| Bob Pate | |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 2 |
| Debutyear: | 1980 |
| Debutteam: | Montreal Expos |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | June 10 |
| Finalyear: | 1981 |
| Finalteam: | Montreal Expos |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .267 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 5 |
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Robert Wayne Pate (born December 3, 1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in 1980 and 1981 with the Montreal Expos. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.[1]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Pate attended Arizona State University and Mesa Community College. He was selected by the Montreal Exposs in the fourth round of the 1976 MLB Draft.[1]
Pate split his first three professional seasons between the Quebec Metros and Denver Bears before joining the big team.
His most productive season came in 1979, when he hit a slash line of .323/.383/.485 in 118 games with Denver, ending second in the Triple-A American Association batting race behind Keith Smith (.350), of the Springfield Redbirds, while ranking second in hits (157), ninth in total bases (220) and tenth in runs scored (85).[2]
In part of two seasons with Montreal, Pate posted a .267 average with five runs batted in without a home run in 31 games.[1]
Overall, Pate slashed .301/.380/.458 with 67 homers and 398 RBI in 693 minor league games from 1977–1983.[3] In between, he played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League during the 1979–1980 season.[4]
Following his playing career, Pate coached for the Burlington Expos in 1987.