Robert Edmund Pender (1867 – July 16, 1936) held multiple roles in professional baseball.
He played, managed and umpired at the minor league level for many years.
His statistical record is incomplete, however it is known that in 1896, with the Richmond Bluebirds of the Virginia League, he hit .312 with 56 stolen bases and in 1901, with the Selma Christians of the Southern Association, he hit .303 in 104 games.
[2] As a manager, he led the Petersburg Farmers (1895), Selma Christians (1901), Baton Rouge Cajuns (1902), Baton Rouge Red Sticks (1903-1904), Charleston Sea Gulls (1906) and Norfolk Tars (1907-1909).
[3] In April 1909, he was chased by an angry mob after it was claimed he was intentionally trying to throw a game.