Dave May
David La France May
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 186 lb.

Born: December 23, 1943 in New Castle, DE
High School: New Castle (New Castle, DE)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 1967
Final Game: October 1, 1978
Relatives: Father of Derrick May
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 BAL AL 23 OF 19 17 157.2 32 30 1 1 0 .969 1.0 7.6 1.0 1.7 -0.7 0 1.77 1.63 .981 2.05 1.76
1967 BAL AL 23 RF 18 16 147.2 29 27 1 1 0 .966 0.3 2.4 0.3 1.0 -0.7 0 1.71 1.56 .983 1.82 1.56
1967 BAL AL 23 LF 1 1 10.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 84.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 3.60 4.00 .975 1.89 1.40
1968 BAL AL 24 OF 61 35 357.1 64 62 1 1 0 .984 2.9 9.7 2.9 1.4 1.4 0 1.59 1.03 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 BAL AL 24 RF 47 27 286.2 56 54 1 1 0 .982 5.7 23.9 4.7 2.2 2.4 1 1.73 1.17 .977 1.88 1.57
1968 BAL AL 24 CF 16 8 70.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -46.3 -1.7 -0.7 -1.0 -1 2.06 1.00 .988 2.53 2.25
1968 BAL AL 24 LF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -180.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.35 1.40
1969 BAL AL 25 OF 40 19 217.2 50 43 4 3 0 .940 1.5 8.3 1.5 0.7 0.7 0 1.94 1.18 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 BAL AL 25 RF 39 19 217.2 55 48 4 3 0 .945 1.5 8.3 1.5 0.7 0.7 0 2.15 1.33 .975 1.91 1.60
1970 TOT AL 26 OF 108 95 877.0 269 260 6 3 0 .989 3.1 4.2 5.1 1.1 3.9 -2 2.73 2.46 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 TOT AL 26 RF 10 4 53.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -26.8 -1.2 -0.8 -0.5 0 1.17 0.70 .971 1.98 1.59
1970 BAL AL 26 OF 9 3 48.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -27.1 -1.1 -0.7 -0.5 0 0.92 0.56 .980 2.15 1.86
1970 BAL AL 26 RF 9 3 48.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -27.1 -1.1 -0.7 -0.5 0 1.11 0.67 .967 1.98 1.59
1970 MIL AL 26 CF 99 91 823.1 250 241 6 3 0 .988 4.3 6.3 6.3 1.9 4.4 -2 2.70 2.49 .985 2.62 2.30
1970 MIL AL 26 OF 99 92 828.1 264 255 6 3 0 .989 4.2 6.1 6.2 1.8 4.4 -2 2.84 2.64 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 MIL AL 26 RF 1 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 1.98 1.60
1971 MIL AL 27 OF 142 137 1185.2 361 342 10 9 3 .975 -3.0 -3.0 0.0 2.4 -2.3 -3 2.67 2.48 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 MIL AL 27 CF 95 92 801.1 261 252 4 5 1 .981 -1.1 -1.6 0.9 2.8 -1.9 -2 2.88 2.69 .983 2.73 2.32
1971 MIL AL 27 RF 47 45 381.1 95 85 6 4 2 .958 -1.9 -6.0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 -1 2.15 1.94 .980 2.05 1.70
1971 MIL AL 27 LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1972 MIL AL 28 CF 138 131 1168.0 377 364 7 6 3 .984 5.9 6.1 3.9 5.5 -1.6 2 2.86 2.69 .987 2.65 2.29
1972 MIL AL 28 OF 138 131 1168.0 391 376 9 6 3 .985 5.9 6.1 3.9 5.5 -1.6 2 2.97 2.79 .983 2.22 1.91
1973 MIL AL 29 CF 152 151 1343.0 427 409 9 9 4 .979 -5.2 -4.6 -4.2 -7.9 3.7 -1 2.80 2.75 .983 2.78 2.54 AS,MVP-8
1973 MIL AL 29 OF 152 151 1343.0 419 401 9 9 3 .979 -5.2 -4.6 -4.2 -7.9 3.7 -1 2.75 2.70 .979 2.29 2.02 AS,MVP-8
1973 MIL AL 29 DH 2 AS,MVP-8
1974 MIL AL 30 OF 121 113 988.2 262 249 10 3 2 .989 4.0 4.9 1.0 -0.7 1.7 3 2.36 2.14 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 MIL AL 30 RF 108 96 847.1 228 217 8 3 2 .987 5.3 7.5 3.3 -0.3 3.6 2 2.39 2.08 .976 2.18 1.86
1974 MIL AL 30 CF 17 14 106.0 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -23.8 -3.1 -1.5 -1.6 1 2.29 1.59 .985 2.93 2.63
1974 MIL AL 30 DH 8
1974 MIL AL 30 LF 4 3 35.1 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 27.2 0.8 1.1 -0.3 0 3.06 3.00 .975 2.11 1.75
1975 ATL NL 31 OF 53 46 410.0 110 103 3 4 2 .964 5.6 16.4 1.6 -2.8 4.4 4 2.33 2.00 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 ATL NL 31 RF 26 21 195.1 37 34 1 2 0 .946 -0.7 -4.3 -2.7 -2.4 -0.3 2 1.61 1.35 .976 2.05 1.74
1975 ATL NL 31 CF 16 14 113.0 42 40 1 1 1 .976 4.2 44.6 3.2 0.9 2.3 1 3.27 2.56 .983 2.72 2.44
1975 ATL NL 31 LF 12 11 101.2 27 25 1 1 1 .963 2.1 24.8 1.1 -1.3 2.4 1 2.30 2.17 .974 2.10 1.71
1976 ATL NL 32 OF 60 47 425.1 106 98 5 3 1 .972 -2.0 -5.6 0.0 0.8 -0.8 -2 2.18 1.72 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 ATL NL 32 LF 40 34 305.2 76 69 4 3 1 .961 -2.1 -8.2 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 -1 2.15 1.83 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 ATL NL 32 RF 22 13 119.2 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.9 -0.8 -1 2.18 1.32 .972 2.15 1.83
1977 TEX AL 33 OF 111 83 802.2 195 181 8 6 2 .969 9.3 13.9 7.3 8.3 -1.0 2 2.12 1.70 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 TEX AL 33 RF 92 71 666.2 155 143 6 6 1 .961 5.0 9.0 3.0 4.0 -1.0 2 2.01 1.62 .974 2.08 1.71
1977 TEX AL 33 LF 21 12 125.0 36 36 0 0 0 1.000 4.0 38.4 4.0 4.2 -0.3 0 2.59 1.71 .975 2.11 1.74
1977 TEX AL 33 DH 5
1977 TEX AL 33 CF 2 0 11.0 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 32.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0 3.27 2.00 .975 2.86 2.50
1978 MIL AL 34 OF 16 14 115.0 36 32 2 2 1 .944 1.5 15.7 0.5 -0.2 0.7 1 2.66 2.13 .981 2.47 2.13
1978 MIL AL 34 DH 8
1978 MIL AL 34 CF 7 6 45.0 19 16 1 2 1 .895 1.0 26.7 0.0 -0.6 0.6 1 3.40 2.43 .984 2.96 2.64
1978 MIL AL 34 RF 5 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.31 1.80 .978 2.24 1.84
1978 MIL AL 34 LF 4 4 35.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 13.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.06 2.00 .975 2.21 1.78
12 Seasons OF 1021 888 8048.0 2295 2177 68 50 17 .978 24.6 3.7 20.6 10.3 10.1 4 2.51 2.20 .980 2.26 1.97
9 Seasons CF 542 507 4480.2 1423 1367 30 26 11 .982 4.6 1.2 5.6 0.5 5.2 -1 2.81 2.58 .985 2.71 2.39
10 Seasons RF 414 316 2951.0 700 653 27 20 5 .971 14.2 5.8 9.2 5.9 3.1 5 2.07 1.64 .976 2.06 1.72
8 Seasons LF 85 65 616.1 163 152 7 4 2 .975 5.8 11.3 5.8 3.9 1.8 0 2.32 1.87 .975 2.06 1.66
4 Seasons DH 23
12 Seasons TOT 1021 888 8048.0 2295 2177 68 50 17 .978 24.6 3.7 20.6 10.3 10.1 4 2.51 2.20 .959 2.26 1.97
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1967 BAL AL 23 36 17 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 19 17 1
1968 BAL AL 24 84 35 84 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 47 61 30 2
1969 BAL AL 25 78 19 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 40 41 3
1970 MIL AL 26 100 92 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 1 99 6 0
1970 BAL AL 26 25 3 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 16 1
1971 MIL AL 27 144 137 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 95 47 142 4 0
1972 MIL AL 28 143 131 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 8 0
1973 MIL AL 29 156 152 156 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 1 3 1
1974 MIL AL 30 135 120 135 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 108 121 7 14 0
1975 ATL NL 31 82 46 82 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 26 52 0 34 0
1976 ATL NL 32 105 47 105 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 22 60 0 53 0
1977 TEX AL 33 120 87 120 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 92 111 4 14 4
1978 MIL AL 34 39 19 39 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 16 5 17 2
1978 PIT NL 34 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
12 Seasons 1252 905 1252 1122 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 542 414 1020 17 262 14
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 310 58% 75% 25% 33 48%
1970 MIL AL 26 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 3 1 1 28 16 1 22 3 0 5 3 0 13 1 0 14 11 0 82 34 41.5% 47 1 1.2% 5 3541 61% 76% 26% 392 63%
1971 MIL AL 27 5 0 5 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 38 21 0 22 3 2 6 3 0 17 1 1 9 7 0 92 35 38.0% 53 3 3.3% 1 3491 59% 77% 27% 434 59%
1972 MIL AL 28 6 0 5 1 2 7 0 3 1 1 43 29 0 39 4 2 8 3 0 20 8 0 27 22 1 137 66 48.2% 68 3 2.2% 4 5014 61% 79% 29% 622 59%
1973 MIL AL 29 9 0 9 0 2 9 0 0 5 1 58 34 1 45 8 0 12 1 0 24 7 1 36 30 0 175 80 45.7% 93 2 1.1% 7 6039 56% 80% 27% 714 58%
1974 MIL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 11 7 63.6% 3 1 9.1% 0 450 69% 84% 26% 45 60%
1975 ATL NL 31 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 2 1 10 5 50.0% 4 1 10.0% 0 499 53% 82% 27% 64 63%
1977 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0 1 100.0% 0 47 43% 68% 21% 6 50%
1978 MIL AL 34 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 11 6 54.5% 4 1 9.1% 0 196 59% 85% 23% 33 52%
9 Seasons 26 0 24 2 5 30 0 9 9 6 180 106 4 134 19 4 31 10 0 83 21 2 96 78 3 524 234 44.7% 276 13 2.5% 17 19587 59% 79% 27% 2343 59%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.2% 60% 78% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1967 BAL AL 23 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 4 30.8% 9 0 0.0% 1 627 57% 77% 26% 57 49%
1968 BAL AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 14 8 57.1% 5 1 7.1% 0 1158 61% 73% 26% 92 60%
1969 BAL AL 25 3 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 9 3 1 12 3 2 2 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 30 9 30.0% 18 3 10.0% 1 936 59% 77% 28% 89 58%
1970 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 2 25.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 207 60% 72% 28% 21 29%
1970 MIL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 61% 83% 30% 2 50%
1971 MIL AL 27 4 0 4 0 0 6 0 1 2 1 17 7 1 10 0 1 8 2 0 3 1 0 8 4 0 46 14 30.4% 30 2 4.3% 4 1658 54% 78% 26% 168 54%
1974 MIL AL 30 3 0 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 4 34 15 1 24 5 3 7 3 0 15 7 0 13 11 0 93 41 44.1% 48 4 4.3% 4 3717 62% 82% 29% 356 62%
1975 ATL NL 31 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 7 0 3 1 1 5 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 26 16 61.5% 9 1 3.8% 0 904 63% 80% 23% 90 39%
1976 ATL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 3 33.3% 6 0 0.0% 0 529 56% 74% 28% 47 62%
1977 TEX AL 33 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 1 0 4 36 19 0 12 5 0 9 4 2 9 4 1 11 7 0 77 39 50.6% 35 3 3.9% 3 2861 52% 78% 24% 275 53%
1978 MIL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 159 55% 81% 25% 21 43%
10 Seasons 20 0 19 1 3 27 0 5 4 13 129 58 3 74 15 8 37 18 2 38 16 1 44 32 0 322 139 43.2% 169 14 4.3% 13 12779 58% 79% 26% 1218 55%
MLB Averages 42.4% 3.1% 60% 78% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1967 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 74% 63% 30% 6 67%
1968 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40% 80% 0% 0
1971 MIL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 58% 75% 17% 0
1974 MIL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 150 67% 77% 29% 14 79%
1975 ATL NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 5 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 18 13 72.2% 4 1 5.6% 0 495 50% 79% 26% 48 52%
1976 ATL NL 32 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 7 5 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 8 7 0 30 14 46.7% 14 2 6.7% 2 1393 60% 79% 23% 118 60%
1977 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 521 51% 80% 28% 58 62%
1978 MIL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 148 44% 84% 26% 17 47%
8 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 7 0 2 1 1 24 17 1 17 5 0 5 5 0 9 0 2 12 11 0 67 38 56.7% 26 3 4.5% 4 2770 56% 79% 25% 261 59%
MLB Averages 57.6% 2.8% 60% 78% 26% 47%

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