Charles Richard Bates is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Athletics before the 1964 season. After that, Bates also spent time in the Washington Senators organization, and was later drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Senators as the 30th pick in the 1968 expansion draft. His baseball career was extremely short, relieving in one game for the expansion Pilots against the Oakland Athletics. Bates gave up six baserunners and five earned runs in just 1.2 innings, and became a part of the revolving door the Pilots had between the big club and the minor leagues. As of 2006, Bates was living in Glendale, Arizona, and working as the general manager of the Arizona Biltmore Golf & Country Club in nearby Phoenix. 

October 7th, 1945 in McArthur (Age 79)