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Jerry May
Jerry Lee May

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 19, 1964
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 3, 1973
Born December 14, 1943 in Staunton, VA
Died June 30, 1996 in Swoope, VA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 20 PIT NL  11   31    1    8   0  0   0    3   0  0   3   9  .258  .314  .258   64    8   0   1   0   0   1
 1965 21 PIT NL   4    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  182    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 22 PIT NL  42   52    6   13   4  0   1    2   0  1   2  15  .250  .291  .385   87   20   1   0   1   1   0
 1967 23 PIT NL 110  325   23   88  13  2   3   22   0  0  36  55  .271  .348  .351  101  114   0   1  19   3  14
 1968 24 PIT NL 137  416   26   91  15  2   1   33   0  0  41  80  .219  .293  .272   72  113   6   1  12   3  10
 1969 25 PIT NL  62  190   21   44   8  0   7   23   1  1   9  53  .232  .268  .384   83   73   0   4   0   2   2
 1970 26 PIT NL  51  139   13   29   4  2   1   16   0  0  21  25  .209  .313  .288   65   40   0   2   6   1   3
 1971 27 KCR AL  71  218   16   55  13  2   1   24   0  0  27  37  .252  .329  .344   92   75   0   4   8   0   7
 1972 28 KCR AL  53  116   10   22   5  1   1    4   0  0  14  13  .190  .277  .276   66   32   1   0   2   0   4
 1973 29 TOT     15   38    4    6   1  1   0    2   0  0   4   6  .158  .256  .237   37    9   0   0   0   1   1
         KCR AL  11   30    4    4   1  1   0    2   0  0   3   5  .133  .235  .233   30    7   0   0   0   1   1
         NYM NL   4    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .250  .333  .250   66    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     556 1527  120  357  63 10  15  130   1  2 157 293  .234  .307  .318   81  485   8  13  48  11  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        445   35  104  18  3   4   38   0  1  46  85  .234  .307  .318   81  141   2   4  14   3  12
 Career High    137  416   26   91  15  2   7   33   1  1  41  80  .271  .348  .351  101  114   6   4  19   3  14
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 20 PIT NL   35   25    3   3.2    94| .258  .263| .314  .321| .258  .391| .572  .712|  64  .392  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1965 21 PIT NL    2    1    1  27.0    94| .500  .259| .500  .323| .500  .392|1.000  .715| 182  .969   0.2   0.0   0%
 1966 22 PIT NL   56   41    6   4.0    96| .250  .265| .291  .323| .385  .399| .676  .722|  87  .469  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1967 23 PIT NL  365  252   37   4.0    90| .271  .258| .348  .320| .351  .379| .699  .699| 101  .499   1.6   0.2   0%
 1968 24 PIT NL  467  342   33   2.6    80| .219  .250| .293  .308| .272  .352| .565  .660|  72  .359 -13.0  -1.5   0%
 1969 25 PIT NL  205  153   20   3.5    93| .232  .257| .268  .327| .384  .381| .652  .708|  83  .421  -4.8  -0.5  50%
 1970 26 PIT NL  163  115   13   3.0   101| .209  .263| .313  .336| .288  .402| .601  .738|  65  .315  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1971 27 KCR AL  249  174   25   3.9    91| .252  .254| .329  .326| .344  .377| .673  .702|  92  .481  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1972 28 KCR AL  131   99    9   2.4    82| .190  .245| .277  .314| .276  .354| .553  .668|  66  .326  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1973 29 TOT      43   33    3   2.4    97| .158  .265| .256  .335| .237  .390| .493  .725|  37  .259  -3.4  -0.3   0%
         KCR AL   34   27    2   2.0    98| .133  .266| .235  .336| .233  .391| .468  .727|  30  .194  -3.0  -0.3   0%
         NYM NL    9    6    1   4.5    95| .250  .260| .333  .329| .250  .387| .583  .716|  66  .522  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1716 1235  150   3.3    89| .234  .255| .307  .320| .318  .373| .625  .693|  81  .414 -33.8  -3.5  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1964 20 PIT NL   C   11     80    5    1    0  .988  .988  7.73  5.91  8.53  6.81   10   89.7   3   6    6   1
 1965 21 PIT NL   C    4      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  5.80  2.25  6.98    0    8.0   0   0    0   0
 1966 22 PIT NL   C   41    114   12    2    3  .984  .987  3.07  5.81  7.40  6.84   13  153.3   5   3    3   5
 1967 23 PIT NL   C  110    550   52    4    9  .993  .990  5.47  5.85  6.22  6.89  103  871.7   8  19   34  27
 1968 24 PIT NL   C  135    752   70   10   10  .988  .990  6.09  6.12  6.60  6.87  128 1120.3   7  30   41  35
 1969 25 PIT NL   C   52    325   22    2    3  .994  .989  6.67  6.25  7.32  7.06   50  426.7   4  11   14  13
 1970 26 PIT NL   C   45    280   32    2    2  .994  .987  6.93  5.94  7.85  6.85   39  357.7   6   9   20  20
 1971 27 KCR AL   C   71    314   38    1    6  .997  .988  4.96  5.63  5.49  6.37   67  576.7   5  14   25  18
 1972 28 KCR AL   C   41    175   13    4    1  .979  .985  4.59  5.66  5.76  6.48   32  294.0   2   8   19   9
 1973 29 TOT      C   15     57    4    3    2  .953  .985  4.07  5.37  5.38  6.11   12  102.0   1   4   12   1
         KCR AL   C   11     43    4    3    2  .940  .985  4.27  5.29  5.04  6.05    9   84.0   1   4   12   1
         NYM NL   C    4     14    0    0    0 1.000  .986  3.50  5.58  7.00  6.35    3   18.0   0   0    0   0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1964 20 PIT NL   C   11     80    5    1    0  .988  .988  7.73  5.91  8.53  6.81   10   89.7   3   6    6   1
 1965 21 PIT NL   C    4      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  5.80  2.25  6.98    0    8.0   0   0    0   0
 1966 22 PIT NL   C   41    114   12    2    3  .984  .987  3.07  5.81  7.40  6.84   13  153.3   5   3    3   5
 1967 23 PIT NL   C  110    550   52    4    9  .993  .990  5.47  5.85  6.22  6.89  103  871.7   8  19   34  27
 1968 24 PIT NL   C  135    752   70   10   10  .988  .990  6.09  6.12  6.60  6.87  128 1120.3   7  30   41  35
 1969 25 PIT NL   C   52    325   22    2    3  .994  .989  6.67  6.25  7.32  7.06   50  426.7   4  11   14  13
 1970 26 PIT NL   C   45    280   32    2    2  .994  .987  6.93  5.94  7.85  6.85   39  357.7   6   9   20  20
 1971 27 KCR AL   C   71    314   38    1    6  .997  .988  4.96  5.63  5.49  6.37   67  576.7   5  14   25  18
 1972 28 KCR AL   C   41    175   13    4    1  .979  .985  4.59  5.66  5.76  6.48   32  294.0   2   8   19   9
 1973 29 TOT      C   15     57    4    3    2  .953  .985  4.07  5.37  5.38  6.11   12  102.0   1   4   12   1
         KCR AL   C   11     43    4    3    2  .940  .985  4.27  5.29  5.04  6.05    9   84.0   1   4   12   1
         NYM NL   C    4     14    0    0    0 1.000  .986  3.50  5.58  7.00  6.35    3   18.0   0   0    0   0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 525   2649  248   29   36  .990  .989  5.52  5.91  6.52  6.77  454 4000.0  41 104  174 129
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       525   2649  248   29   36  .990  .989  5.52  5.91  6.52  6.77  454   4000
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Intentional Walks
1967 NL-19-5

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Transactions 

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1970: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bruce Dal Canton and Freddie Patek to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernandez, and Jim Campanis.

May 14, 1973: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Kansas City Royals.

July 10, 1973: Released by the New York Mets.

July 30, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 15, 1974: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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