Dave Moates

David Allen Moates is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues, from 1974 until 1976, for the Texas Rangers.

Dave Moates
Outfielder
Born: (1948-01-30) January 30, 1948
Great Lakes, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 21, 1974, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1976, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.260
Home runs3
Runs batted in27
Teams

Professional life

Dave Moates was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and the Washington Senators (which later became the Texas Rangers) in the 4th round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Florida State University.[1] in 1977 he joined the New York Yankees. He played four Major League seasons and six seasons in the minors, winning two AAA championships and one A championship as well as Player of the Year honors.[2] In 1993 Dave Moates returned to the State College of Florida as an assistant baseball coach for the SCF Manatees.

Personal information

Moates was born on January 30, 1948 in Great Lakes, IL. He studied at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and the Florida State University.[3]

Sources

References
  1. "Dave Moates Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. "Dave Moates". State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "Dave Moates # 30". MLB.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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