Catching Hall Of Fame Pitchers Chief Bender's Battery Mates

Bender pitched for Philadelphia (AL) 1903-1914, Baltimore (FL) 1915, Philadelphia (NL) 1916-1917, and Chicago (AL) 1925. He pitched in 459 games, made 334 starts, and pitched 40 shutouts. One of Bender's shutouts was with more than one catcher.

CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT CHIEF BENDER'S STARTS Ossee Schreckengost 85   Ed Burns 8 Ira Thomas 76   Syd Smith 8 Mike Powers 50   Fred Jacklitsch 5 Wally Schang 36   Pat Donahue 3 Frank Owens 18   Bert Adams 2 Jack Lapp 17   Bert Blue 1 Bill Killefer 13   Ben Egan 1 Paddy Livingston 11         CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT CHIEF BENDER'S SHUTOUTS Ira Thomas 10**   Bill Killefer 4 Ossee Schreckengost 9   Paddy Livingston 1 Wally Schang 8   Syd Smith 1 Mike Powers 6   multiple catchers 1

** Indicates 1 Shutout was a NO-HITTER

Source: Walt Wilson, Member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
Coordinator: Lyle Spatz, Chairman SABR's Records Committee
Webpages by: Chuck Rosciam, Member of SABR

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