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]
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]
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