| Joe Cates | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | August 3, 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Madisonville, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1931 |
| Debutteam: | Louisville White Sox |
| Finalyear: | 1931 |
| Finalteam: | Louisville White Sox |
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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.[1] [2] Cates died in Louisville, Kentucky in 1967 at age 62.
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