Robert Wayne Pate (born December 3, 1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in 1980 and 1981 with the Montreal Expos. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.^[1]

Born in Los Angeles, California, Pate attended Arizona State University and Mesa Community College. He was selected by the Montreal Exposs in the fourth round of the 1976 MLB Draft.^[1]

Pate split his first three professional seasons between the Quebec Metros and Denver Bears before joining the big team.

His most productive season came in 1979, when he hit a slash line of .323/.383/.485 in 118 games with Denver, ending second in the Triple-A American Association batting race behind Keith Smith (.350), of the Springfield Redbirds, while ranking second in hits (157), ninth in total bases (220) and tenth in runs scored (85).^[2]

In part of two seasons with Montreal, Pate posted a .267 average with five runs batted in without a home run in 31 games.^[1]

Overall, Pate slashed .301/.380/.458 with 67 homers and 398 RBI in 693 minor league games from 1977–1983.^[3] In between, he played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League during the 1979–1980 season.^[4]

Following his playing career, Pate coached for the Burlington Expos in 1987.^{[citation needed]}