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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Lou Gates Relief Pitcher
Retired (1976, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.68 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 25-67 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
SV 679 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 10-03-1938
K 786 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(44 games)
IP 988.0
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship A+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed D+ Bunt C  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 12
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1960 Away 0 0 22 0 0 0 12 0 21.0 19 5 4 0 11 16 1.43 1.71
1960 Home 1 2 23 0 0 0 11 3 26.2 30 18 17 1 12 17 1.58 5.74
1961 Away 1 5 31 7 0 0 8 2 59.2 52 25 16 1 28 42 1.34 2.41
1961 Home 4 1 38 3 0 0 9 1 61.1 58 25 24 0 25 41 1.35 3.52
1962 Away 2 1 24 0 0 0 13 3 22.0 22 8 7 1 5 15 1.23 2.86
1962 Home 1 6 33 0 0 0 13 6 36.0 42 22 18 1 14 25 1.56 4.50
1963 Away 0 4 27 0 0 0 18 6 22.0 22 15 15 0 14 20 1.64 6.14
1963 Home 1 1 22 0 0 0 12 2 21.0 19 6 6 0 7 19 1.24 2.57
1964 Away 0 3 28 1 0 0 22 3 28.1 29 17 12 0 17 24 1.62 3.81
1964 Home 1 2 38 0 0 0 30 3 36.2 26 11 9 0 20 29 1.25 2.21
1965 Away 0 1 28 0 0 0 22 4 24.2 20 10 10 0 12 26 1.30 3.65
1965 Home 0 1 32 0 0 0 25 4 30.2 28 7 7 0 11 23 1.27 2.05
1966 Away 0 1 23 0 0 0 19 3 23.0 12 9 7 0 14 26 1.13 2.74
1966 Home 0 3 38 0 0 0 25 9 33.0 33 24 23 2 12 22 1.36 6.27
1967 Away 0 0 28 0 0 0 27 0 26.1 24 8 8 0 7 17 1.18 2.73
1967 Home 1 0 32 0 0 0 27 5 30.0 27 13 9 1 5 21 1.07 2.70
1968 Away 1 1 28 0 0 0 23 2 27.2 24 7 7 1 4 23 1.01 2.28
1968 Home 0 3 33 0 0 0 22 7 30.1 29 16 12 0 17 25 1.52 3.56
1969 Away 0 0 37 0 0 0 31 3 36.0 29 10 9 3 14 39 1.19 2.25
1969 Home 0 1 32 0 0 0 25 4 31.1 36 14 12 0 19 25 1.76 3.45
1970 Away 0 4 32 0 0 0 25 6 25.0 38 21 20 0 10 22 1.92 7.20
1970 Home 3 1 37 0 0 0 25 5 37.0 34 15 13 0 13 32 1.27 3.16
1971 Away 0 2 37 0 0 0 32 5 34.2 31 12 12 0 7 25 1.10 3.12
1971 Home 2 3 30 0 0 0 22 3 31.0 13 10 9 1 20 25 1.06 2.61
1972 Away 2 1 34 0 0 0 29 3 35.1 28 13 11 0 11 30 1.10 2.80
1972 Home 2 3 27 0 0 0 20 5 28.2 24 16 13 2 7 22 1.08 4.08
1973 Away 1 1 28 0 0 0 21 5 24.0 29 12 11 0 7 22 1.50 4.13
1973 Home 1 1 31 0 0 0 21 4 28.1 35 18 17 0 9 15 1.55 5.40
1974 Away 0 2 37 0 0 0 24 4 35.1 31 12 12 1 12 36 1.22 3.06
1974 Home 1 5 31 0 0 0 21 5 28.1 39 19 19 1 10 20 1.73 6.04
1975 Away 0 5 31 0 0 0 22 8 25.2 29 24 23 1 14 24 1.68 8.06
1975 Home 0 1 26 0 0 0 21 2 23.1 18 7 7 0 7 15 1.07 2.70
1976 Away 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 5 5 5 0 3 2 4.00 22.50
1976 Home 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.60 0.00
2070 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2070 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 7 33 478 8 0 0 349 59 472.2 444 213 189 8 190 409 1.34 3.60
Total Home 18 34 505 3 0 0 330 68 515.1 492 241 215 9 208 377 1.36 3.75
Total
25
 67
983
11
0
0
679
 127
988.0
 936 454 404 17 398
786
1.35
3.68
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Lou Gates has retired from the Milwaukee Brewers
1976-05-01The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Tim Weingartner to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Lou Gates for assignment.
1975-11-01Lou Gates now holds the league record for career saves.
1973-11-01Lou Gates now holds the league record for career saves.
1973-09-13Lou Gates of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1968-07-14Lou Gates of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1968-05-12Lou Gates of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1963-07-03Lou Gates of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
1960-05-19Lou Gates of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1959-10-06A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Lou Gates, Tom Sisk, Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 MIN (Mark Bross), Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 MIN (Roy Dawson) from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ed Arias, Jule Wilson, Bob Pernoll.
1959-04-29A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sickos and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Lou Gates, Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 STL (Johnny Maul) from the St. Louis Sickos in exchange for Chick Alexander.