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Goose Goslin League
5-22-2065
Bip Bates First Base
Retired (1985, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .253 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .658 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 159 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 12-07-1951
HR 8 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(38 games)
RBI 61
SB 7
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (98.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (96.2%)   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 
1973 Minors 22 51.00 3 / 4 8 / 9 8 / 10 5 / 9 6 / 6 3 / 3 10 / 10 43 / 51
1974 Minors 23 70.00 2 / 8 5 / 13 6 / 11 7 / 13 10 / 10 7 / 9 5 / 6 42 / 70
1974 Pos (3B) 23 18.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 18
1974 Pos (LF) 23 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 12
1975 Minors 24 49.00 2 / 6 1 / 6 4 / 8 4 / 10 7 / 8 8 / 9 1 / 2 27 / 49
1975 Pos (LF) 24 106.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 106
1976 Minors 25 28.00 1 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 4 3 / 6 2 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 5 14 / 28
1976 Majors 25 7.44 34 5 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 7
1976 Pos (RF) 25 33.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 33
1977 Minors 26 17.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 5 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 3 7 / 17
1977 Majors 26 7.04 33 5 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4 0 / 0 2 / 2 3 / 7
1978 Minors 27 21.00 0 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 4 9 / 21
1978 Majors 27 1.21 4 2 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1979 Majors 28 48.68 154 71 8 2 / 6 2 / 9 1 / 5 1 / 5 4 / 12 0 / 4 2 / 7 12 / 48
1980 Majors 29 35.19 162 20 0 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 35
1981 Minors 30 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4
1981 Majors 30 29.38 129 27 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 7 1 / 29
1982 Minors 31 18.00 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 1 2 / 18
1983 Minors 32 27.00 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 27
1984 Minors 33 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 12
1985 Majors 34 20.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 20
Total 516 130 8 11 / 47 19 / 62 21 / 64 23 / 72 36 / 70 27 / 68 28 / 61 206 / 613
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Bip Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have waived Bip Bates.
1984-08-08The Chicago Geritol Addicts have acquired Bip Bates from the waiver wire.
1984-06-10The Detroit Diamonds have waived Bip Bates.
1983-06-04A trade has been completed between the Boston GREEN SOX and the Detroit Diamonds. The Detroit Diamonds receive Bip Bates from the Boston GREEN SOX in exchange for Chick Petry.
1981-08-26The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Shotgun Blass to the major league team. The Boston GREEN SOX have designated Bip Bates for assignment.
1979-08-13Bip Bates of the Boston GREEN SOX is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1978-09-28The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Bip Bates to the major league team.
1978-03-05The Boston GREEN SOX have sent Bip Bates to the minors.
1977-08-26The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Bip Bates to the major league team.
1976-08-19The Boston GREEN SOX have designated Mike Hennigan for assignment. The Boston GREEN SOX have sent Bip Bates to the minors.
1976-07-20The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Bip Bates to the major league team.
1976-04-12The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Jim Fuller to the major league team. The Boston GREEN SOX have sent Bip Bates to the minors.
1976-04-04The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Bip Bates to the major league team.
1973-04-16The Boston GREEN SOX have acquired Bip Bates from the waiver wire.
1973-04-03The Kansas City Carp have waived Bip Bates.