There are three different Bender cards included in the T206 set. One shows him pitching against a background that does not include trees, one shows him pitching against a background that does have trees, and this one shows a portrait of the pitcher against a green/yellow background. While this version is the most common, it also is the most accurate depiction of the eventual Hall of Famer in the prime of his career. The centering is gorgeous on this example, with rounded corners and some chipping explaining the technical grade.

Light tobacco staining on the back stamp this card in time and place. A couple minor blue ink smudges appear on the back between the P and the I in Piedmont, and with the small row of text at the bottom. PSA has only ever graded 131 total examples of this Piedmont 150 back version of the Bender, with only fifty receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here.

Charles Albert "Chief" Bender won 15 or more games in 9 of his first 12 seasons, en route to 212 career wins and a .6254 career winning percentage, 72nd all time. He went 6-4 in his 10 World Series appearances, throwing 9 complete games. The Athletics won 3 of the 5 World Series in which Bender appeared: 1910, 1911, and 1913. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.