Charles Albert "Chief" Bender

Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (HMK87)

Location: Carlisle, PA 17013 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 12.544', W 77° 10.519'

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(1884-1954)

One of baseball's great pitchers. Bender played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1903-14, helping them to win 5 pennants and 3 world championships. After winning 212 games over 16 seasons and becoming one of the first World Series stars, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. His mother was one-half Chippewa, and he attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School on this site from 1898-1901.
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HM NumberHMK87
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 8:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 314875 N 4453231
Decimal Degrees40.20906667, -77.17531667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 12.544', W 77° 10.519'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 12' 32.64" N, 77° 10' 31.14" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 196 Ashburn Dr, Carlisle PA 17013, US
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