Bennie Tate Explained

Bennie Tate
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:3 December 1901
Birth Place:Whitwell, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:West Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 29
Debutyear:1924
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 28
Finalyear:1934
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.279
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:173
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Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901 – October 27, 1973) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1924–30), Chicago White Sox (1930–32), Boston Red Sox (1932) and Chicago Cubs (1934).

He helped the Senators win the 1924 World Series and the American League pennant.

Tate was born in Whitwell, 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 in West Frankfort, Illinois, at the age of 71.