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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 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1956	49	25	50
1957	51	27	55
1958	52	30	57
1959	53	35	60
1960	53	36	66
1961	53	39	66
1962	53	40	72
1963	53	43	72
1964	56	45	74
1965	56	46	74
1966	57	47	76
1967	57	47	76
1968	57	47	76
1969	57	47	77
1970	57	48	77
1971	57	49	77

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Tom Gates has retired from the Atlanta Wolves
1970-09-06	The Atlanta Wolves have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1968-04-18	The Colorado Rocks have waived Tom Gates.
1968-04-01	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Jack Freeman to the major league team. The Colorado Rocks have designated Tom Gates for assignment.
1967-09-19	The Colorado Rocks have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team.
1967-05-05	The Colorado Rocks have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1967-04-18	The Baltimore Birds have waived Tom Gates.
1967-04-01	The 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.
1964-06-19	The Washington Nationals have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team.
1964-06-17	The Washington Nationals have acquired Tom Gates from the waiver wire.
1961-03-25	The Washington Nationals have acquired Chile Garrity from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived Tom Gates.
1958-04-04	The Washington Nationals have promoted Al Bates to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Tom Gates to the minors.
1957-07-30	The Washington Nationals have promoted Tom Gates to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Mark Welch to the minors.
1957-07-17	The 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.
1956-04-01	The Washington Nationals have auto-promoted Tom Gates to the major leagues.
1955-05-05	A 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.