Edward Christopher Tate (December 22, 1860 – June 25, 1932) was a 19th-century

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. He played from 1885 to 1890 with the

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and the

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. He played in the minors from 1894 to 1897.

Tate Field Tate Field, known as Island Park in the 1890s and Mayo Island Park prior to 1926, was a stadium located on Mayo Island in the James River within the city of Richmond, Virginia. It hosted sporting events including college football and Minor League ...

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was renamed in honor of Tate in 1926.

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