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 Montreal Expos | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 10, 1981, for the Montreal Expos | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .267 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Teams | |
Robert Wayne Pate (born December 3,1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in 1980 and 1981 with 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 Montreal Exposs 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),of the Springfield Redbirds,while ranking second in hits (157),ninth in total bases (220) and tenth in runs scored (85). [2]
In part of two seasons with Montreal,Pate posted a .267 average with five runs batted in without a home run 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.[ citation needed ]
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