Bob Pate
Bob Pate | |
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Right fielder / Pinch hitter | |
Born: Los Angeles, California | December 3, 1953|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 2, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 10, 1981, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Games At bats Runs scored | 31 45 3 |
Hits Runs batted in | 12 5 |
Batting average On-base percentage | .267 .314 |
Teams | |
Toronto Blue Jays (1980–1981) |
Robert Wayne Pate (born December 3, 1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1981 for the Montreal Expos. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.[1]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Pate attended Arizona State University and Mesa Community College. He was selected by the Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 1976 MLB Draft.[1]
Pate split his first three professional seasons between the Quebec Metros and Denver Bears before joining the big team. His most productive season came in 1979, when he hit a slash line of .323/.383/.485 in 118 games with Denver, ending second in the Triple-A American Association batting race behind Keith Smith (.350), while ranking second in hits (157), ninth in total bases (220) and tenth in runs scored (85).[2]
In part of two seasons for Toronto, Pate posted a .267 average with five runs batted in without home runs in 31 games.[1]
Overall, Pate slashed .301/.380/.458 with 67 homers and 398 RBI in 693 minor league games from 1977–1983.[3] In between, he played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League during the 1979–1980 season.[4]
Following his playing career, Pate coached for the Burlington Expos in 1987.[5]
Sources
- ^ a b c MLB Statistics and History.Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
- ^ 1979 American Association Batting Leaders. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
- ^ MiLB Statistics and History.Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
- ^ Venezuelan Winter League Statistics. Pura Pelota. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
- ^ Biography. Baseball Reference Bullpen. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1953 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- Baseball players from California
- Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Denver Bears players
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Mesa Thunderbirds baseball players
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Montreal Expos players
- Quebec Metros players
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles
- Tucson Toros players