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Lee May

Birthdate:

3/23/1943

Height / Weight:

6' 3" / 205 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Birmingham, AL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Lee May was a home run hitting first baseman and consistent RBI producer for Cincinnati, Houston and Baltimore. He hit 340 doubles, 353 home runs and drove in over 90 runs eight times during his 18-year major league career. In 1967 he was the NL's 'Rookie of the Year'. In 1968, Lee May's power numbers started climbing and he finished with 22 for the year, to begin a streak of 11 consecutive years with 20 or more homers. He slugged 38 in 1969, 34 in 1970 and a career high 39 in 1971. Lee May's heavy hitting helped the Reds win the pennant in 1970. In their World Series loss to the Orioles, he batted .389 and led the team with 8 RBI's. After the 1971 season, he was traded to the Astros and hit 29 HR's and 98 RBI's in 1972.

In June 1973, he hit 3 homers in one game and finished the year with 28 HR's and 105 RBI's. Lee May was traded to the Orioles, led the AL with 109 RBI's while helping the Orioles win the pennant. Lee May's career: .267 BA, 2031 hits in 7609 at bats, 340 D's, 354 HR's, 1244 RBI's, 1570 K's, .459 slg/pct. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
18 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1965	CIN (NL)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1966	CIN (NL)	25	75	14	25	5	1	2	10	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	SLG
1967	CIN (NL)	127	438	54	116	29	2	12	57	19	80	4	8	3	10	1	4	.265	.308	SLG
1968	CIN (NL)	146	559	78	162	32	1	22	80	34	100	4	7	11	6	2	1	.290	.337	SLG
1969	CIN (NL)	158	607	85	169	32	3	38	110	45	142	5	4	8	6	0	7	.278	.331	SLG
1970	CIN (NL)	153	605	78	153	34	2	34	94	38	125	1	1	5	2	0	4	.253	.297	SLG
1971	CIN (NL)	147	553	85	154	17	3	39	98	42	135	3	0	2	4	0	3	.278	.332	SLG
1972	HOU (NL)	148	592	87	168	31	2	29	98	52	145	3	1	12	2	0	1	.284	.343	SLG
1973	HOU (NL)	148	545	65	147	24	3	28	105	34	122	1	1	10	2	0	9	.270	.310	SLG
1974	HOU (NL)	152	556	59	149	26	0	24	85	17	97	1	0	2	7	1	9	.268	.294	SLG
1975	BAL (AL)	146	580	67	152	28	3	20	99	36	91	1	2	8	5	0	5	.262	.308	SLG
1976	BAL (AL)	148	530	61	137	17	4	25	109	41	104	4	1	8	3	2	7	.258	.312	SLG
1977	BAL (AL)	150	585	75	148	16	2	27	99	38	119	2	2	5	0	1	5	.253	.296	SLG
1978	BAL (AL)	148	556	56	137	16	1	25	80	31	110	5	2	5	1	0	2	.246	.286	SLG
1979	BAL (AL)	124	456	59	116	15	0	19	69	28	100	3	4	4	1	2	4	.254	.297	SLG
1980	BAL (AL)	78	222	20	54	10	2	7	31	15	53	2	0	1	0	0	2	.243	.289	SLG
1981	KCR (AL)	26	55	3	16	3	0	0	8	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	.291	.328	SLG
1982	KCR (AL)	42	91	12	28	5	2	3	12	14	18	0	0	1	0	0	2	.308	.393	SLG
18 years		2071	7609	959	2031	340	31	354	1244	487	1570	39	35	85	49	9	65	.267	.313	.SLG

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