Rudy May
Rudolph May Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: July 18, 1944 in Coffeyville, KS
High School: Castlemont (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1965
Final Game: September 21, 1983
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Standard Batting

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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
1965 20 CAL AL 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0 1
1969 24 CAL AL 44 54 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 .082 .151 .082 .233 -31 4 1 0 1 0 0 1
1970 25 CAL AL 38 76 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 .087 .135 .116 .251 -29 8 1 0 2 1 0 1
1971 26 CAL AL 32 74 68 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 40 .147 .194 .162 .356 5 11 1 0 2 0 0 1
1972 27 CAL AL 35 67 62 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .113 .154 .129 .283 -13 8 1 0 2 0 0 1
1973 28 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 30 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 33 MON NL 27 52 42 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 19 .143 .200 .190 .390 11 8 0 0 7 0 0 1
1979 34 MON NL 33 23 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .143 .182 .143 .325 -9 3 0 1 1 0 0 1
1980 35 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 255 227 8 28 6 0 0 9 0 0 15 109 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 34 3 1 11 1 0
CAL (7 yrs) 180 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
MON (2 yrs) 60 75 63 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 27 .143 .194 .175 .369 4 11 0 1 8 0 0
NYY (7 yrs) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 183 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 60 75 63 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 27 .143 .194 .175 .369 4 11 0 1 8 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1965 20 CAL AL 37 26 3 3.1 89 .400 .200 .247 .314 .317 .300 .379 .614 .696 78 .384 -0.6 -0.1 .583 .233 .100
1969 24 CAL AL 54 47 1 0.6 90 .148 .082 .247 .151 .323 .082 .373 .233 .696 -31 .025 -8.5 -0.9 .174 .082 .000
1970 25 CAL AL 76 67 1 0.4 94 .154 .087 .253 .135 .327 .116 .386 .251 .713 -29 .013 -12.0 -1.2 .188 .087 .029
1971 26 CAL AL 74 61 2 0.9 86 .357 .147 .247 .194 .318 .162 .366 .356 .684 5 .058 -8.3 -0.9 .254 .074 .015
1972 27 CAL AL 67 58 1 0.5 78 .212 .113 .240 .154 .307 .129 .346 .283 .653 -13 .022 -8.5 -1.0 .196 .065 .016
1978 33 MON NL 52 43 2 1.2 94 .261 .143 .261 .200 .328 .190 .384 .390 .712 11 .099 -5.1 -0.5 .306 .119 .048
1979 34 MON NL 23 19 1 1.4 99 .231 .143 .268 .182 .333 .143 .397 .325 .730 -9 .112 -3.2 -0.3 .222 .000 .000
16 Seasons 383 321 11 0.9 89 .236 .123 .250 .180 .321 .150 .373 .330 .693 -4 .062 -46.2 -4.9 .248 .091 .026
162 Game Avg. 255 214 7 0.9 89 .236 .123 .250 .180 .321 .150 .373 .330 .693 -4 .062 -46.2 -4.9 .248 .091 .026
CAL (7 yrs) 308 259 8 0.8 87 .232 .119 .247 .177 .318 .144 .369 .321 .688 -5 .052 -37.9 -4.1 .241 .094 .025
MON (2 yrs) 75 62 3 1.3 96 .250 .143 .263 .194 .330 .175 .388 .369 .718 4 .102 -8.3 -0.9 .278 .079 .032
AL (14 yrs) 308 259 8 0.8 87 .232 .119 .247 .177 .318 .144 .369 .321 .688 -5 .052 -37.9 -4.1 .241 .094 .025
NL (2 yrs) 75 62 3 1.3 96 .250 .143 .263 .194 .330 .175 .388 .369 .718 4 .102 -8.3 -0.9 .278 .079 .032

Postseason Batting

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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
1981 36 NYY AL WS LAD L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1965 20 CAL AL 37 0.0% 40.5% 10.8% 8.1% 50% 3.75 2.0 30.0 1.75 41%
1969 24 CAL AL 54 0.0% 40.7% 7.4% 0.0% 0% 5.50 2.2 3.17 50%
1970 25 CAL AL 76 0.0% 40.8% 5.3% 2.6% 33% 7.75 2.2 34.5 4.14 51%
1971 26 CAL AL 74 0.0% 54.1% 5.4% 1.4% 10% 10.00 1.7 17.0 10.00 38%
1972 27 CAL AL 67 0.0% 43.3% 4.5% 1.5% 14% 9.67 2.1 62.0 1.90 49%
1978 33 MON NL 52 0.0% 36.5% 5.8% 3.9% 33% 6.33 2.2 14.0 4.75 44%
1979 34 MON NL 23 0.0% 34.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.6 7.0 1.75 57%
16 Seasons 383 0.0% 42.8% 5.7% 2.4% 21% 7.45 2.1 24.4 3.24 46%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1965 20 CAL AL 0 0 18% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
1969 24 CAL AL 0 0 13% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 25 CAL AL 1 0 0% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 40% 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 CAL AL 0 0 14% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 27 CAL AL 1 0 30% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
1978 33 MON NL 1 0 22% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1979 34 MON NL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
16 Seasons 3 0 18% 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 32% 18 12 5 0 0 0 7 1 3
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1965 20 CAL AL 37 76% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 22 1 5% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1969 24 CAL AL 54 63% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 8 1 13% 26 0 0% 0 0 4 1 25% 0
1970 25 CAL AL 76 71% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 18 1 6% 18 2 11% 47 3 6% 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 0
1971 26 CAL AL 74 81% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 15 1 7% 15 1 7% 47 4 9% 6 2 33% 1 0 0% 0
1972 27 CAL AL 67 69% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 10 1 10% 11 2 18% 35 1 3% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1978 33 MON NL 52 79% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 9 0 0% 12 5 42% 37 3 8% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1979 34 MON NL 23 87% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 17 3 18% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0
16 Seasons 383 74% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 71% 63 4 6% 73 12 16% 231 15 6% 21 7 33% 16 2 13% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 20 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0
1966 21 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0
1967 22 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0
1968 23 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0
1969 24 74 91 79 3 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 37 .127 .216 .165 .380 11 13 1 1 3 0 0
1970 25 112 167 148 3 16 5 0 0 3 0 0 12 68 .108 .179 .142 .321 -7 21 2 1 5 1 0
1971 26 144 241 216 5 26 6 0 0 7 0 0 16 108 .120 .184 .148 .332 -3 32 3 1 7 1 0
1972 27 179 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1973 28 180 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1974 29 180 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1975 30 181 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1976 31 181 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1977 32 181 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
1978 33 208 360 320 10 39 9 0 0 11 0 0 22 156 .122 .180 .150 .330 -3 48 4 1 16 1 0
1979 34 241 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
1980 35 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
1981 36 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
1982 37 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
1983 38 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1965 20 30 38 32 2 8 4 0 0 1 0 5 15 .250 .368 .375 .743 4 30
1969 24 44 55 50 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 44
1970 25 38 74 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 31 .087 .135 .116 .251 1 38
1971 26 32 75 70 3 12 1 0 0 5 0 5 40 .171 .227 .186 .412 3 32
1972 27 37 71 67 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 4 30 .149 .197 .164 .361 2 35
1978 33 27 47 43 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 4 19 .163 .234 .209 .443 2 27
1979 34 33 22 21 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 .000 .045 .000 .045 1 33
7 Seasons 241 382 352 16 48 10 0 0 18 0 27 165 .136 .202 .165 .366 14 239
162 Game Avg. 162 257 237 11 32 7 0 0 12 0 18 111 .136 .202 .165 .366 9 239

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
1983 AL--born 1944-07-18--8th

                                         

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