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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Rube Bates Right Field
Retired (1975, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .190 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .703 Status Retired (1975) Option Years 0  
H 4 Age 38 (OS 39) Date of Birth 08-21-1941
HR 2 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(55 games)
RBI 3
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1963 Minors 22 24.00 1 / 2 4 / 5 0 / 0 3 / 4 5 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 2 14 / 24
1964 Minors 23 39.00 0 / 3 2 / 4 4 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 10 1 / 3 1 / 7 11 / 39
1965 Minors 24 19.00 0 / 3 3 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 5 / 19
1965 Majors 24 4.29 28 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 4
1966 Minors 25 30.00 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 4 3 / 30
1967 Minors 26 20.00 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 4 4 / 20
1967 Majors 26 4.55 27 1 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 4
1968 Minors 27 30.00 0 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 7 1 / 4 7 / 30
1969 Minors 28 15.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 15
1970 Minors 29 16.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 6 0 / 1 2 / 16
1970 Pos (1B) 29 23.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 23
1971 Minors 30 11.00 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 11
1971 Pos (1B) 30 87.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 87
1972 Minors 31 29.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 3 / 29
1972 Pos (1B) 31 51.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 51
1973 Minors 32 5.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 5
1973 Majors 32 12.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 12
1974 Majors 33 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8
1975 Majors 34 16.00 0 / 0 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 16
Total 55 2 0 1 / 33 12 / 38 11 / 42 8 / 40 11 / 41 6 / 46 6 / 42 75 / 443
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Rube Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-07-17The Baltimore Americans have waived Rube Bates.
1970-03-26The Baltimore Village Idiots have drafted Rube Bates #130 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1967-05-03The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1967-04-03The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1965-06-18The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Bob DeArmond to the major league team. The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1965-05-21The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1965-05-11The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1965-05-07The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1962-06-02A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay River Cats and the Minnesota Swedes. The Minnesota Swedes receive Dave Allison, Lars Smiley, Julio Jones from the Tampa Bay River Cats in exchange for Sam Rodriguez, March Allen, Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 MIN (Rube Bates). Protest This Trade.