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Earl Averill League
9-16-2076
J.K. Cates Third Base
Retired (1972, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .707 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 444 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 09-22-1938
HR 81 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(63 games)
RBI 279
SB 83
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D  Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1963 NYN-BOS
11
35
5
8
3
1
2
4
1
 7 1 0
0
 1 1
.813
.270
.543
.314
.229
1964 BOS
103
318
39
86
7
2
13
47
20
 80 1 2
15
 10 4
.741
.314
.428
.157
.270
1965 BOS
128
442
51
101
12
4
17
69
32
 99 6 6
24
 8 2
.675
.286
.389
.161
.229
1966 BOS
88
194
29
52
6
0
13
31
10
 44 0 1
7
 2 2
.802
.302
.500
.232
.268
1967 BOS
89
190
25
47
9
1
12
32
11
 45 1 1
10
 5 0
.785
.291
.495
.247
.247
1968 BOS
69
186
26
41
6
1
5
26
10
 44 0 2
12
 4 3
.602
.258
.344
.124
.220
1969 BOS
67
201
23
40
6
1
9
32
14
 47 3 2
5
 4 2
.632
.259
.373
.174
.199
1970 BOS
66
195
18
51
6
1
8
26
9
 40 0 2
8
 3 3
.717
.291
.426
.164
.262
1971 CHN
31
69
7
18
2
2
2
12
2
 11 1 1
2
 1 1
.722
.288
.435
.174
.261
1972 KC
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
653
1834
223
444
57
13
81
279
109
 417 13 17
83
 38 18
.707
.287
.420
.178
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01J.K. Cates has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1972-08-03The Kansas City Athletics have designated J.K. Cates for assignment.
1972-07-16The Kansas City Athletics have promoted J.K. Cates to the major league team.
1972-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired J.K. Cates from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01The Chicago Cubs have waived J.K. Cates.
1971-08-19The Chicago Cubs have promoted Darrel Davis to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Gaw to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated J.K. Cates for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated SEAN MARSHALL for assignment.
1971-04-04A trade has been completed between the Boston Bishops and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive J.K. Cates, Pablo Nunez, Carlos Rohde, Frank Schurr, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (KC) from the Boston Bishops in exchange for jaque jones.
1970-04-11The Boston Bishops have promoted J.K. Cates to the major league team.
1970-03-01The Boston Bucks have sent Lance Collins to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Jay Carroll to the minors. The Boston Bucks have sent Matt Phinnisch to the minors. The Boston Bucks have designated J.K. Cates for assignment. The Boston Bucks have sent Sam Bean to the minors.
1969-05-10The Boston Bucks have promoted J.K. Cates to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have designated Matty Bump for assignment.
1968-08-20The Boston Bucks have promoted Bill Mason to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have promoted Bob Say to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have sent J.K. Cates to the minors. The Boston Bucks have designated Mol Shannon for assignment.
1968-04-22The Boston Bucks have renamed Dante Marshall to J.K. Cates.
1965-10-13The Boston Bucks have promoted Dante Marshall to the major league team. The Boston Bucks have designated Donn Knickey for assignment.
1965-10-03The Boston Bucks have designated Donn Knickey for assignment. The Boston Bucks have sent Dante Marshall to the minors.
1963-09-20The Boston Bucks have promoted Dante Marshall to the major league team.
1963-09-20A trade has been completed between the Boston Bucks and the New York Underground. The New York Underground receive Wade Chowder, Mike Montalvo, Charlie Garcia, John Hrbek, Dallas Chamberlain, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (BOS) from the Boston Bucks in exchange for Dante Marshall, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (NYN).