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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 23 BAL AL 36 91 85 12 20 1 1 1 7 0 0 6 13 .235 .286 .306 .592 75 26 0 0 0 0 2 9/7
1968 24 BAL AL 84 172 152 15 29 6 3 0 7 3 3 19 27 .191 .285 .270 .555 69 41 4 1 0 0 3 98/7
1969 25 BAL AL 78 131 120 8 29 6 0 3 10 2 1 9 23 .242 .305 .367 .672 87 44 5 2 0 0 0 9
1970 26 TOT AL 125 428 373 42 88 8 2 8 37 8 6 48 60 .236 .325 .332 .658 82 124 12 2 4 1 6 89
1970 26 BAL AL 25 35 31 6 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 4 4 .194 .286 .355 .641 75 11 3 0 0 0 0 /9
1970 26 MIL AL 100 393 342 36 82 8 1 7 31 8 6 44 56 .240 .329 .330 .659 83 113 9 2 4 1 6 8/9
1971 27 MIL AL 144 562 501 74 139 20 3 16 65 15 9 50 59 .277 .343 .425 .769 119 213 18 3 3 5 4 *89/7
1972 28 MIL AL 143 556 500 49 119 20 2 9 45 11 13 47 56 .238 .306 .340 .646 95 170 12 3 4 2 8 *8
1973 29 MIL AL 156 680 624 96 189 23 4 25 93 6 7 44 78 .303 .352 .473 .824 134 295 13 5 3 4 6 *8/D AS,MVP-8
1974 30 MIL AL 135 515 477 56 108 15 1 10 42 4 3 28 73 .226 .273 .325 .598 73 155 10 3 6 1 4 *98/D7
1975 31 ATL NL 82 230 203 28 56 8 0 12 40 1 1 25 27 .276 .361 .493 .853 133 100 4 2 0 0 3 987
1976 32 ATL NL 105 243 214 27 46 5 3 3 23 5 1 26 31 .215 .300 .308 .609 70 66 4 1 0 2 3 79
1977 33 TEX AL 120 381 340 46 82 14 1 7 42 4 3 32 43 .241 .311 .350 .661 80 119 6 4 2 3 1 *97/D8
1978 34 TOT MLB 44 96 81 9 15 4 0 2 11 1 0 10 11 .185 .290 .309 .599 69 25 3 2 3 0 1 /D897
1978 34 MIL AL 39 91 77 9 15 4 0 2 11 0 0 9 10 .195 .295 .325 .620 75 25 3 2 3 0 1 /D897
1978 34 PIT NL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 1252 4085 3670 462 920 130 20 96 422 60 47 344 501 .251 .318 .375 .694 98 1378 91 28 25 18 41
162 Game Avg. 162 529 475 60 119 17 3 12 55 8 6 45 65 .251 .318 .375 .694 98 178 12 4 3 2 5
MIL (6 yrs) 717 2797 2521 320 652 90 11 69 287 44 38 222 332 .259 .322 .385 .707 103 971 65 18 23 13 29
BAL (4 yrs) 223 429 388 41 84 13 5 5 30 5 4 38 67 .216 .291 .314 .606 77 122 12 3 0 0 5
ATL (2 yrs) 187 473 417 55 102 13 3 15 63 6 2 51 58 .245 .330 .398 .728 101 166 8 3 0 2 6
PIT (1 yr) 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 120 381 340 46 82 14 1 7 42 4 3 32 43 .241 .311 .350 .661 80 119 6 4 2 3 1
AL (10 yrs) 1060 3607 3249 407 818 117 17 81 359 53 45 292 442 .252 .317 .373 .690 97 1212 83 25 25 16 35
NL (3 yrs) 192 478 421 55 102 13 3 15 63 7 2 52 59 .242 .328 .394 .723 99 166 8 3 0 2 6

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 25 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 BAL AL WS NYM L 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1973 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1973-AL-8-19%
0.19 Career Shares (740th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1973 AL--.303--5th

Slugging % s c a p y
1973 AL--.473--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1973 AL--624--3rd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1973 AL--680--5th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1973 AL--96--6th

Hits s c a p y
1973 AL--189--2nd

Total Bases s c a p y
1973 AL--295--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1973 AL--25--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1973 AL--93--9th

Singles s c a p y
1973 AL--137--5th

Runs Created s c a p y
1973 AL--100--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1973 AL--52--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1971 AL--18--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1971 AL--9--7th
1972 AL--13--4th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1971 AL--15.5--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1973 AL--462--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 15 (1024), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1443), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 19, 1961: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles from the San Francisco Giants in the 1962 first-year draft.

June 15, 1970: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Baney and Buzz Stephen.

November 2, 1974: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Aaron. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Roger Alexander (minors) (December 2, 1974) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

December 9, 1976: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Roger Moret, Carl Morton and $250,000 to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Burroughs.

May 17, 1978: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Texas Rangers.

September 13, 1978: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 6, 1978: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Before 1979 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 19, 1979: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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