. In average, an autographed item from Chief Bender is worth $306.87.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chief Bender were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1944 CHIEF BENDER PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS SIGNED BASEBALL PA STATE CHAMPS TEAM * | $261.99 | ||
1951 A's Program Signed by Chief Bender and Others with Full JSA Letter | $550.00 | ||
Chief Bender #4 Sketch Card Limited 10/50 Edward Vela Signed | $4.01 | ||
Chief Bender #4 Sketch Card Limited 11/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | ||
Chief Bender #4 Sketch Card Limited 8/50 Edward Vela Signed | $3.24 | ||
Chief Bender #4 Sketch Card Limited 9/50 Edward Vela Signed | $1.99 | ||
Chief Bender Baseball Tribute Multi Signed Sheet - Framed | $66.00 | ||
Chief Bender Rare Large Signed Vintage Cut. Mint Auto PSA | $895.00 | ||
CHIEF BENDER SIGNED AUTO AUTOGRAPH 2017 HA KINGS PSA/DNA SLABBED | $949.00 | ||
Chief Bender's Burden : The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star-Tom Swift 'SIGNED | $48.79 |