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	10-16 / in Starts: 7-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	50 (29-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (17-11-6)

Most Driven In
A Otis	3
F White	2
J Wathan	1
W Aikens	1
G Brett	1

Most Driven In By
F White	1
J Grote	1
H McRae	1
J Wathan	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	2004	5 (4)	Apr 17	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.19	-0.030	.60	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
2	2005	6	Apr 19	KCR		BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	7	.92	0.168	.42	0.05%	1.87	1B
3	2006	8 (1)	Apr 21	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	9	.44	-0.013	.18	0.00%	-0.21	PH
May		Gtm	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
4	2007	16 (7)	May 3	KCR	@	TEX	L,8-9	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	6	2.21	-0.054	.70	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
5	2008	17	May 4 susp	KCR		BOS	L,7-8	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	6	4.84	-0.131	1.27	-0.02%	-0.33	1B
6	2009	23 (5)	May 12	KCR		TEX	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	6	2.09	0.084	.36	0.01%	-0.34	1B
7	2010	27 (3)	May 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	1.29	0.030	.23	0.00%	0.12	PH
8	2011	29 (1)	May 19	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.438	.813	6	1.13	-0.056	.20	-0.01%	-0.73	DH
9	2012	30	May 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.412	.765	8	1.34	-0.032	.23	0.00%	-0.14	PH
10	2013	31	May 22	KCR		MIN	L,0-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.389	.444	.833	9	.42	0.015	.07	0.00%	0.20	PH
11	2014	33 (1)	May 24	KCR		MIN	W,6-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.421	.474	.895	9	4.33	0.155	.52	0.01%	1.00	PH
12	2015	35 (1)	May 25 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.450	.850	8	2.87	-0.065	.33	0.00%	-0.57	PH
13	2016	36	May 26	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.476	.905	8	3.52	0.222	.30	0.01%	0.58	PH
14	2017	37	May 27	KCR	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.346	.385	.731	6	.20	-0.026	.02	0.00%	-0.85	DH
Jun		Gtm	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
15	2018	43 (5)	Jun 3	KCR		SEA	W,12-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.323	.355	.677	6	.92	0.114	.13	0.01%	-0.42	DH
16	2019	46 (2)	Jun 7	KCR		MIL	W,7-1	GS-6	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.353	.394	.747	5	.90	0.164	.09	0.01%	2.05	1B
17	2020	47	Jun 8	KCR		NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.368	.432	.801	5	1.40	0.107	.16	0.01%	1.12	1B
Aug		Gtm	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
18	2021	54 (6)	Aug 13	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.325	.341	.400	.741	6	1.56	-0.168	1.44	-0.09%	-1.22	1B
19	2022	57 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.356	.409	.765	6	.75	0.067	.84	0.05%	0.43	1B
20	2023	62 (4)	Aug 21	KCR	@	NYY	W,4-0	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.367	.404	.772	6	.90	-0.062	.79	-0.03%	-0.51	1B
21	2024	64 (1)	Aug 23	KCR	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.340	.373	.712	5	.46	-0.046	.46	-0.03%	-1.10	DH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
22	2025	76 (11)	Sep 5	KCR		NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.365	.699	9	6.45	-0.160	12.57	-0.19%	-0.41	PH
23	2026	88 (11)	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.327	.358	.686	7	1.48	-0.033	3.31	-0.05%	-0.35	PH
24	2027	89	Sep 20	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.352	.673	9	2.06	-0.050	5.35	-0.08%	-0.15	PH
25	2028	95 (5)	Sep 26	KCR		SEA	L,2-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.333	.352	.685	9	1.05	0.056	3.73	0.12%	0.24	PH
26	2029	102 (6)	Oct 4	KCR		OAK	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.328	.345	.673	9	3.30	-0.090	37.31	-0.61%	-0.21	PH
							10-16		58	55	3	16	3	0	0	8	3	0	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.291	.328	.345	.673		1.37	0.166	1.46	-0.85%	-0.22

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