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Name	Team	Age
Rube Bates	Retired (1975, Age 34)	38
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1963)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League	0	0 years (55 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	8/21/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1965	TB	7	10	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	.200	.800	.200
1967	TB	8	11	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	.432	.250	.182	.182
Total		15	21	5	4	0	0	2	3	1	4	0	0	0	.703	.227	.476	.190

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Rube Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-07-17	The Baltimore Americans have waived Rube Bates.
1970-03-26	The Baltimore Village Idiots have drafted Rube Bates #130 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1967-05-03	The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1967-04-03	The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1965-06-18	The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Bob DeArmond to the major league team. The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1965-05-21	The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1965-05-11	The Tampa Bay River Cats have sent Rube Bates to the minors.
1965-05-07	The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Rube Bates to the major league team.
1962-06-02	A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay River Cats and the Minnesota Swedes. The Minnesota Swedes receive Dave Allison, Lars Smiley, Julio Jones from the Tampa Bay River Cats in exchange for Sam Rodriguez, March Allen, Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 MIN (Rube Bates). Protest This Trade.