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Name Team Age
Jeff Bates Retired (1984, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1965)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League 0 15 years (69 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 8/21/1946
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 6
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
D  (13.9 %) D- (11.5 %) F  (3.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1968 BRO 13 52 6 11 1 0 2 5 3 13 2 1 0 .601 .255 .346 .212
1969 BRO 143 537 83 146 23 5 18 78 46 105 12 5 6 .767 .333 .434 .272
1970 BRO 143 558 89 157 21 4 26 113 54 101 15 9 5 .820 .347 .473 .281
1971 BRO 142 576 106 168 31 7 27 105 47 98 13 7 6 .858 .348 .510 .292
1972 BRO 114 444 77 120 27 6 18 83 50 80 11 15 5 .829 .349 .480 .270
1973 BRO 128 504 84 147 20 3 30 96 42 75 20 11 1 .867 .345 .522 .292
1974 BRO 142 560 96 174 23 5 30 96 51 101 15 14 3 .902 .371 .530 .311
1975 BRO 81 322 51 105 16 3 17 62 28 51 14 9 3 .933 .381 .553 .326
1976 BRO 142 568 97 169 31 4 29 109 46 94 14 9 4 .876 .356 .519 .298
1977 BRO-HOU 124 500 91 167 35 5 25 85 44 82 12 3 12 .961 .387 .574 .334
1978 HOU 133 547 81 154 20 5 32 102 31 95 7 4 3 .834 .322 .512 .282
1979 HOU 142 537 89 165 27 8 26 106 48 81 9 4 2 .899 .366 .533 .307
1980 HOU 142 536 87 151 26 2 30 95 48 92 15 2 3 .846 .340 .506 .282
1981 HOU 142 538 82 152 20 5 18 84 45 85 18 5 4 .776 .337 .439 .283
1982 HOU 142 525 83 154 25 6 22 95 52 105 3 3 3 .846 .356 .490 .293
1983 HOU 94 301 59 92 10 3 9 41 37 51 4 5 3 .829 .381 .449 .306
1984 BRO-TB 90 157 21 40 8 2 5 17 18 29 4 1 0 .762 .335 .427 .255
Total 2057 7762 1282 2272 364 73 364 1372 690 1338 188 107 63 .851 .352 .499 .293
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Jeff Bates has retired from the Tampa Bay Tangerines
1984-07-25Jeff Bates of the Tampa Bay Tangerines is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1984-06-29The Tampa Bay Tangerines have promoted Jeff Bates to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tangerines have sent Wally Hodges to the minors.
1984-06-22The Tampa Bay Tangerines have acquired Jeff Bates from the waiver wire.
1984-06-15The Brooklyn Cyclones have waived Jeff Bates .
1984-06-08The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Lonnie Wilson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have designated Jeff Bates for assignment.
1984-04-08The Brooklyn Cyclones have acquired Jeff Bates from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01The Houston Colt 45s have promoted Astyanax Edwards to the major league team. The Houston Colt 45s have designated Jeff Bates for assignment.
1983-07-04Jeff Bates of the Houston Colt 45s is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1983-05-19Jeff Bates of the Houston Colt 45s is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1978-08-31Jeff Bates of the Houston Colt 45s is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1977-06-04A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Houston Colt 45s. The Houston Colt 45s receive Jeff Bates , Billy Wagner Jr. from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Kenny Walters, Carl Beldon, Draft Pick - 1979 Round 1 (HOU), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (MIL).
1977-04-29Jeff Bates of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1975-07-11Jeff Bates of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1975-04-25Jeff Bates of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1973-09-12Jeff Bates of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1972-07-21Jeff Bates of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1968-09-17The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Jeff Bates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Francisco Poindexter to the major league team.
1968-04-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Ed Overall, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Jeff Bates .
1968-04-01The New York Mets have renamed Jeff Bates - Brooklyn to Jeff Bates .
1967-03-25The New York Mets have renamed Jeff Bates to Jeff Bates - Brooklyn.
1966-04-08A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Walt Babe, Jeff Bates, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Billy Guidry.
1965-08-31A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the New York Hamiltonians. The New York Hamiltonians receive Carlos Gomez from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Aki Kaurismaki, Jeff Bates, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (NYA).