Milt May
[edit] Biography
Milt May (Milton Scott May) was born on August 1, 1950 in Gary, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1970 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. May played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Milt May's best season was 1974, when he hit for a .289 average and knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .600
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| PIT
| N
| 49
| 126
| 15
| 35
| 6
| 25
| .278
| .321
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1972
| PIT
| N
| 57
| 139
| 12
| 39
| 0
| 14
| .281
| .325
| .353
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1973
| PIT
| N
| 101
| 283
| 29
| 76
| 7
| 31
| .269
| .349
| .378
| 8
| 1
| 34
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 9
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 127
| 405
| 47
| 117
| 7
| 54
| .289
| .349
| .402
| 17
| 4
| 39
| 33
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 9
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 111
| 386
| 29
| 93
| 4
| 52
| .241
| .287
| .316
| 15
| 1
| 26
| 41
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 7
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 6
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .280
| .280
| .320
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 115
| 397
| 32
| 99
| 12
| 46
| .249
| .291
| .378
| 9
| 3
| 26
| 31
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 14
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| 105
| 352
| 24
| 88
| 10
| 37
| .250
| .305
| .361
| 9
| 0
| 27
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 13
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .273
| .333
| .455
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 65
| 202
| 23
| 51
| 7
| 28
| .252
| .306
| .421
| 13
| 0
| 14
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 71
| 213
| 24
| 54
| 7
| 31
| .254
| .307
| .423
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 111
| 358
| 27
| 93
| 6
| 50
| .260
| .305
| .366
| 16
| 2
| 25
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 13
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 97
| 316
| 20
| 98
| 2
| 33
| .310
| .376
| .383
| 17
| 0
| 34
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 7
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 114
| 395
| 29
| 104
| 9
| 39
| .263
| .311
| .380
| 19
| 0
| 28
| 38
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 66
| 186
| 18
| 46
| 6
| 20
| .247
| .324
| .376
| 6
| 0
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 6
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .308
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| 73
| 198
| 18
| 49
| 6
| 20
| .247
| .323
| .369
| 6
| 0
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 6
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 50
| 96
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 8
| .177
| .255
| .240
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 895
| 2706
| 231
| 723
| 48
| 328
| .267
| .325
| .368
| 113
| 8
| 237
| 275
| 5
| 21
| 4
| 58
| 67
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 297
| 987
| 82
| 248
| 29
| 115
| .251
| .299
| .380
| 34
| 3
| 68
| 86
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 31
|
| Total
|
|
| 1192
| 3693
| 313
| 971
| 77
| 443
| .263
| .318
| .371
| 147
| 11
| 305
| 361
| 9
| 35
| 4
| 65
| 98
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| PIT
| N
| C
| 31
| 31
| 260
| 168
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| PIT
| N
| C
| 33
| 33
| 285
| 179
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 2
| .985
|
| 1973
| PIT
| N
| C
| 79
| 78
| 666.2
| 402
| 36
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 39
| 20
| 1
| .973
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| C
| 116
| 109
| 955.1
| 525
| 63
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 70
| 41
| 1
| .993
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| C
| 103
| 99
| 863
| 568
| 70
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 18
| 65
| 47
| 3
| .986
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| C
| 6
| 6
| 53.2
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| C
| 111
| 107
| 973.1
| 551
| 78
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 49
| 1
| .986
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| C
| 94
| 89
| 802.2
| 406
| 58
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 55
| 35
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| C
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| C
| 65
| 59
| 507
| 277
| 27
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 36
| 22
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| C
| 70
| 61
| 532
| 296
| 28
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 41
| 22
| 0
| .982
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| C
| 103
| 94
| 827
| 500
| 59
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 91
| 43
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| C
| 93
| 86
| 765.1
| 468
| 48
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 89
| 33
| 1
| .989
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| C
| 110
| 100
| 904.1
| 552
| 61
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 117
| 62
| 1
| .987
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| C
| 56
| 49
| 436
| 285
| 32
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 22
| 1
| .981
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| C
| 4
| 3
| 25
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| C
| 60
| 52
| 461
| 308
| 35
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 55
| 25
| 1
| .983
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| C
| 26
| 22
| 190
| 135
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 7
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1035
| 967
| 8539.1
| 5091
| 589
| 82
| 73
| 0
| 62
| 724
| 407
| 11
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Houston Astros in exchange for Jerry Reuss (October 31, 1973).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Leon Roberts, Terry Humphrey, Gene Pentz and Mark Lemongello (December 6, 1975).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox (May 27, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 12, 1979).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Steve Nicosia (August 19, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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