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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	2	Apr 6	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
3	3	Apr 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-8	GS	36	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
4	4	Apr 9	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-5	GS	23	5.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
5	5	Apr 10	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS	22	5.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
6	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS	21	5.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 13	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
9	9	Apr 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
10	10	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
12	12	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
13	13	Apr 18	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
14	14	Apr 19	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	GS	23	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
15	15	Apr 20	HOU		ATL	L,3-4	GS	37	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	16	Apr 21	HOU		ATL	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
17	17	Apr 22	HOU		ATL	W,7-0	GS	26	7.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
18	18	Apr 23	HOU	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	19	Apr 24	HOU	@	STL	W,9-4	GS	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
20	20	Apr 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
21	21	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-7	GS	23	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
22	22	Apr 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS	31	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
23	23	Apr 29	HOU		CHC	W,18-2	GS	30	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
24	24	Apr 30	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	HOU		CHC	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
26	26	May 3	HOU		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
27	27	May 4	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
28	28	May 5	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
29	29	May 7	HOU		PIT	W,2-1	CG	28	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
30	30	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,8-6	CG	53	12.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
31	31	May 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	32	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
33	33	May 11	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
34	34	May 12 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
35	35	May 12 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
36	36	May 13	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
37	37	May 14	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	38	May 15 (1)	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
39	39	May 15 (2)	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
40	40	May 17	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
41	41	May 18	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
42	42	May 19	HOU		CIN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
43	43	May 20	HOU		SDP	L,6-8	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
44	44	May 21	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	17	2	0	19	1	1B
45	45	May 22	HOU		SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	46	May 24	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
47	47	May 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	52 (4)	Jun 1	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
49	53	Jun 4	HOU		MON	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	12	3	1	16	2	1B
50	54	Jun 5	HOU		MON	L,3-8	GS	30	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
51	55	Jun 6	HOU		MON	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	56	Jun 7	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
53	57	Jun 8	HOU		NYM	L,5-6	GS	54	12.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
54	58	Jun 9	HOU		NYM	W,11-1	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
55	59	Jun 10	HOU		PHI	L,0-12	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	60	Jun 11	HOU		PHI	W,10-1	GS	24	7.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
57	61	Jun 12	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
58	62	Jun 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	39	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
59	63	Jun 15	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
60	64	Jun 16	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
61	65	Jun 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
62	66	Jun 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
63	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
64	68	Jun 21	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	GS	23	7.0	4	0	1	5	1	1B
65	69	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
66	70	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
67	71	Jun 24	HOU		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
68	72	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
69	73	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
70	74	Jun 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
71	75	Jun 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS	28	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
72	76	Jun 30 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	78 (1)	Jul 1	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
74	79	Jul 2	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
75	80	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	43	10.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
76	82 (1)	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	GS	25	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
77	83	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
78	84	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
79	85	Jul 8	HOU		STL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
80	86	Jul 9	HOU		STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
81	87	Jul 10	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GF	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	3	PH 1B
82	88	Jul 12	HOU		CHC	W,9-4	GS	22	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
83	89	Jul 13	HOU		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
84	90	Jul 14	HOU		CHC	W,7-6	CG	54	12.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
85	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
86	92	Jul 16	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
87	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-11	GS	27	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
88	94	Jul 18	HOU	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	4	1B
89	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	GS	24	7.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
90	96	Jul 20	HOU	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	30	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
91	97	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
92	98	Jul 25 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-11	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	99	Jul 25 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
94	100	Jul 26	HOU		LAD	W,8-7	CG	52	11.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
95	101	Jul 27	HOU		SFG	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
96	102	Jul 28	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
97	103	Jul 29	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
98	104	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
99	105	Jul 31	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	106	Aug 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
101	107	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
102	108	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
103	109	Aug 6	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
104	110	Aug 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
105	111	Aug 8	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
106	112	Aug 9	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
107	113	Aug 10	HOU		MON	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
108	114	Aug 11	HOU		MON	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
109	115	Aug 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
110	116	Aug 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
111	117	Aug 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	118	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
113	119	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	12	2	0	14	2	1B
114	121 (1)	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
115	122	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
116	123	Aug 21	HOU		NYM	L,2-10	CG	50	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
117	124	Aug 23	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	125	Aug 24	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
119	126	Aug 25	HOU		PHI	W,5-0	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
120	127	Aug 26	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	10	3	0	13	1	1B
121	128	Aug 27	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
122	129	Aug 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	130	Aug 29	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	134 (3)	Sep 2	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
125	135	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,5-7	GS	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
126	136	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
127	137	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS	34	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
128	138	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
129	139	Sep 8	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
130	140	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	L,6-8	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
131	141	Sep 10	HOU		SFG	L,5-6	CG	50	11.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
132	142	Sep 11	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
133	143	Sep 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
134	146 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
135	148 (1)	Sep 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
136	149	Sep 17	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
137	150	Sep 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
138	151	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
139	152	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
140	154 (1)	Sep 24	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
141	155	Sep 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
142	156	Sep 26	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
143	160 (3)	Sep 30	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
144	161	Oct 1	HOU		LAD	L,5-8	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
							145gm		1186.1	1253	88	8	1349	116