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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-7 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1970	NLCS g1	Oct 3	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	5	1.43	-0.057	44.69	-0.87%	0.55	1B
2	1970	NLCS g2	Oct 4	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	5	.83	-0.042	23.86	-0.78%	-0.90	1B
3	1970	NLCS g3	Oct 5	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	5	.88	-0.066	15.86	-0.67%	-0.58	1B
4	1970	WS g1	Oct 10	CIN		BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	5	1.40	0.083	73.26	2.12%	1.50	1B
5	1970	WS g2	Oct 11	CIN		BAL	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	5	1.40	0.068	71.90	1.58%	0.90	1B
6	1970	WS g3	Oct 13	CIN	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.478	.770	5	.53	-0.043	21.98	-0.98%	0.05	1B
7	1970	WS g4	Oct 14	CIN	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.615	.973	5	2.09	0.528	46.31	7.31%	2.75	1B
8	1970	WS g5	Oct 15	CIN	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.600	.944	5	.45	0.005	21.23	0.25%	-0.11	1B
1979 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1979	ALCS g1	Oct 3	BAL		CAL	W,6-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.46	-0.229	45.62	-3.98%	-1.62	DH
10	1979	ALCS g3	Oct 5	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	2.22	0.118	53.76	1.80%	0.77	DH
11	1979	WS g4	Oct 13	BAL	@	PIT	W,9-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.27	-0.032	77.41	-1.08%	-0.23	PH
12	1979	WS g7	Oct 17	BAL		PIT	L,1-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.86	0.070	310.00	7.55%	0.26	PH
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 7	KCR		OAK	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						1B
									42	38	6	10	3	0	2	11	4	0	8	0	0	0		3	0	0	.263	.333	.500	.833

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