Lee May
Lee Andrew May
Born: March 23, 1943
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: 2017
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 1965-1982
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Lee May compiled a career batting average of .267 with 354 home runs and 1244 RBI in his 2071-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign. May was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .333 | .333 | .507 | .840 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 127 | 472 | 438 | 54 | 116 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 80 | .265 | .308 | .422 | .730 | 185 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 146 | 602 | 559 | 78 | 162 | 32 | 1 | 22 | 80 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 100 | .290 | .337 | .469 | .805 | 262 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 158 | 665 | 607 | 85 | 169 | 32 | 3 | 38 | 110 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 142 | .278 | .331 | .529 | .860 | 321 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 649 | 605 | 78 | 153 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 125 | .253 | .297 | .484 | .782 | 293 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 147 | 602 | 553 | 85 | 154 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 135 | .278 | .332 | .532 | .864 | 294 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 148 | 647 | 592 | 87 | 168 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 145 | .284 | .343 | .490 | .833 | 290 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 148 | 590 | 545 | 65 | 147 | 24 | 3 | 28 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 122 | .270 | .310 | .479 | .789 | 261 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 152 | 590 | 556 | 59 | 149 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 97 | .268 | .294 | .444 | .738 | 247 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 146 | 626 | 580 | 67 | 152 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 91 | .262 | .308 | .424 | .732 | 246 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 583 | 530 | 61 | 137 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 109 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 104 | .258 | .312 | .447 | .759 | 237 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 629 | 585 | 75 | 148 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 119 | .253 | .296 | .426 | .722 | 249 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 590 | 556 | 56 | 137 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 110 | .246 | .286 | .414 | .700 | 230 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 491 | 456 | 59 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 100 | .254 | .297 | .412 | .709 | 188 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 239 | 222 | 20 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 53 | .243 | .289 | .401 | .690 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 26 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .291 | .328 | .345 | .673 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 42 | 107 | 91 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | .308 | .393 | .505 | .898 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 2071 | 8219 | 7609 | 959 | 2031 | 340 | 31 | 354 | 1244 | 39 | 35 | 487 | 1570 | .267 | .313 | .459 | .772 | 3495 | 219 | 49 | 9 | 65 | 85 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 16 | 16 | 144.0 | 132 | 9 | 4 | 15 | .972 | 8.812 | 8.813 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 81 | 68 | 634.3 | 621 | 43 | 4 | 49 | .994 | 9.421 | 8.198 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 48 | 47 | 386.3 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .977 | 1.980 | 1.771 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 122 | 112 | 1018.7 | 1040 | 70 | 5 | 86 | .996 | 9.807 | 9.098 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 33 | 24 | 245.7 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.088 | 1.727 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 156 | 154 | 1374.0 | 1387 | 102 | 11 | 128 | .993 | 9.753 | 9.545 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 7 | 3 | 28.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 1.143 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 153 | 153 | 1337.0 | 1362 | 109 | 10 | 143 | .993 | 9.902 | 9.614 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 143 | 143 | 1192.0 | 1261 | 78 | 8 | 118 | .994 | 1.110 | 9.364 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 146 | 146 | 1312.0 | 1318 | 76 | 6 | 133 | .996 | 9.563 | 9.548 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 144 | 144 | 1239.3 | 1220 | 78 | 9 | 112 | .993 | 9.426 | 9.014 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 145 | 143 | 1186.3 | 1253 | 88 | 8 | 116 | .994 | 1.173 | 9.248 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 144 | 142 | 1217.3 | 1312 | 106 | 10 | 138 | .993 | 1.484 | 9.847 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 94 | 93 | 729.0 | 722 | 62 | 3 | 61 | .996 | 9.679 | 8.340 |
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 110 | 108 | 900.7 | 907 | 56 | 5 | 101 | .995 | 9.623 | 8.755 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 1.125 | 9.000 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 7 | 6 | 56.7 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.529 | 8.571 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 8 | 7 | 58.0 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 1.086 | 8.125 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 32 | 27 | 188.3 | 175 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .989 | 8.841 | 5.781 |
| Totals | 1595 | 1542 | 13297.7 | 13029 | 900 | 90 | 1236 | .994 | 9.427 | 8.733 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .389 | .450 | .833 | 1.283 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 13 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .263 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.607 | 11.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.465 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 72.0 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.625 | 9.444 |
Awards
1971 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
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