Lee Tate
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| Lee Tate | |
| Lee Willie Tate | |
| "Skeeter" | |
| Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Born: | 1932-3-18 at Black Rock, AR (US) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Lee Tate | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
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Profile
Personal
- Shown as being a switch hitter.
- Resided in Grenada, Mississippi in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
- Woodworking was shown as his hobby.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1950.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
Achievements
- Led the 1952 Western Association second basemen in double plays with 109.
Outside of baseball
- Worked as a warehouse foreman for an automobile parts plant during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Legrant Scott of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Source
- 1953 Pioneer League Index.
