Sunday, May 5, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 5

May 5, 1884 – “Charles Albert ‘Chief’ Bender was born in Brainerd [, Minn. on this date]. The Ojibwe pitcher was the first Minnesotan inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He pitched in 5 World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics with a career record of 212 [wins] and 127 losses.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf





Charles Albert ‘Chief’ Bender
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bendech01.shtml






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