Pates at His Best, Whips Traders Tuesday, August 24th , 1971
The strong arm of Len Pates dealt a lot of misery to the Traders. He tossed a complete-game shutout to spark the San Diego Captains to a 1-0 win. In today's contest at Union Field, Pates limited Chicago to 3 hits and had 6 strikeouts and 1 walk.
His record for the year is 6-12 in 26 starts and Pates has a 3.89 ERA.