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Lee May

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: March 23, 1943 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: July 29, 2017 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Cremated

High School: A. H. Parker HS (Birmingham, AL)

School: Miles College (Fairfield, AL)

Debut: September 1, 1965 (Age 22-162d, 12,386th in major league history)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1982 (Age 39-185d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Lee Andrew May

Nicknames: Big Bopper

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Relatives: Brother of Carlos May; Grandfather of Jacob May

3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

7609

2031

354

.267

959

RBI

1244

OBP

.313

SLG

.459

OPS

.772

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
2	2	Apr 11	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	CG	50	12.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
3	3	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	45	13.0	14	4	0	18	2	1B
4	4	Apr 13	BAL		BOS	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
5	5	Apr 15	BAL		MIL	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 16	BAL		MIL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 18	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
8	8	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
9	9	Apr 22	BAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
10	10	Apr 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
11	11	Apr 26 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
12	12	Apr 26 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 27	BAL		CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
14	14	Apr 28	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
15	15	Apr 29	BAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
16	16	Apr 30	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	15	1	0	16	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
18	18	May 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
19	19	May 3	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
20	20	May 4 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
21	21	May 4 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	48	10.2	11	2	0	13	0	1B
22	22	May 5	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
23	23	May 7	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
24	24	May 9	BAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	25	May 10	BAL		MIN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
26	26	May 11 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
27	27	May 11 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
28	28	May 13	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
29	29	May 14	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
30	30	May 16 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
31	32 (1)	May 17	BAL		CAL	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
32	33	May 18	BAL		CAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
33	34	May 19	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
34	35	May 21	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
35	36	May 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	37	May 23	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
37	38	May 24	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	17	2.1	4	0	0	4	1	1B
38	40 (1)	May 26	BAL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	51	10.2	15	0	0	15	1	1B
39	41	May 27	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
40	42	May 28	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
41	43	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	44	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	45	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
44	46	Jun 3	BAL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
45	47	Jun 4	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	48	12.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
46	48	Jun 6	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
47	49	Jun 7	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
48	50	Jun 8	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
49	51	Jun 9	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	60	15.0	16	4	0	20	2	1B
50	52	Jun 10	BAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
51	53	Jun 11	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
52	54	Jun 12	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
53	55	Jun 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
54	56	Jun 14	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
55	57	Jun 15	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
56	58	Jun 16	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
57	59	Jun 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
58	60	Jun 18	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-6	GS	21	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
59	61	Jun 20	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	49	12.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
60	62	Jun 21	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
61	63	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
62	65 (1)	Jun 23	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
63	66	Jun 24	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
64	67	Jun 25	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
65	68	Jun 26	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
66	69	Jun 27	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
67	70	Jun 28	BAL		DET	W,7-4	GS	34	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
68	71	Jun 29	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
69	72	Jun 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS	34	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	74 (1)	Jul 1	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	GS	36	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
71	75	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,13-5	GS	26	6.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
72	76	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
73	77	Jul 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
74	78	Jul 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	11	2	0	13	4	1B
75	80 (1)	Jul 8	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-5	GS	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
76	81	Jul 9	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
77	82	Jul 10	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-3	GS	28	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
78	83	Jul 11	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
79	84	Jul 12	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
80	85	Jul 13	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
81	86	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
82	87	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	W,9-6	GS	35	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
83	88	Jul 19 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
84	89	Jul 19 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
85	90	Jul 20	BAL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
86	91	Jul 21	BAL		OAK	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
87	92	Jul 22	BAL		CAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
88	93	Jul 23	BAL		CAL	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
89	94	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIL	W,10-7	GS	33	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
90	95	Jul 25	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
91	96	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-0	GS	26	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
92	97	Jul 27 (1)	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-4	GS	34	7.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
93	98	Jul 27 (2)	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-6	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
94	99	Jul 28	BAL		CLE	L,5-7	CG	43	10.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
95	100	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	101	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,1-3	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	102	Aug 1 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
98	104 (1)	Aug 2	BAL		MIL	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
99	105	Aug 3	BAL		MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
100	106	Aug 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-8	GS	34	7.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
101	107	Aug 5	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-0	GS	22	7.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
102	108	Aug 6 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
103	109	Aug 6 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,8-2	GS	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
104	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
105	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4	GS	30	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
106	112	Aug 9	BAL	@	CHW	W,12-6	GS	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	1B
107	113	Aug 10	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
108	114	Aug 11	BAL		KCR	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
109	115	Aug 12	BAL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
110	116	Aug 13	BAL		KCR	W,3-0	GS	25	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
111	117	Aug 15 (1)	BAL		TEX	L,6-10	GF	17	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
112	118	Aug 15 (2)	BAL		TEX	W,13-1	GS	24	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
113	119	Aug 16	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
114	120	Aug 17	BAL		TEX	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
115	121	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-6	GS	33	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
116	127 (5)	Aug 24	BAL	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	9	0	0	9	2	1B
117	128	Aug 26 (1)	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
118	129	Aug 26 (2)	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
119	130	Aug 27	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
120	132 (1)	Aug 29	BAL		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
121	133	Aug 30	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	134	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
123	135	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
124	136	Sep 3	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
125	137	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
126	139 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
127	140	Sep 6	BAL		NYY	W,7-6	GS	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
128	141	Sep 7	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
129	142	Sep 8	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
130	143	Sep 9	BAL	@	MIL	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
131	144	Sep 10 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
132	145	Sep 10 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
133	146	Sep 11	BAL	@	CLE	W,10-2	GS	21	6.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
134	147	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	40	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
135	148	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	W,8-0	GS	26	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
136	149	Sep 14	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	GS	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
137	150	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
138	151	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	21	6.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
139	152	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
140	153	Sep 20	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
141	154	Sep 21	BAL		MIL	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
142	155	Sep 24	BAL		DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
143	156	Sep 27 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	44	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
144	157	Sep 27 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
							144gm		1217.1	1312	106	10	1428	138