Joe Pate
Ralph D. Pate
Born: April 28, 1913
Fulton, AR US
Deceased: January 18, 1988
Houston, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1933-1952
Joe Pate compiled a career record of 168 wins and 148 losses and a 3.70 ERA in his 476-game pitching career with the Longview Cannibals, Marshall Tigers, Monroe Twins, Dallas Steers, St. Paul Saints, Anniston Rams, Tyler Trojans, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Portsmouth Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Little Rock Travelers, Birmingham Barons, Atlanta Crackers, Knoxville Smokies, Gainesville Owls, Longview Texans, Sherman-Denison Twins, Henderson Oilers, Clovis Pioneers, Amarillo Gold Sox, Tyler East Texans and Texas City Texans. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Longview Cannibals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.60 | 7 | 35.0 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.62 | 29 | 150.0 | 168 | 104 | 77 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.08 | 32 | 27 | 219.0 | 173 | 94 | 75 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.19 | 36 | 251.3 | 240 | 119 | 89 | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | C | CSTL | Monroe Twins | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.00 | 15 | 99.0 | 90 | 59 | 44 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.54 | 23 | 16 | 121.0 | 121 | 73 | 61 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.64 | 38 | 232.0 | 210 | 101 | 68 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.57 | 29 | 12 | 106.0 | 98 | 53 | 42 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.60 | 11 | 70.0 | 65 | 35 | 28 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.48 | 25 | 189.0 | 165 | 63 | 52 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 49.0 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.41 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 66.0 | 62 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.35 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 153.0 | 190 | 126 | 91 | 86 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.90 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 236.0 | 212 | 90 | 76 | 101 | 135 | 13 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.60 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 167.0 | 207 | 119 | 104 | 76 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1948 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 23 | 3 | .885 | 3.28 | 32 | 250.0 | 225 | 102 | 91 | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.07 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 151.0 | 163 | 109 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.63 | 16 | 107.0 | 111 | 67 | 55 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.24 | 10 | 55.0 | 62 | 39 | 32 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 168 | 148 | .532 | 3.70 | 476 | 81 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2715.3 | 2625 | 1412 | 1117 | 0 | 1260 | 0 | 407 | 51 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Longview Cannibals | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 31 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .362 | .621 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 32 | 92 | 92 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .283 | .522 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 41 | 113 | 113 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .168 | .168 | .283 | .451 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | C | CSTL | Monroe Twins | 15 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .237 | .237 | .474 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 12 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 23 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .213 | .383 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 52 | 116 | 116 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .216 | .267 | .483 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 33 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .326 | .605 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 12 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .500 | .962 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 26 | 67 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .149 | .179 | .328 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 10 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .423 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 16 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .235 | .257 | .294 | .551 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 40 | 105 | 98 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .255 | .263 | .276 | .538 | 27 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Birmingham Barons | 20 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .379 | .414 | .793 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Little Rock Travelers | 20 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .379 | .414 | .793 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Atlanta Crackers | 20 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .379 | .414 | .793 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 53 | 107 | 100 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .220 | .250 | .290 | .540 | 29 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | 41 | 86 | 78 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .205 | .235 | .231 | .465 | 18 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Gainesville Owls | 10 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .375 | .409 | .784 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 34 | 109 | 109 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .284 | .367 | .651 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 26 | 65 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .164 | .177 | .164 | .341 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | 18 | 45 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .178 | .200 | .378 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 10 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .238 | .429 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WTNM | (+) Amarillo Gold Sox | 23 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .233 | .467 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WTNM | (+) Clovis Pioneers | 23 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .233 | .467 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 566 | 1283 | 1253 | 43 | 290 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 58 | .231 | .239 | .283 | .522 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Longview Cannibals | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | C | CSTL | Monroe Twins | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.286 |
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 29 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 1.379 |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | OF | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.727 |
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 34 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 3 | .929 | 1.147 |
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 31 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .933 | .903 |
| 1948 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | P | 24 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 1 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Texas City Texans | P | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| Totals | 459 | 54 | 129 | 12 | 9 | .938 | .399 |
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