Dave May

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 186lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: December 23, 1943 in New Castle, DE us

Died: October 20, 2012 in Bear, DE

Buried: Cremated

High School: William Penn HS (New Castle, DE)

Debut: July 28, 1967 (Age 23-217d, 12,599th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 34-282d)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: David LaFrance May

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Relatives: Father of Derrick May

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.5

3670

920

.251

462

RBI

422

OBP

.318

SLG

.376

OPS

.694

OPS+

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	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 18	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 19	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 22	MIL		DET	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 23	MIL		DET	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 25	MIL		CAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 26	MIL		CAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 28	MIL		OAK	L,1-5	GS	29	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 29	MIL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 30	MIL		OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 3	MIL		MIN	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	May 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	13	May 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	May 7	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	15	May 9 (1)	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	May 9 (2)	MIL	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 10	MIL	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 12 susp	MIL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	92	22.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 13	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-5		20	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH CF
20	20	May 14	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	21	May 16	MIL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	22	May 17	MIL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	23	May 19	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 20	MIL		BAL	L,0-6	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	28 (3)	May 25	MIL	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	29	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	30	May 27	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-9	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	31	May 28	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	32	May 29	MIL	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	33	May 30	MIL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	34	May 31	MIL		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	35	Jun 1	MIL		NYY	W,9-8	GS	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	36	Jun 2	MIL		TEX	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	37	Jun 3	MIL		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	38	Jun 4	MIL		TEX	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	39	Jun 6	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	40	Jun 7	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	42 (1)	Jun 9	MIL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	43	Jun 10	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	44	Jun 11 (1)	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	45	Jun 11 (2)	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
42	47 (1)	Jun 13	MIL	@	TEX	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	48	Jun 14	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49	Jun 16	MIL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	50	Jun 17	MIL		KCR	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	CF
46	51	Jun 18	MIL		KCR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	52	Jun 20	MIL		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	53	Jun 21	MIL		CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	54	Jun 22	MIL		CHW	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	55	Jun 23	MIL		BOS	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	56	Jun 24	MIL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	57	Jun 25 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	58	Jun 25 (2)	MIL		BOS	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	59	Jun 26	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	60	Jun 27	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	61	Jun 28 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	62	Jun 28 (2)	MIL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	63	Jun 29	MIL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	64	Jul 1	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	65	Jul 2 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-15	CG	44	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	CF
61	66	Jul 2 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	47	10.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
62	67	Jul 4	MIL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
63	68	Jul 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	36	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	69	Jul 6	MIL	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	70	Jul 7	MIL	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	71	Jul 8	MIL	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	72	Jul 9	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
68	73	Jul 10	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	74	Jul 11	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	75	Jul 12	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	76	Jul 14	MIL		CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	77	Jul 15	MIL		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	78	Jul 16 (1)	MIL		CAL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	79	Jul 16 (2)	MIL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	80	Jul 18 (1)	MIL		OAK	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	81	Jul 18 (2)	MIL		OAK	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	82	Jul 19	MIL		OAK	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	83	Jul 20	MIL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	CF
79	84	Jul 21	MIL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	85	Jul 22	MIL		MIN	L,5-9	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	86	Jul 23 (1)	MIL		MIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	88 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	89	Jul 27 (2)	MIL		DET	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	90	Jul 28	MIL		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	91	Jul 29	MIL		DET	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	92	Jul 30 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
87	94 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	96 (1)	Aug 1	MIL	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	97	Aug 2	MIL	@	DET	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	98	Aug 3	MIL	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	99	Aug 4	MIL		NYY	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	100	Aug 5	MIL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	101	Aug 6 (1)	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	102	Aug 6 (2)	MIL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	103	Aug 7	MIL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	104	Aug 8	MIL		BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	105	Aug 9	MIL		BAL	L,0-10	GS	34	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
98	106	Aug 10	MIL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	107	Aug 11	MIL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
100	108	Aug 12	MIL	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	109	Aug 13 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	111 (1)	Aug 15	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	113 (1)	Aug 18	MIL	@	KCR	W,7-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	114	Aug 19	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
105	115	Aug 20	MIL	@	KCR	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	116	Aug 22	MIL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	118 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	MIL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
108	119	Aug 26 (1)	MIL		CHW	L,1-3	GS	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
109	120	Aug 26 (2)	MIL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	121	Aug 27	MIL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
111	122	Aug 29	MIL		KCR	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	123	Aug 30	MIL		KCR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	124	Aug 31	MIL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	125	Sep 1	MIL	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	126	Sep 2	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	127	Sep 3	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	128	Sep 4 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	129	Sep 4 (2)	MIL		BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	130	Sep 5	MIL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	131	Sep 6 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	132	Sep 6 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	133	Sep 7	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	134	Sep 9 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	135	Sep 9 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	136	Sep 10	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
126	137	Sep 11	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	138	Sep 12 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	139	Sep 12 (2)	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	140	Sep 13	MIL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	CF
130	141	Sep 14	MIL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	61	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	142	Sep 15	MIL		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	145 (2)	Sep 19	MIL		NYY	W,7-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	147 (1)	Sep 23	MIL		BAL	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	152 (4)	Sep 30	MIL	@	DET	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	153	Oct 1	MIL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	154	Oct 2	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
137	155	Oct 3	MIL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	156	Oct 4	MIL	@	NYY	W,1-0	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							138gm		1168.0	364	7	6	377	3