# Dick Bates

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**Charles Richard Bates** (born October 7, 1945) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) right-handed [pitcher](/source/Pitcher). He graduated from McArthur (OH) High School now [Vinton County High School](/source/Vinton_County_High_School) and was signed by the [Kansas City Athletics](/source/Kansas_City_Athletics) as an undrafted free agent before the season. After that, Bates also spent time in the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) organization, and was later drafted by the [Seattle Pilots](/source/Seattle_Pilots) as the 30th pick in the 1968 [expansion draft](/source/Expansion_draft).[1]

Bates's major league tenure consisted of one relief appearance for the expansion Pilots, against the [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) (April 27, 1969 at [Sick's Stadium](/source/Sick's_Stadium)).[2] Bates allowed six baserunners (three hits, three walks) and five [earned runs](/source/Earned_runs) along with three strikeouts in 1 2⁄3 innings, and ended up with a 27.00 ERA.[3]

As of 2006, Bates was living in [Glendale, Arizona](/source/Glendale,_Arizona), and working as the general manager of the Arizona Biltmore Golf & Country Club in nearby [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix,_Arizona).[4]

## References

1. ["RATING DRAFTS OF THE PAST Series: PRIZED COLLECTION: EXPANSION DRAFT; RATING DRAFTS OF THE PAST"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930223819/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/23182365.html?dids=23182365:23182365&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+18,+1997&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=16.G&desc=RATING+DRAFTS+OF+THE+PAST+Series:+PRIZED+COLLECTION:+EXPANSION+DRAFT). *[St. Petersburg Times](/source/Tampa_Bay_Times)*. November 18, 1997. Archived from [the original](http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/23182365.html?dids=23182365:23182365&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+18,+1997&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=16.G&desc=RATING+DRAFTS+OF+THE+PAST+Series:+PRIZED+COLLECTION:+EXPANSION+DRAFT) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2007.

1. Carpenter, Les (March 26, 2000). ["Fly by night"](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000326/4012277/fly-by-night). *[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092000/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000326&slug=4012277) May 19, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2007.

1. ["Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Pilots Box Score: April 27, 1969"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SE1/SE1196904270.shtml). *[Baseball-Reference.com](/source/Baseball-Reference.com)*. April 27, 1969. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

1. Reader, Bill (July 9, 2006). ["Seattle Pilots ... Where are they now?"](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060709/pilotsbios09/seattle-pilots--where-are-they-now). *[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20120707022232/http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=pilotsbios09&date=20060709) July 7, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2007.

## External links

- [Retrosheet](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbated102.htm)

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