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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CIN		MON	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
3	9 (6)	Apr 13	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
4	10	Apr 14	CIN		SDP	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
5	11	Apr 15	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
6	12	Apr 16	CIN		LAD	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
7	13	Apr 17	CIN		SFG	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
8	14	Apr 18	CIN		SFG	L,9-16	CG	51	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
9	15	Apr 19	CIN		SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
10	16	Apr 20	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	13	1	1	15	2	1B
11	17	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	W,13-8	GS	29	7.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
12	18	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
13	19	Apr 25	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	20	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	44	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
15	21	Apr 28	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
16	22	Apr 29	CIN		HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	23	May 1	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
18	24	May 2	CIN		PIT	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
19	25	May 3	CIN		PIT	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
20	26	May 4	CIN		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
21	27	May 5	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
22	28	May 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
23	29	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
24	30	May 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
25	31	May 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
26	32	May 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
27	33	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
28	34	May 15	CIN		ATL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
29	35	May 16	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
30	36	May 17 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
31	37	May 17 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,7-6	CG	62	15.0	20	1	0	21	2	1B
32	38	May 18	CIN		CHC	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
33	39	May 19	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	2	1B
34	40	May 21	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
35	41	May 22	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
36	42	May 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,14-3	GS	28	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	43	May 24	CIN	@	HOU	L,7-10	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
38	44	May 25	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
39	45	May 26 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
40	46	May 26 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
41	47	May 27	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
42	48	May 29	CIN		MON	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
43	49	May 30	CIN		MON	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
44	50	May 31	CIN		MON	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,7-2	CG	31	7.1	8	3	0	11	1	1B
46	52	Jun 3	CIN		PHI	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	1B
47	53	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	8.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
48	54	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
49	55	Jun 7	CIN		NYM	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	4	1B
50	56	Jun 9	CIN	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
51	57	Jun 10	CIN	@	MON	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
52	58	Jun 11	CIN	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
53	59	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
54	60	Jun 13	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
55	61	Jun 14	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-1	GS	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
56	62	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	46	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
57	63	Jun 17	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
58	64	Jun 19	CIN		LAD	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	65	Jun 20	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
60	66	Jun 21 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
61	67	Jun 21 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
62	68	Jun 22	CIN		SFG	L,6-13	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
63	69	Jun 23	CIN		SFG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
64	70	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
65	71	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	72	Jun 27	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
67	73	Jun 28	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
68	74	Jun 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	75	Jul 1	CIN		ATL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
70	76	Jul 2	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
71	77	Jul 3 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
72	78	Jul 3 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,4-10	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
73	79	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
74	80	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
75	81	Jul 6	CIN		SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
76	82	Jul 7	CIN		SDP	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
77	83	Jul 8	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	84	Jul 9	CIN		SDP	L,9-10	CG	48	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
79	85	Jul 10 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,9-11	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
80	86	Jul 10 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
81	87	Jul 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	3	1B
82	88	Jul 12	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS	35	7.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
83	89	Jul 16	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
84	90	Jul 17	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
85	91	Jul 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
86	92	Jul 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
87	93	Jul 20 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
88	94	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	39	10.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
89	95	Jul 21	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
90	96	Jul 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-10	GS	35	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
91	97	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
92	98	Jul 24	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
93	99	Jul 25	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
94	100	Jul 26	CIN		STL	W,12-5	GS	16	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
95	101	Jul 27	CIN		STL	L,9-16	CG	54	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
96	102	Jul 28	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
97	103	Jul 29	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
98	104	Jul 30	CIN		PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
99	105	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
100	106	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	107	Aug 1	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
102	108	Aug 2	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	1B
103	109	Aug 3	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
104	110	Aug 4	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
105	111	Aug 5	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
106	112	Aug 6	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-9	GS	27	4.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
107	113	Aug 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
108	114	Aug 8	CIN	@	LAD	W,10-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
109	115	Aug 9 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
110	117 (1)	Aug 11	CIN		NYM	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
111	118	Aug 12	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
112	119	Aug 13	CIN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
113	120	Aug 14	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
114	121	Aug 15	CIN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	56	14.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
115	122	Aug 16	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
116	123	Aug 17	CIN		PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
117	124	Aug 18	CIN		MON	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
118	125	Aug 19	CIN		MON	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
119	126	Aug 21	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
120	127	Aug 22	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
121	128	Aug 23 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	129	Aug 23 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
123	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	11.1	14	0	0	14	0	1B
124	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
125	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
126	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	38	9.2	12	1	0	13	1	1B
127	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	13	2	1	16	2	1B
128	135	Aug 30	CIN	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	136	Sep 1	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
130	137	Sep 2	CIN		SFG	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
131	138	Sep 3	CIN		SFG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
132	139	Sep 4	CIN		SDP	L,2-15	GS	27	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
133	140	Sep 5	CIN		SDP	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
134	141	Sep 6	CIN		SDP	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
135	142	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
136	143	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
137	144	Sep 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
138	145	Sep 9	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
139	146	Sep 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,13-4	GS	27	7.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
140	147	Sep 11	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
141	148	Sep 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
142	149	Sep 13	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
143	150	Sep 15	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
144	151	Sep 16	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
145	152	Sep 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,11-6	GS	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
146	153	Sep 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-4	GS	30	7.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
147	155 (1)	Sep 21	CIN		HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
148	156	Sep 22	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
149	158 (1)	Sep 25	CIN		LAD	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
150	159	Sep 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
151	160	Sep 27	CIN		LAD	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
152	161	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
153	162	Oct 1	CIN		ATL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
							153gm		1337.0	1362	109	10	1481	143