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Highlights
- Hall of Famer Charles Albert Bender has been the subject of renewed interest in recent years, as researchers have usefully described his experiences as an American Indian who dominated a game played mostly by whites.
- About the Author: Robert Peyton Wiggins, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, works in the University of Virginia Health System.
- 272 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Sports
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Book Synopsis
Hall of Famer Charles Albert Bender has been the subject of renewed interest in recent years, as researchers have usefully described his experiences as an American Indian who dominated a game played mostly by whites. Lost in much of the discussion, however, has been Bender's steady excellence on the mound, where, year in and year out, he was one of the great pitchers in an age famous for pitching.
This biography puts the emphasis squarely on Bender the player, and in particular on the more than 330 regular-season starts in his 16 year major league career, which began and ended in the deadball era. New attention is also given to his time in the minors and to his days after major league stardom, when he worked as a coach and a scout.
Review Quotes
"this impressive book not only reveals new information, but it also does so with a pleasing style and a focus on Bender's notable achievements on the mound and in other competitive contexts. The discussion is well researched, and the postcareer chapters are interesting, with new original research"-Library Journal; "excellent"-At Home Plate.
About the Author
Robert Peyton Wiggins, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, works in the University of Virginia Health System. The author of several books, he won the 2010 SABR Larry Ritter Award for the Society for American Baseball Research for his book, The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs (McFarland, 2009). He lives in Virginia.