Career
His record that year was 5 wins and 13 losses with an earned run average of 4.45. Despite not allowing a hit through seven and one third innings, Tate ended up losing the game—which seems to have been the final straw for Mets management regarding the tenure of manager Yogi Berra, who was fired the next day. After spending the entire 1975 season in the Mets starting pitching rotation, Tate was sent to the Mets" class American Automobile Association 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.
