John Cate

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John Cate has been a minor league manager and college coach.

Cate was coach of Richmond High School from 1986-1995. He was an owner and manager of the Richmond Roosters, going 165-151 in five seasons as the team's skipper. He retired as a teacher in Richmond after 33 years but returned to Richmond High School to coach for two years (30-25). He was 445-166 overall as a high school coach. He coached at Earlham College in 2009-2010.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Playoffs Notes
1996 Richmond Roosters Frontier League 39-35 2nd Lost in 1st round
1997 Richmond Roosters Frontier League 43-37 4th Lost in 1st round
1998 Richmond Roosters Frontier League 23-17 -- -- replaced by Bill Richardson (26-14)
1999 Richmond Roosters Frontier League 40-43 7th
2000 Richmond Roosters Frontier League 28-34 -- -- replaced by Woody Sorrell (12-9)

Source: Earlham bio