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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CIN		CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
2	2	Apr 11	CIN		CHC	L,3-10	GS	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B RF
3	3	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 13	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	43	10.1	12	3	0	15	3	1B
5	5	Apr 16	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
6	6	Apr 17	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
7	7	Apr 18	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	15	3	0	18	1	1B
8	8	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
9	9	Apr 20	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
10	10	Apr 21	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	GS	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B LF
11	11	Apr 23	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.1	8	2	0	10	1	1B
12	12	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 26	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	3	1B
14	14	Apr 27	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
15	15	Apr 28	CIN		NYM	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 29	CIN	@	HOU	W,17-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
17	17	Apr 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
19	19	May 2	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
20	22 (2)	May 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
21	23	May 6	CIN		PHI	W,10-1	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
22	24	May 7	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
23	25	May 8	CIN		PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
24	26	May 9	CIN		PHI	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
25	27	May 10	CIN		SFG	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
26	28	May 11	CIN		SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
27	29	May 12	CIN		SFG	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
28	30	May 14	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
29	31	May 15	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
30	32	May 16	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
31	33	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
32	34	May 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
33	35	May 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
34	36	May 20	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
35	37	May 21	CIN		HOU	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
36	38	May 22	CIN		HOU	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	39	May 24	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	GS	28	5.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
38	40	May 25	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	42 (1)	May 28	CIN		LAD	W,7-0	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
40	43	May 29	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
41	44	May 30	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
42	45	May 31	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-12	GS	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B RF
44	47	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-3	GF	19	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
45	49 (1)	Jun 4	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
46	50	Jun 5	CIN		ATL	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
47	51	Jun 7	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
48	52	Jun 8	CIN		STL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
49	53	Jun 9 (1)	CIN		STL	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
50	54	Jun 9 (2)	CIN		STL	W,7-6	GS	53	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B LF
51	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
52	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
53	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	58	Jun 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS	34	6.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
55	59	Jun 14	CIN	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
56	61 (1)	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	33	7.2	10	0	0	10	3	1B
57	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
58	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	GF	8	2.1	4	0	0	4	0	1B
59	66 (2)	Jun 21	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
60	67	Jun 22	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
61	68	Jun 23 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
62	69	Jun 23 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
63	70	Jun 24	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	CG	50	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
64	71	Jun 25	CIN		NYM	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
65	72	Jun 26	CIN		NYM	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
66	73	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Jul 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	45	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B RF
70	77	Jul 2	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	78	Jul 3	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
72	79	Jul 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
73	80	Jul 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	45	12.0	24	1	0	25	2	1B
74	81	Jul 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	82	Jul 7	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	83	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	84	Jul 12	CIN		SFG	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
78	85	Jul 13	CIN		SFG	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
79	86	Jul 14 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,4-5	GS	46	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B RF
80	87	Jul 14 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	88	Jul 16	CIN		LAD	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	89	Jul 17	CIN		LAD	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	90	Jul 19	CIN		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	91	Jul 20	CIN		PHI	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
85	92	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	93	Jul 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	50	12.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
87	94	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
88	95	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	96	Jul 27	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
90	97	Jul 28	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
91	98	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
92	99	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	100	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
94	101	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
95	102	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	103	Aug 1	CIN		PIT	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
97	104	Aug 3 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
98	105	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
99	106	Aug 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS	51	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
100	107	Aug 5	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
101	108	Aug 6	CIN	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
102	109	Aug 7	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
103	110	Aug 8	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	39	10.1	9	1	0	10	1	1B
104	111	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
105	112	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
106	113	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	59	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	119 (5)	Aug 18 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B RF
108	123 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	L,1-19	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	125 (1)	Aug 23	CIN		NYM	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
110	126	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,10-7	GS	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
111	127	Aug 25	CIN		NYM	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	128	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	129	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	130	Aug 28 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	131	Aug 28 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	133 (1)	Aug 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	135 (1)	Sep 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	14	3.1	4	0	0	4	0	1B
118	136	Sep 2	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	38	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
119	137	Sep 3	CIN		STL	L,3-5	GS	50	11.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B LF
120	138	Sep 4	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
121	139	Sep 6 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	140	Sep 6 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
123	141	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
124	142	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
125	143	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
126	144	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
127	145	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
128	146	Sep 11 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
129	147	Sep 13	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
130	148	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
131	149	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
132	150	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
133	151	Sep 17	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
134	152	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
135	153	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
136	154	Sep 20	CIN	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	5	0	1	6	0	1B
137	155	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
138	156	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
139	157	Sep 23 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
140	158	Sep 23 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	40	9.1	12	1	0	13	1	1B LF
141	159	Sep 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
142	160	Sep 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
143	161	Sep 27	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	61	15.0	17	1	0	18	4	1B
144	162	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
145	163	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
							156gm		1264.1	1093	73	5	1171	86