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Jerry May
Jerry Lee May
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 14, 1943 in Staunton, VA
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1964
Final Game: June 3, 1973
Died: June 30, 1996 in Swoope, VA
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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
1964 20 PIT NL 11 35 31 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .258 .314 .258 .572 64 8 1 0 0 1 0 2
1965 21 PIT NL 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 182 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1966 22 PIT NL 42 56 52 6 13 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 15 .250 .291 .385 .676 87 20 0 1 1 0 1 2
1967 23 PIT NL 110 365 325 23 88 13 2 3 22 0 0 36 55 .271 .348 .351 .699 101 114 14 3 0 1 19 *2
1968 24 PIT NL 137 467 416 26 91 15 2 1 33 0 0 41 80 .219 .293 .272 .564 72 113 10 3 6 1 12 *2
1969 25 PIT NL 62 205 190 21 44 8 0 7 23 1 1 9 53 .232 .268 .384 .653 83 73 2 2 0 4 0 2
1970 26 PIT NL 51 163 139 13 29 4 2 1 16 0 0 21 25 .209 .313 .288 .601 65 40 3 1 0 2 6 2
1971 27 KCR AL 71 249 218 16 55 13 2 1 24 0 0 27 37 .252 .329 .344 .673 92 75 7 0 0 4 8 2
1972 28 KCR AL 53 131 116 10 22 5 1 1 4 0 0 14 13 .190 .277 .276 .553 66 32 4 0 1 0 2 2
1973 29 TOT MLB 15 43 38 4 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 6 .158 .256 .237 .493 37 9 1 1 0 0 0 2
1973 29 KCR AL 11 34 30 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 .133 .235 .233 .469 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 2
1973 29 NYM NL 4 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
10 Seasons 556 1716 1527 120 357 63 10 15 130 1 2 157 293 .234 .307 .318 .625 81 485 42 11 8 13 48
162 Game Avg. 162 500 445 35 104 18 3 4 38 0 1 46 85 .234 .307 .318 .625 81 141 12 3 2 4 14
PIT (7 yrs) 417 1293 1155 90 274 44 6 13 100 1 2 112 237 .237 .308 .319 .627 82 369 30 10 7 9 38
KCR (3 yrs) 135 414 364 30 81 19 4 2 30 0 0 44 55 .223 .305 .313 .618 79 114 12 1 1 4 10
NYM (1 yr) 4 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 66 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 421 1302 1163 90 276 44 6 13 100 1 2 113 238 .237 .308 .319 .627 82 371 30 10 7 9 38
AL (3 yrs) 135 414 364 30 81 19 4 2 30 0 0 44 55 .223 .305 .313 .618 79 114 12 1 1 4 10

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1964 PIT NL 20 C 11 10 89.2 86 80 5 1 0 .988 -3.0 -40.1 -3 8.53 7.73 .988 6.82 5.91 3 6 6 1 14%
1965 PIT NL 21 C 4 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 6.98 5.80 0 0 0 0
1966 PIT NL 22 C 41 13 153.1 128 114 12 2 3 .984 0.0 0.0 0 7.40 3.07 .987 6.84 5.81 5 3 3 5 63%
1967 PIT NL 23 C 110 103 871.2 606 550 52 4 9 .993 3.0 4.1 3 6.22 5.47 .990 6.89 5.85 8 19 34 27 44%
1968 PIT NL 24 C 135 128 1120.1 832 752 70 10 10 .988 5.0 5.4 5 6.60 6.09 .990 6.87 6.12 7 30 41 35 46%
1969 PIT NL 25 C 52 50 426.2 349 325 22 2 3 .994 3.0 8.4 3 7.32 6.67 .989 7.06 6.25 4 11 14 13 48%
1970 PIT NL 26 C 45 39 357.2 314 280 32 2 2 .994 6.0 20.1 6 7.85 6.93 .987 6.85 5.94 6 9 20 20 50%
1971 KCR AL 27 C 71 67 576.2 353 314 38 1 6 .997 4.0 8.3 4 5.49 4.96 .988 6.37 5.63 5 14 25 18 42%
1972 KCR AL 28 C 41 32 294.0 192 175 13 4 1 .979 -2.0 -8.2 -2 5.76 4.59 .985 6.48 5.66 2 8 19 9 32%
1973 TOT MLB 29 C 15 12 102.0 64 57 4 3 2 .953 -4.0 -47.1 -4 5.38 4.07 .986 6.11 5.37 1 4 12 1 8%
1973 KCR AL 29 C 11 9 84.0 50 43 4 3 2 .940 -4.0 -57.1 -4 5.04 4.27 .986 6.05 5.29 1 4 12 1 8%
1973 NYM NL 29 C 4 3 18.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.00 3.50 .986 6.35 5.58 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons C 525 454 4000.0 2926 2649 248 29 36 .990 12.0 3.6 12 6.52 5.52 .989 6.77 5.91 41 104 174 129 43%
10 Seasons TOT 525 454 4000.0 2926 2649 248 29 36 .990 12.0 3.6 12 6.52 5.52 .979 6.77 5.91 41 104 174 129 43%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1979 BBWAA ()

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 NL  19 (5th)

                           

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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 Jim Campanis, Jackie Hernandez and Bob Johnson.

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.

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