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Name Team Age
Tom Gates Retired (1971, Age 34) Died (2011, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1956)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 4 years (96 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
63 36 1
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
11 4 22
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
6 5 47
Endurance Velocity Control
57 49 77
Leadership   Mentor Value  
85 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
75 0 3/14/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances    Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1956 Majors 50.67 2 / 9 2 / 19 5 / 22 9 / 50
1957 Minors 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2
1957 Majors 41.82 1 / 6 3 / 19 2 / 16 6 / 41
1958 Minors 40.00 1 / 7 5 / 22 3 / 11 9 / 40
1958 Majors 0.49 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1959 Minors 43.00 0 / 2 1 / 18 6 / 23 7 / 43
1960 Minors 24.00 0 / 3 3 / 12 0 / 9 3 / 24
1961 Majors 29.00 0 / 2 1 / 15 6 / 12 7 / 29
1962 Majors 18.00 0 / 0 3 / 12 0 / 6 3 / 18
1963 Majors 30.00 3 / 4 2 / 10 2 / 16 7 / 30
1964 Majors 31.61 0 / 3 1 / 13 0 / 15 1 / 31
1965 Majors 50.43 1 / 12 1 / 17 2 / 21 4 / 50
1966 Majors 2.98 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2
1967 Minors 50.00 0 / 1 0 / 30 0 / 19 0 / 50
1967 Majors 2.98 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2
1968 Majors 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 10 1 / 14 1 / 24
1969 Majors 21.00 0 / 0 1 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 21
1970 Minors 13.00 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 13
1971 Minors 56.00 0 / 1 0 / 32 0 / 23 0 / 56
Total 8 / 52 24 / 248 27 / 226 59 / 526
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Tom Gates has retired from the Atlanta Wolves
1970-09-06The Atlanta Wolves have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1968-04-18The Colorado Rocks have waived Tom Gates.
1968-04-01The Colorado Rocks have promoted Jack Freeman to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have designated Tom Gates for assignment.
1967-09-19The Colorado Rocks have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team.
1967-05-05The Colorado Rocks have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1967-04-18The Baltimore Birds have waived Tom Gates.
1967-04-01The Baltimore Birds have promoted Sam Stange to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have promoted Matt Silber to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have promoted Hal Martin to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have designated Dennis Brown for assignment. The Baltimore Birds have designated Jose Kruger for assignment. The Baltimore Birds have designated Tom Gates for assignment.
1964-06-19The Washington Nationals have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team.
1964-06-17The Washington Nationals have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1961-03-25The Washington Nationals have acquired Chile Garrity from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived Tom Gates.
1958-04-04The Washington Nationals have promoted Al Bates to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Tom Gates to the minors.
1957-07-30The Washington Nationals have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Mark Welch to the minors.
1957-07-17The Washington Nationals have promoted Les Armbruster to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Win Epstein to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Mike Singleton to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Tom Gates to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Bill Bucher to the minors.
1956-04-01The Washington Nationals have auto-promoted Tom Gates to the major leagues.
1955-05-05A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bums and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive Mark Meridith, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 BRO (Tom Gates) from the Brooklyn Bums in exchange for Sean Michaels.