About Joe Cates
Lived 1905 – 1967 (aged 62). Joe Cates was an American baseball player.
Joseph Davis Cates (August 3, 1905 – October 13, 1967) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1930s.
A native of Madisonville, Kentucky, Cates played for the Louisville White Sox in 1931. In 28 recorded games, he posted 21 hits in 107 plate appearances. Cates died in Louisville, Kentucky in 1967 at age 62.
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Who was Joe Cates?
American baseball player
When was Joe Cates born?
Joe Cates was born on 3 August 1905 in Madisonville, Kentucky.
When did Joe Cates die?
Joe Cates died on 13 October 1967 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Joe Cates was a baseball player.
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Joe Cates was American.
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