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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
2	2	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
4	4	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
5	5	Apr 19	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 21	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 22	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
8	8	Apr 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
9	9	Apr 24	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	17	0	0	17	2	1B
10	10	Apr 25	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
11	11	Apr 26	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	48	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
12	12	Apr 28	HOU		STL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
13	13	Apr 29	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
14	14	Apr 30	HOU		STL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
16	16	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
17	17	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	5	1B
18	18	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
19	19	May 9	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
20	20	May 10	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
21	21	May 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
22	22	May 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
23	27 (4)	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,9-0	GS	18	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
24	28	May 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	47	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
25	30 (1)	May 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
26	31	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
27	32	May 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
28	33	May 23 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	34	May 23 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
30	35	May 24	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
31	36	May 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
32	37	May 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
33	38	May 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	48	11.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
34	39	May 29	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
35	40	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
36	41	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	42	Jun 1	HOU		CIN	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
38	43	Jun 2	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	44	Jun 3	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	37	9.1	8	2	0	10	1	1B
40	45	Jun 4	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	46	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
42	47	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
43	48	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
44	49	Jun 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
45	50	Jun 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
46	51	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
47	52	Jun 12	HOU		MON	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
48	53	Jun 13	HOU		MON	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
49	54	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
50	55	Jun 16	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	46	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
51	56	Jun 17	HOU		PHI	W,10-5	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
52	57	Jun 18	HOU		PHI	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
53	58	Jun 19	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	16	2	0	18	1	1B
54	59	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
55	60	Jun 21	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
56	61	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
57	62	Jun 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
58	63	Jun 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	4	0	13	1	1B
59	64	Jun 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
60	65	Jun 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,14-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
61	66	Jun 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	67	Jun 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
63	68	Jun 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
64	69	Jun 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	70	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
66	71	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
67	72	Jul 3	HOU		ATL	L,9-13	CG	54	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
68	73	Jul 4	HOU		PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
69	74	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
70	75	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	L,3-7	CG	70	17.0	22	2	0	24	1	1B
71	76	Jul 7	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
72	77	Jul 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
73	78	Jul 9	HOU	@	STL	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
74	79	Jul 11 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
75	80	Jul 11 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
76	81	Jul 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
77	82	Jul 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
78	83	Jul 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
79	84	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
80	85	Jul 16 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
81	87 (1)	Jul 17	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
82	88	Jul 18	HOU		STL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
83	89	Jul 19	HOU		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
84	90	Jul 21	HOU		CHC	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
85	91	Jul 22	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
86	92	Jul 23	HOU		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
87	93	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	9	2	1	12	2	1B
88	94	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
89	95	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
90	96	Jul 30 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,7-10	CG	67	14.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
91	97	Jul 30 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
92	98	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	99	Aug 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
94	100	Aug 2	HOU		CIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
95	101	Aug 4	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
96	102	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	103	Aug 6 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
98	104	Aug 6 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
99	105	Aug 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
100	106	Aug 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
101	107	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
102	108	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
103	109	Aug 12	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
104	110	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
105	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
106	112	Aug 15	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	12	1	0	13	1	1B
107	113	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
108	114	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	W,17-5	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
109	115	Aug 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
110	116	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
111	117	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
112	118	Aug 21	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	119	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
114	121 (1)	Aug 25	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
115	122	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
116	123	Aug 27	HOU		MON	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
117	124	Aug 29	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
118	125	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
119	126	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	127	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
121	128	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
122	129	Sep 3	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
123	130	Sep 4	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
124	131	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
125	132	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	49	13.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
126	133	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
127	134	Sep 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
128	135	Sep 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
129	136	Sep 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
130	137	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
131	138	Sep 14	HOU		SDP	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
132	139	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
133	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
134	141	Sep 17	HOU		LAD	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
135	142	Sep 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
136	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
137	144	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
138	145	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
139	146	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
140	147	Sep 26	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
141	148	Sep 27	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
142	149	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
143	150	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
144	151	Oct 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
145	152	Oct 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
146	153	Oct 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
							146gm		1312.1	1318	76	6	1400	133