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Jimmy Wynn League
6-4-2079
Bill Cates Relief Pitcher
Retired (1987, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.76 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 10-7 Status Deceased (2029) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 01-26-1951
K 140 Drafted Round 3, Pick 44
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(11 games)
IP 213.2
WHIP 1.32
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D  Velocity B    Mentor Val A-
Speed C  Bunt C  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1975 P PIT 1 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1978 P PIT 4 0 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1979 P PIT 4 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1984 P BRO 56 0 69.2 9 0 8 1 1 -3 1.03 .889
1985 P BRO 45 3 75.2 4 0 3 1 0 +1 0.36 .750
1986 P BRO 37 0 46.0 5 0 4 1 0 -1 0.78 .800
Total 147 4 213.2 19 0 16 3 1 -3 0.67 .842
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Bill Cates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-06The Brooklyn Cavalry have waived Bill Cates.
1987-03-01The Brooklyn Cavalry have designated Bill Cates for assignment.
1984-07-24Bill Cates of the Brooklyn Cavalry is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1984-04-01The Brooklyn Cavalry have promoted Marquis Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cavalry have promoted Bill Cates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cavalry have sent Trevor Sloan to the minors. The Brooklyn Cavalry have sent Robert Mulvey to the minors.
1984-04-01The Brooklyn Cavalry have acquired Bill Cates from the waiver wire.
1982-04-26The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have waived Bill Cates.
1979-10-03The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Bruce Humphreys to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Bill Cates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Lefty Sorrell to the minors.
1979-09-02The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Bill Cates to the major league team.
1979-04-01The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Bill Pole to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Jack Kolb to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Bill Cates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent John Boardman to the minors.
1978-09-16The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Tony Warren to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Bill Cates to the major league team.
1975-10-03The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Bill Cates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Jose Clark to the minors.
1975-09-29The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Bill Cates to the major league team.