Dick Bates
Charles Richard Bates is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He graduated from McArthur High School now Vinton County High School and was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an undrafted free agent before the season. After that, Bates also spent time in the Washington Senators organization, and was later drafted by the Seattle Pilots as the 30th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Bates' major league tenure consisted of one relief appearance for the expansion Pilots, against the Oakland Athletics. Bates allowed six baserunners and five earned runs along with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings and ended up with a 27.00 ERA.
As of 2006, Bates was living in Glendale, Arizona, and working as the general manager of the Arizona Biltmore Golf & Country Club in nearby Phoenix.
