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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	51	13.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
2	2	Apr 8 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
3	3	Apr 8 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	12	0	0	12	3	1B
4	4	Apr 9	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	55	12.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
7	7	Apr 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
8	8	Apr 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
9	9	Apr 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
12	12	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
13	15 (2)	Apr 20	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	GS	23	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
14	22 (6)	Apr 27	HOU		MON	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
15	23	Apr 28	HOU		MON	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
16	24	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	25	May 1	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
18	26	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	W,9-4	GS	23	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
19	27	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	GS	29	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
20	28	May 5	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
21	29	May 6	HOU	@	NYM	W,14-8	GS	30	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
22	30	May 7	HOU	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
23	31	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	6	0	0	6	2	1B
24	32	May 11	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
25	33	May 12	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	GS	21	6.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
26	34	May 13	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	GS	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
27	35	May 14	HOU		ATL	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
28	36	May 15	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
29	37	May 16	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	GS	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	38	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	39	May 18	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
32	40	May 19	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
33	41	May 20	HOU		SFG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
34	42	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
35	43	May 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
36	44	May 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
37	45	May 25	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
38	46	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
39	47	May 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
40	48	May 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
41	49	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	50	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
43	51	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,8-16	CG	47	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	52	Jun 1	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
45	53	Jun 2	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	54	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	6	1	0	7	1	1B
47	55	Jun 4	HOU		PHI	W,7-0	GS	28	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	56	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
49	57	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
50	58	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
51	59	Jun 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
52	60	Jun 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
53	61	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
54	62	Jun 13	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
55	63	Jun 14	HOU		CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
56	64	Jun 15	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
57	65	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
58	66	Jun 17	HOU		STL	W,7-3	GS	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
59	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
60	68	Jun 20	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
61	69	Jun 21	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
62	70	Jun 22	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS	29	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
63	71	Jun 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
64	72	Jun 24 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	73	Jun 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-3	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
66	74	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	W,13-2	GS	21	6.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
67	75	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-5	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
68	76	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
69	77	Jun 28	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
70	78	Jun 29	HOU		SFG	L,3-14	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
71	79	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	80	Jul 1	HOU		SDP	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
73	82 (1)	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
74	83	Jul 4 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
75	84	Jul 4 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
76	85	Jul 5	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
77	86	Jul 6 (1)	HOU	@	MON	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
78	87	Jul 6 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,6-14	GS	32	5.1	8	1	1	10	1	1B
79	88	Jul 7	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
80	89	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
81	90	Jul 9	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	47	11.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
82	91	Jul 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	8	2	0	10	4	1B
83	92	Jul 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
84	93	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
85	94	Jul 13	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
86	95	Jul 14	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
87	96	Jul 15	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	20	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
88	97	Jul 16	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
89	98	Jul 17	HOU		MON	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
90	99	Jul 18	HOU		MON	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
91	100	Jul 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
92	101	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
93	102	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
94	103	Jul 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
95	104	Jul 27	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
96	105	Jul 28	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
97	106	Jul 29	HOU		ATL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
98	107	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
99	108	Jul 31	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	109	Aug 1	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
101	110	Aug 2	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	47	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
102	111	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
103	112	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
104	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	56	10.1	10	0	1	11	0	1B
105	114	Aug 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
106	115	Aug 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
107	116	Aug 7	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
108	117	Aug 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
109	118	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
110	119	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
111	120	Aug 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
112	121	Aug 13	HOU	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
113	122	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	GS	34	6.1	5	0	0	5	1	1B
114	123	Aug 15	HOU	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
115	124	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
116	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
117	126	Aug 19	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
118	127	Aug 20	HOU		PIT	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
119	128	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
120	129	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
121	130	Aug 24	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
122	131	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
123	136 (4)	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	35	7.1	4	1	0	5	0	1B
124	137	Aug 31	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	138	Sep 1	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
126	139	Sep 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	140	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
128	141	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,7-12	CG	48	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
129	142	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	CG	48	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
130	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
131	144	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
132	145	Sep 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
133	147 (1)	Sep 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
134	148	Sep 13	HOU		LAD	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
135	149	Sep 14	HOU		LAD	L,1-13	CG	51	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
136	150	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
137	151	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
138	152	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
139	156 (3)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
140	157	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
141	158	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
142	159	Sep 25	HOU		SFG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
143	161 (1)	Sep 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	1	10	1
144	162	Sep 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
							144gm		1239.1	1220	78	9	1307	112