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Keller Stargell League
4-8-2028
John Bates Relief Pitcher
Retired (1999, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.21 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 42-47 Status Retired (1999) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age 63 (OS 64) Date of Birth 10-19-1964
K 581 Drafted Undrafted
(1984)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(120 games)
IP 681.1
WHIP 1.66
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A+   Mentor Val C-
Speed D  Bunt B+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1988 NYA
5
 6
84
0
0
0
1
 3
91.1
 106 75 72 0 45
84
1.65
7.09
1989 NYA
6
 7
91
0
0
0
1
 5
95.2
 125 106 89 1 63
85
1.97
8.37
1990 NYA
10
 5
90
0
0
0
2
 3
104.1
 116 88 78 2 42
79
1.51
6.73
1991 NYA
2
 10
34
30
0
0
0
 0
121.1
 153 86 78 4 64
83
1.79
5.79
1992 NYA
0
 1
22
0
0
0
0
 1
24.2
 35 19 19 1 13
25
1.95
6.93
1994 PIT
2
 5
26
0
0
0
1
 0
30.0
 36 21 14 0 14
26
1.67
4.20
1995 PIT
0
 0
15
0
0
0
0
 0
19.0
 18 16 15 0 11
18
1.53
7.11
1996 TB
4
 3
76
0
0
0
4
 3
79.0
 68 48 35 0 29
81
1.23
3.99
1997 TB
8
 6
54
0
0
0
0
 2
47.0
 51 27 27 1 18
37
1.47
5.17
1998 TB
4
 4
52
0
0
0
2
 1
64.0
 85 39 36 0 23
57
1.69
5.06
1999 TB-MIA
1
 0
3
0
0
0
0
 0
5.0
 9 9 7 1 6
6
3.00
12.60
1999 TB
1
 0
3
0
0
0
0
 0
5.0
 9 9 7 1 6
6
3.00
12.60
2028
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
42
 47
547
30
0
0
11
 18
681.1
 802 534 470 10 328
581
1.66
6.21
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01John Bates has retired from the Miami Sunshine
1999-07-09The Miami Sunshine have designated John Bates for assignment.
1999-06-08The Miami Sunshine have promoted John Bates to the major league team. The Miami Sunshine have sent Oliver Perez to the minors.
1999-05-01The Miami Sunshine have acquired John Bates from the waiver wire.
1999-04-27The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have waived John Bates.
1999-04-23The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Zanzibar Wills to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated John Bates for assignment.
1999-03-07The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have placed John Bates on the trade block.
1999-03-07The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have re-claimed John Bates from the waiver wire.
1999-03-03The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Zanzibar Wills to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated John Bates for assignment.
1997-04-02John Bates of the Tampa Bay Wave Riders is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1996-04-26John Bates of the Tampa Bay Wave Riders is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1996-04-01Trade #1618749 has been completed between the Tampa Bay Wave Riders and the Pittsburgh Gold Sox. The Pittsburgh Gold Sox receive Yukonsin Distillary Jr., Daystar Ditmar, Stilts Kimberlin from the Tampa Bay Wave Riders in exchange for John Bates.
1995-07-04The Pittsburgh Gold Sox have designated John Bates for assignment.
1994-04-06The Pittsburgh Gold Sox have promoted John Bates to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Gold Sox have designated Kirby Rivers for assignment.
1994-04-06Trade #1601788 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Pittsburgh Gold Sox. The Pittsburgh Gold Sox receive Billy Rogers, John Bates from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Byno Franklin.
1993-04-12The St. Louis Browns have acquired John Bates from the waiver wire.
1993-04-08The New York Musketeers have waived John Bates.
1992-06-11The New York Musketeers have promoted Harry Babcock to the major league team. The New York Musketeers have designated John Bates for assignment.
1988-05-19John Bates of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1988-03-01The New York Knights have promoted Todd Gagnon to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Bates to the major league team.
1984-04-01The New York Knights have acquired John Bates from the waiver wire.