Bennie Tate | |
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![]() Tate in 1925 | |
Catcher | |
Born:(1901-12-03)December 3, 1901 Whitwell, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Died: October 27, 1973(1973-10-27) (aged 71) West Frankfort, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 29, 1924, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 28, 1934, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .279 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 173 |
Stats atBaseball Reference ![]() | |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901 – October 27, 1973) was an American professionalbaseballcatcher inMajor League Baseball for theWashington Senators (1924–30),Chicago White Sox (1930–32),Boston Red Sox (1932) andChicago Cubs (1934).
He helped the Senators win the1924 World Series and the1925American Leaguepennant.
Tate was born inWhitwell, Tennessee. In 10 seasons he played in 566 games and had 1,560 at bats, 144 runs, 435 hits, 68 doubles, 16 triples, 4 home runs, 173 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 118 walks, .279 batting average, .330 on-base percentage, .351 slugging percentage, 547 total bases and 34 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he recorded a .974 fielding percentage.
He died inWest Frankfort, Illinois, at the age of 71.
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