| Eli Cates | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Greens Fork, Indiana |
| Death Place: | Anderson, Indiana |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 20 |
| Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 29 |
| Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 4–8 |
| Stat2label: | ERA |
| Stat2value: | 2.53 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 33 |
| Teams: | |
Eli Eldo Cates (January 26, 1877 – May 29, 1964) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Cates played for the Washington Senators in .
On August 10, 1902, Cates pitched a notable minor league baseball no-hitter. On that date, the Nevada Lunatics and Jefferson City Convicts of the Class D Missouri Valley League played a game that resulted in a double no-hitter. Both Jefferson City's Jim Courtwright and Nevada's Eli Cates pitched no–hit games. Nevada won the game 1–0. A double no-hitter has happened just 10 times in baseball history, all at the minor league level.[1]