Milt May

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 1, 1950 in Gary, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Petersburg HS (St. Petersburg, FL).

High School: St. Petersburg HS (St. Petersburg, FL)

Debut: September 8, 1970 (Age 20-038d, 13,064th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 34-060d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Milton Scott May

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Pat Osburn; Son of Merrill May

1971 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

3693

971

.263

313

RBI

443

OBP

.318

SLG

.371

OPS

.689

OPS+

Summary of 77 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 9 tying, 23 go ahead

5 Tms
SFG	23
DET	22
PIT	14
HOU	11
CHW	7

Platoon
vs RHP	65
vs LHP	12

Home/Road
Home	42
Away	35

Outs
1	35
0	23
2	19

24 Opps
CHC	7
SDP	5
CIN	5
MON	5
TOR	5
SFG	4
STL	4
TEX	4
SEA	4
LAD	4
CAL	3
NYM	3
PIT	3
ATL	3
HOU	3
OAK	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
CHW	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
NYY	1
DET	1

67 Pitchers
Doyle Alexander	2
Bill Hands	2
Mario Soto	2
Bob Welch	2
Ray Burris	2
Fergie Jenkins	2
Dave Lemanczyk	2
Paul Mitchell	2
Don Robinson	2
Don Wilson	2
Dennis Eckersley	1
Dave Johnson	1
Bob Lacey	1
John Stuper	1
Bob Locker	1
Jeff Reardon	1
Mike Paxton	1
Dan McGinn	1
John Montefusco	1
Mike Corkins	1
Pete Vuckovich	1
Jim Lonborg	1
Doc Medich	1
Dick Pole	1
Víctor Cruz	1
Mike Willis	1
Mike Marshall	1
Juan Eichelberger	1
Rick Langford	1
Mike Torrez	1
Dan Petry	1
Pedro Borbón	1
Phil Niekro	1
Dan Spillner	1
Tug McGraw	1
Mike Barlow	1
Kevin Gross	1
Steve Stone	1
Glenn Abbott	1
Scipio Spinks	1
Dennis DeBarr	1
Jim Wright	1
John Montague	1
Moose Haas	1
Paul Hartzell	1
Al Hrabosky	1
Danny Boone	1
Buzz Capra	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Tom Hume	1
Sam McDowell	1
Joe Moeller	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
Tom Bradley	1
Don Hood	1
Rick Camp	1
Dave LaRoche	1
Dickie Noles	1
Mike Caldwell	1
Bob Forsch	1
Burt Hooton	1
Tom Seaver	1
Chuck Rainey	1
Tom Walker	1
Kim Seaman	1
Vicente Romo	1

22 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	14
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	13
3Com Park (SFO)	13
Astrodome (HOU)	4
Arlington St (ARL)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1

Where Hit
9	64
89	2
7	2
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	73
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	46
1--	13
-2-	6
12-	3
123	3
--3	2
-23	2
1-3	2

121 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	46
1 on	21
2 on	7
3 on	3
Any on	31

Inning
1	3
2	11
3	3
4	15
5	10
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	7
Extra	4

1-3	17
4-6	33
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	4
+2	7
+1	8
Tied	19
-1	8
-2	11
-3	5
-4..	4

Ahead	30
Tied	19
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	73
PH	4

OrderPos
7th	38
6th	17
5th	8
8th	7
9th	4
4th	3

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	31
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1971-05-29	PIT		CHC	Bill Hands	ahead 5-2	b 4	1	---	1	7	2	0.053	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1971-06-20 (2)	PIT		MON	Mike Marshall	ahead 5-1	b 7	2	1--	2	7	2	0.020	99%		Home Run; A. Oliver Scores
3	3	3	1	1971-07-04	PIT	@	CHC	Bill Hands	behind 1-3	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.096	37%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1971-07-18 (2)	PIT		LAD	Joe Moeller	ahead 4-0	b 6	1	1--	2	6	2	0.029	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Stargell Scores
5	5	5	1	1971-08-18	PIT		HOU	Don Wilson	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.106	80%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1971-09-05	PIT		MON	Dan McGinn	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	--3	2	6	2	0.012	99%		Home Run; W. Stargell Scores
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1973-04-08 (2)	PIT		STL	Scipio Spinks	behind 1-2	b 5	0	1--	2	7	2	0.263	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Robertson Scores
8	8	2	1	1973-04-12	PIT		CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	1--	2	7	2	0.169	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Robertson Scores
9	9	3	1	1973-05-03	PIT	@	SFG	Sam McDowell	ahead 10-1	t 4	2	-23	3	7	2	0.005	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run; W. Stargell Scores; B. Robertson Scores
10	10	4	1	1973-05-05	PIT	@	SDP	Mike Corkins	behind 3-5	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.121	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	5	1	1973-05-28	PIT		HOU	Don Wilson	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.121	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	6	1	1973-06-19 (2)	PIT		CHC	Bob Locker	tied 3-3	b 9	1	---	1	7	2	0.427	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	7	1	1973-09-17	PIT		NYM	Buzz Capra	ahead 9-3	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1974-05-21	HOU		SDP	Dan Spillner	tied 2-2	b 1	2	--3	2	6	2	0.188	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores
15	15	2	1	1974-05-22	HOU		SDP	Vicente Romo	tied 1-1	b 9	2	123	4	9	PH	0.348	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); B. Gallagher Scores/unER; L. Milbourne Scores/unER; C. Johnson Scores/unER; M. May Scores/unER
16	16	3	1	1974-08-18	HOU	@	MON	Tom Walker	tied 0-0	t 7	1	-2-	2	5	2	0.273	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores
17	17	4	1	1974-08-27	HOU	@	NYM	Tug McGraw	behind 0-3	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.085	23%		Home Run
18	18	5	1	1974-08-31	HOU	@	PHI	Jim Lonborg	behind 2-3	t 4	1	-2-	2	5	2	0.212	61%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Cedeño Scores
19	19	6	1	1974-09-10	HOU		SFG	Mike Caldwell	behind 3-4	b 8	2	---	1	6	2	0.347	52%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	7	1	1974-09-28 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 0-2	t 2	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.165	48%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1975-04-19	HOU	@	CIN	Pedro Borbón	ahead 7-3	t 6	2	---	1	4	2	0.036	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	2	1	1975-05-04 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	John Montefusco	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	3	6	2	0.192	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores; J. Cruz Scores
23	23	3	1	1975-08-03 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	Tom Bradley	behind 1-4	t 3	1	-2-	2	5	2	0.146	36%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Cruz Scores
24	24	4	1	1975-08-17	HOU		CHC	Ray Burris	behind 3-11	b 8	2	1--	2	5	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Johnson Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1977-04-27	DET		CHW	Francisco Barrios	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	4	2	0.100	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	2	1	1977-05-11	DET		MIN	Dave Johnson	ahead 7-2	b 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	3	1	1977-05-13	DET	@	MIL	Moose Haas	behind 1-7	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.025	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	4	1	1977-05-31	DET		OAK	Bob Lacey	ahead 4-2	b 8	2	---	1	7	2	0.041	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	5	1	1977-06-14	DET		TOR	Mike Willis	ahead 5-0	b 6	1	---	1	7	2	0.014	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	1977-07-01	DET	@	NYY	Mike Torrez	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.114	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	7	1	1977-07-15	DET	@	TOR	Pete Vuckovich	tied 5-5	t 10	0	---	1	7	2	0.336	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	8	1	1977-07-16	DET	@	TOR	Dennis DeBarr	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	-2-	2	8	2	0.075	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Stanley Scores
33	33	9	1	1977-07-17 (2)	DET	@	TOR	Dave Lemanczyk	tied 6-6	t 11	1	---	1	9	PH	0.379	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	10	1	1977-08-15	DET		SEA	Dick Pole	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	123	4	7	2	0.228	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Staub Scores; S. Kemp Scores; B. Oglivie Scores
35	35	11	1	1977-08-27	DET		CAL	Paul Hartzell	behind 3-4	b 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.186	52%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	12	2	1977-08-27	DET		CAL	Dave LaRoche	tied 6-6	b 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.286	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1978-04-07	DET		TOR	Dave Lemanczyk	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.104	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	2	1	1978-04-11	DET	@	TEX	Doc Medich	ahead 3-1	t 5	2	1-3	3	7	2	0.172	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores; T. Corcoran Scores
39	39	3	1	1978-04-22	DET		TEX	Doyle Alexander	behind 1-3	b 5	1	1--	2	7	2	0.253	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Corcoran Scores
40	40	4	1	1978-04-29	DET	@	SEA	Paul Mitchell	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	2	6	2	0.120	89%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); S. Kemp Scores
41	41	5	1	1978-05-14	DET		OAK	Rick Langford	ahead 5-0	b 5	0	---	1	6	2	0.016	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	6	1	1978-05-15	DET		SEA	Glenn Abbott	behind 1-2	b 4	1	-23	3	6	2	0.237	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Staub Scores; J. Thompson Scores
43	43	7	1	1978-05-20	DET		BOS	Dennis Eckersley	behind 3-5	b 6	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.265	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores
44	44	8	1	1978-07-09	DET	@	TEX	Fergie Jenkins	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	1	6	2	0.208	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	9	1	1978-08-03	DET		CHW	Steve Stone	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.137	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
46	46	10	1	1978-08-17	DET		CLE	Don Hood	tied 5-5	b 3	0	---	1	6	2	0.118	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1979-06-06	CHW	@	BOS	Jim Wright	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	1--	2	8	2	0.048	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Pryor Scores
48	48	2	1	1979-06-10	CHW	@	MIL	Paul Mitchell	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	1--	2	8	2	0.120	87%		Home Run (Deep RF Line); G. Pryor Scores; M. May Scores
49	49	3	1	1979-06-21	CHW		SEA	John Montague	ahead 6-1	b 4	0	---	1	8	2	0.022	97%		Home Run; M. May Scores
50	50	4	1	1979-07-13	CHW		DET	Dan Petry	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	1	9	2	0.117	65%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); M. May Scores
51	51	5	1	1979-07-19 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	Doyle Alexander	ahead 8-5	t 8	0	---	1	8	2	0.035	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. May Scores
52	52	6	1	1979-07-28	CHW		CLE	Mike Paxton	behind 1-3	b 6	0	---	1	8	2	0.136	40%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. May Scores
53	53	7	1	1979-09-05	CHW	@	CAL	Mike Barlow	behind 7-9	t 9	1	---	1	7	2	0.054	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1980-04-14	SFG	@	CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 3-0	t 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.043	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55	55	2	1	1980-06-13	SFG	@	NYM	Ray Burris	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.140	47%		Home Run
56	56	3	1	1980-06-30	SFG		CIN	Tom Seaver	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	2	0.198	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Venable Scores; J. Clark Scores/unER
57	57	4	1	1980-07-05	SFG	@	LAD	Bob Welch	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1	5	2	0.155	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	5	1	1980-07-12 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	Tom Hume	ahead 8-6	t 9	2	1--	2	6	2	0.059	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Whitfield Scores
59	59	6	1	1980-07-18	SFG	@	STL	Kim Seaman	behind 4-7	t 9	1	123	4	5	2	0.672	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. North Scores; L. Herndon Scores; J. Clark Scores/unER
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1981-05-30	SFG		HOU	Joaquín Andújar	behind 5-8	b 13	2	12-	3	9	PH	0.494	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stennett Scores/unER; M. Sadek Scores/unER; M. May Scores/unER
61	61	2	1	1981-06-06	SFG	@	PIT	Víctor Cruz	behind 5-7	t 9	1	---	1	7	2	0.051	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	1982-04-16	SFG		CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.102	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	2	1	1982-04-20	SFG	@	SDP	Danny Boone	behind 3-8	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
64	64	3	1	1982-05-29	SFG	@	PIT	Don Robinson	tied 1-1	t 4	1	1--	2	7	2	0.221	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. O'Malley Scores
65	65	4	1	1982-06-18	SFG	@	ATL	Rick Camp	behind 2-8	t 8	0	---	1	5	PH	0.008	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	5	1	1982-07-11	SFG	@	MON	Scott Sanderson	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.104	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
67	67	6	2	1982-07-11	SFG	@	MON	Jeff Reardon	tied 7-7	t 10	1	---	1	6	2	0.388	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	7	1	1982-08-10	SFG		ATL	Al Hrabosky	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.237	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
69	69	8	1	1982-08-28	SFG		PIT	Don Robinson	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	2	7	2	0.161	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Leonard Scores
70	70	9	1	1982-09-18	SFG		SDP	Juan Eichelberger	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.072	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
71	71	1	1	1983-04-18	SFG		LAD	Burt Hooton	behind 0-3	b 8	1	1--	2	8	2	0.145	22%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Evans Scores
72	72	2	1	1983-05-27	SFG	@	LAD	Bob Welch	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	3	7	2	0.242	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Leonard Scores/unER; T. O'Malley Scores
73	73	3	1	1983-07-08	SFG		CHC	Dickie Noles	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.138	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
74	74	4	1	1983-07-16	SFG		STL	Bob Forsch	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.075	88%		Home Run (Deep CF)
75	75	5	1	1983-07-17	SFG		STL	John Stuper	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.122	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
76	76	6	1	1983-07-19	SFG	@	CHC	Chuck Rainey	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.116	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
77	77	1	1	1984-06-22 (2)	PIT		PHI	Kevin Gross	behind 3-5	b 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.124	41%		Home Run