Joseph William Pate (June 6, 1892 â December 26, 1948) was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1926âÂÂ1927) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a 9-3 record, with a 3.51 earned run average, 12 saves, and 38 strikeouts in innings pitched.
An alumnus of Tulane University, he was born in Alice, Texas and died in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 56.