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Ted Williams League
10-13-2439
Bill Bates Starting Pitcher
Retired (2001, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.66 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 198-173 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 02-08-1963
K 2524 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1986)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(137 games)
IP 3629.2
WHIP 1.24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val B+
Speed D+ Bunt C  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1986 BRO
5
 17
37
37
0
0
0
 0
223.0
 219 117 113 6 87
172
1.37
4.56
1987 BRO
13
 10
33
33
0
0
0
 0
217.1
 198 92 86 1 76
154
1.26
3.56
1988 BRO
10
 15
36
36
0
0
0
 0
235.0
 227 113 102 2 81
162
1.31
3.91
1989 BRO
14
 6
33
21
0
0
0
 1
158.1
 127 58 57 0 54
121
1.14
3.24
1990 LAN
16
 10
37
37
0
0
0
 0
259.0
 213 86 81 3 69
166
1.09
2.81
1991 LAN
17
 9
37
37
0
0
0
 0
250.1
 224 101 90 1 83
185
1.23
3.24
1992 LAN
13
 12
37
37
2
1
0
 0
264.2
 235 105 89 3 75
180
1.17
3.03
1993 LAN
12
 17
37
37
1
0
0
 0
254.2
 260 131 123 2 96
174
1.40
4.35
1994 LAN
12
 14
36
36
0
0
0
 0
253.2
 261 124 120 2 73
192
1.32
4.26
1995 LAN
16
 10
37
36
4
3
0
 0
250.1
 221 105 94 2 84
187
1.22
3.38
1996 LAN-CHA
15
 5
26
26
1
0
0
 0
188.1
 168 74 69 3 46
108
1.14
3.30
1997 CHA
11
 11
33
33
1
0
0
 0
222.2
 204 106 94 2 65
161
1.21
3.80
1998 CHA-PHI
13
 9
33
33
2
2
0
 0
217.1
 194 105 95 0 77
152
1.25
3.93
1999 PHI-TB
10
 9
33
32
6
2
0
 0
210.0
 191 96 91 5 68
141
1.23
3.90
2000 TB
14
 8
36
36
0
0
0
 0
227.0
 200 95 84 4 86
136
1.26
3.33
2001 TB
7
 11
32
32
1
0
0
 0
198.0
 183 93 87 1 65
133
1.25
3.95
2439
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
198
 173
553
539
18
8
0
 1
3629.2
 3325 1601 1475 37 1185
2524
1.24
3.66
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Bill Bates has retired from the Tampa Bay Tropics
1999-08-01A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay Tropics and the Philadelphia Newshounds. The Philadelphia Newshounds receive Tommy Smith, Draft Pick 2002 Round 2 TB (Lefty Kuczynski) from the Tampa Bay Tropics in exchange for Bill Bates.
1999-07-10The Philadelphia Newshounds have placed Bill Bates on the trade block.
1998-06-08A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Newshounds and the Chicago Chinese Assassins. The Chicago Chinese Assassins receive Eddie Bailey, Draft Pick 1999 Round 2 PHI (John Stephens) from the Philadelphia Newshounds in exchange for Bill Bates.
1996-06-05A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Stars and the Chicago Chinese assassins. The Chicago Chinese assassins receive Bill Bates from the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for Bob Jones.
1996-04-08Bill Bates of the Los Angeles Stars is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1989-09-21Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1989-07-05Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1989-04-25Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1987-07-09Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1986-04-01The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Dick Sanders to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Bill Bates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bullys have designated Don Gutierrez for assignment. The Brooklyn Bullys have designated Mike Kennedy for assignment.