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Joe Gates

Summary

Joseph Daniel Gates (October 3, 1954 – March 28, 2010) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.

Joe Gates
Second baseman
Born: (1954-10-03)October 3, 1954
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 28, 2010(2010-03-28) (aged 55)
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1978, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.175
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

His only extra base hit was a triple on May 13, 1979 against the Kansas City Royals. He had come on as a pinch hitter for Don Kessinger and stayed in the game and played second base. The pitcher for the Royals was Eduardo Rodriguez. The hit drove in Greg Pryor in the bottom of the 9th. The final score of the game was Royals 14, White Sox 5.

After his major league career, he entered the coaching ranks. He was the bench coach of the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League at the time of his death at age 55.[1][2]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Clubhouse - Coaching Staff - Gary South Shore RailCats Official Site". www.railcatsbaseball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ RailCats Mourn Passing Of Longtime Coach Joe Gates

Sources edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Baseball Gauge
  • Retrosheet
  • Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
  • RailCats coach, former White Sox player Joe Gates dies