Charles Albert Bender invented the slider.
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The Minnesota Native American Lives Series includes biographies of Charles Albert Bender, Ella Cara Deloria, and Peggy Flanagan.
His story is a Minnesota Native American life.
Charles Albert Bender worked hard all his life and defined his success by the amount of effort he put into something.
He lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania.
He grew up poor on a farm where he worked in the fields.
He was a World Series-winning Pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Charles Albert Bender invented the slider