Dick Bates Baseball player

Charles Richard Bates (born October 7, 1945) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Athletics before the 1964 season. After that, Bates also spent time in the Washington Senators organization, and was later drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Senators as the 30th pick in the 1968 expansion draft. (October 15, 1968)His baseball career was extremely short, relieving in one game for the expansion Pilots against the Oakland Athletics. (April 27, 1969 at Sick's Stadium) Bates gave up six baserunners (three hits and three walks) and five earned runs in just 1.2 innings, and became a part of the revolving door the Pilots had between the big club and the minor leagues.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.