Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901 – October 27, 1973) was a

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for the Washington Senators (1924–30),

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(1930–32),

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(1932) and

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(1934). He helped the Senators win the

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and the

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pennant. Tate was born in

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. 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

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, at the age of 71.

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* * 1901 births 1973 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Chicago White Sox players Boston Red Sox players Chicago Cubs players St. Louis Browns scouts Baseball players from Tennessee People from Whitwell, Tennessee {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub