Lee Willie Tate (born March 18, 1932) is an

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had a 15-year (1951–1965) career in minor league baseball, appearing briefly in the Major Leagues for parts of the and seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. Tate was born in

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; he stood tall, weighed and batted and threw right-handed. Tate played in 51 games for the Cardinals: ten (eight as a starting shortstop) at the end of the 1958 season, and 41 during the first three months of the 1959 campaign. He started 12 games in relief of regular shortstop

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between May 23 and June 6, 1959, and collected half of his 14 Major League

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over that time, including his only Major League

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, off Johnny Antonelli of the

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on May 27."The 1959 STL N Regular Season Batting Log for Lee Tate"

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Overall, he batted .165 (14 for 85) in the Major Leagues, with three doubles and one triple his other extra-base hits. As a minor leaguer, he appeared in over 1,600 games.

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