Dave May

Position: Centerfielder

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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1962	18	-1.6	Salem	APPY	D-	SFG	59	249	214	53	81	12	6	5	41	10		30	28	.379	.458	.561	1.018	120		2	2	1	0
1963	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	BAL	111	449	379	62	111	23	8	6	37	27	7	60	79	.293	.395	.443	.838	168		6	1	3
1963	19	-1.7	Fox Cities	MIDW	A	BAL	71	321	271	42	84	18	6	4	27	19	5	44	61	.310	.409	.465	.874	126		3	1	2
1963	19	-2.4	Stockton	CALL	A	BAL	40	128	108	20	27	5	2	2	10	8	2	16	18	.250	.359	.389	.748	42		3	0	1
1964	20	-0.8	Fox Cities	MIDW	A	BAL	122	532	451	111	166	26	8	14	74	36	13	67	87	.368	.456	.554	1.011	250		7	6	1
1965	21	-1.3	Tri-City	NORW	A	BAL	139	631	517	129	173	24	9	23	105	32	11	98	99	.335	.446	.549	.995	284		10	1	5
1966	22	-3.5	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	119	461	413	55	113	11	3	11	34	7	6	38	62	.274	.341	.395	.736	163		5	4	1
1967	23	-2.5	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	93	379	328	56	104	17	1	11	57	10	8	44	37	.317	.401	.476	.876	156		3	2	2
1967	23	-4.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	36	91	85	12	20	1	1	1	7	0	0	6	13	.235	.286	.306	.592	26	0	0	0	0	2
1968	24	-1.7	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	31	133	113	21	35	5	1	4	17	4	2	18	17	.310	.406	.478	.884	54		1	0	1
1968	24	-3.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	84	172	152	15	29	6	3	0	7	3	3	19	27	.191	.285	.270	.555	41	4	1	0	0	3
1969	25	-2.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	78	131	120	8	29	6	0	3	10	2	1	9	23	.242	.305	.367	.672	44	5	2	0	0	0
1970	26		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-MIL	125	428	373	42	88	8	2	8	37	8	6	48	60	.236	.326	.332	.658	124	12	2	4	1	6
1970	26	-1.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	25	35	31	6	6	0	1	1	6	0	0	4	4	.194	.286	.355	.641	11	3	0	0	0	0
1970	26	-1.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	100	393	342	36	82	8	1	7	31	8	6	44	56	.240	.329	.330	.659	113	9	2	4	1	6
1971	27	-0.7	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	144	562	501	74	139	20	3	16	65	15	9	50	59	.277	.344	.425	.769	213	18	3	3	5	4
1972	28	0.2	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	143	556	500	49	119	20	2	9	45	11	13	47	56	.238	.306	.340	.646	170	12	3	4	2	8
1973	29	1.0	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	156	680	624	96	189	23	4	25	93	6	7	44	78	.303	.352	.473	.824	295	13	5	3	4	6
1974	30	2.3	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	135	515	477	56	108	15	1	10	42	4	3	28	73	.226	.273	.325	.598	155	10	3	6	1	4
1975	31	3.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	82	230	203	28	56	8	0	12	40	1	1	25	27	.276	.361	.493	.854	100	4	2	0	0	3
1976	32	4.4	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	105	243	214	27	46	5	3	3	23	5	1	26	31	.215	.300	.308	.609	66	4	1	0	2	3
1977	33	5.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	120	381	340	46	82	14	1	7	42	4	3	32	43	.241	.311	.350	.661	119	6	4	2	3	1
1978	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	MIL	44	96	81	9	15	4	0	2	11	1	0	10	11	.185	.290	.309	.599	25	3	2	3	0	1
1978	34	6.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	39	91	77	9	15	4	0	2	11	0	0	9	10	.195	.296	.325	.620	25	3	2	3	0	1
1978	34	6.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	35	7.3	Santo Domingo	IAML	AAA		44		151	16	40	5	0	2	9	2				.265		.338		51
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1252	4085	3670	462	920	130	20	96	422	60	47	344	501	.251	.318	.376	.694	1378	91	28	25	18	41
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		718	2985	2566	503	823	123	36	76	374	128	47	355	409	.321		.486		1246		34	16	14	0
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1970	7070	6236	965	1743	253	56	172	796	188	94	699	910	.280		.421		2624		62	41	32	41

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		287	1124	1005	148	292	38	5	28	117	23	16	100	116	.291		.422		424		9	6	4
A (3 seasons)					Minors		372	1612	1347	302	450	73	25	43	216	95	31	225	265	.334	.435	.521	.956	702		23	8	9
D- (1 season)					Minors		59	249	214	53	81	12	6	5	41	10		30	28	.379	.458	.561	1.018	120		2	2	1	0