Archie Pate (July 15, 1886 - April 16, 1936) was an American baseball
outfielder and
pitcher in the
Negro leagues.
In 1909, at the age of 22, he was pitching for the
St. Paul Colored Gophers
The St. Paul Colored Gophers was a small club of black baseball players formed in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1907. They were not a formal Negro league baseball, Negro league team, as the commonly referred-to "Negro leagues" were not created until 1 ...
.
He was playing with many notable players, including
Dick Wallace
Richard Felix Wallace (July 22, 1882 – July 19, 1925) was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1903 to 1924 with several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and the St. Louis Giants. He was Captain of ...
,
Chappie Johnson
George "Chappie" Johnson Jr. (May 8, 1877 – August 17, 1949) was an American baseball catcher and field manager in the Negro leagues. He played for many successful teams from 1895 to 1920 and he crossed racial boundaries as a teacher and co ...
,
Will McMurray
William Joseph McMurray (February 26, 1882 – January 26, 1945) was an American baseball catcher in the pre-Negro leagues. He played most of his seasons for the St. Paul Colored Gophers and the West Baden Sprudels.
He played with many popular p ...
,
William Binga
William H. Binga (February 26, 1869 – October 14, 1950) was an American third baseman, catcher and manager in the pre- Negro league baseball era. Born in Michigan, Binga played most of his career in Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylva ...
, and
Bobby Marshall.
He would move across town in 1910 to play two seasons for the
Minneapolis Keystones
The Minneapolis Keystones was a small club of black baseball players formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, running from approximately 1908 to 1911.
While the Negro National League was not formed until 1920, the Keystones did have many top notch playe ...
where he would also play with future
Kansas City Monarchs
The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 ...
pitcher Hurley McNair.
He moved on to play in Chicago for the
Leland Giants and
Chicago Giants
The Chicago Giants were a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois which played in the Negro leagues from 1910 to 1921.
History
The team was founded by Frank Leland after he and his partner, Rube Foster, split up the Leland Giant ...
.
Pate died in
Chicago, Illinois at the age of 49, and is buried at
Restvale Cemetery in
Alsip, Illinois
References
External links
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Leland Giants players
Minneapolis Keystones players
St. Paul Colored Gophers players
Baseball players from Mississippi
1886 births
1936 deaths
Sportspeople from Starkville, Mississippi
20th-century African-American people
Burials at Restvale Cemetery