Joseph Davis Cates (August 3, 1905 – October 13, 1967) was an American
Negro league shortstop in the 1930s.
A native of
Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a com ...
, Cates played for the
Louisville White Sox
The Louisville Black Caps were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisvi ...
in 1931. In 28 recorded games, he posted 21 hits in 107 plate appearances.
Cates died in
Louisville, Kentucky in 1967 at age 62.
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1905 births
1967 deaths
Louisville White Sox players
Baseball shortstops
Baseball players from Kentucky
People from Madisonville, Kentucky
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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