Randy Tate

Who is Randy Tate?

Randall Lee Tate was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets in 1975. His record that year was 5 wins and 13 losses with an earned run average of 4.45. He is noted for never having achieved a Major League hit despite having 41 at bats. He also came close to pitching a no-hitter on August 4, 1975 at Shea Stadium against the Montreal Expos. Despite not allowing a hit through seven and one third innings, Tate ended up losing the game.

After spending the entire 1975 season in the Mets starting pitching rotation, he was sent to the Mets' class AAA minor league affiliate at Tidewater for the 1976 season. He pitched poorly, and never made another major league appearance. After 1976, Tate was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitched for their Triple A affiliate. He tore his rotator cuff and was forced out of the league.