Rudy May

Full Name: Rudolph May	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/205	First Game: April 18, 1965
Birthdate: July 18, 1944	Final Game: September 21, 1983
Birthplace: Coffeyville, Kansas	MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on July 18, 1944 in Coffeyville, Kansas, Rudy May (Rudolph May) played for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos over the course of his 16 year career. May broke into the bigs on April 18, 1965 with the California Angels, and put up a 3.92 ERA in 124 innings pitched in 1965, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Rudy May's best season was 1980, when he posted a 2.46 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 133 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1965	CAL	A	30	19	4	9	3.92	76	59	54	2	1	0	124	111	7	78	1	9	4
1969	CAL	A	43	25	10	13	3.44	133	81	69	4	0	2	180.1	142	20	66	5	3	3
1970	CAL	A	38	34	7	13	4.01	164	102	93	2	2	0	208.2	190	20	81	7	8	3
1971	CAL	A	32	31	11	12	3.02	156	74	70	7	2	0	208.1	160	12	87	6	0	2
1972	CAL	A	35	30	12	11	2.94	169	79	67	10	3	1	205.1	162	15	82	6	3	0
1973	CAL	A	34	28	7	17	4.38	134	101	90	10	4	0	185	177	20	80	9	6	3
1974	NY	A	17	15	8	4	2.28	90	36	29	8	2	0	114.1	75	5	48	0	2	4
1974	CAL	A	18	3	0	1	7.00	12	24	21	0	0	2	27	29	2	10	0	4	1
1974	TOT	A	35	18	8	5	3.18	102	60	50	8	2	2	141.1	104	7	58	0	6	5
1975	NY	A	32	31	14	12	3.06	145	87	72	13	1	0	212	179	9	99	2	5	2
1976	NY	A	11	11	4	3	3.57	38	32	27	2	1	0	68	49	5	28	2	3	1
1976	BAL	A	24	21	11	7	3.78	71	73	64	5	1	0	152.1	156	11	42	3	1	0
1976	TOT	A	35	32	15	10	3.72	109	105	91	7	2	0	220.1	205	16	70	5	4	1
1977	BAL	A	37	37	18	14	3.61	105	114	101	11	4	0	251.2	243	25	78	2	2	5
1978	MON	N	27	23	8	10	3.88	87	73	62	4	1	0	144	141	15	42	1	1	6
1979	MON	N	33	7	10	3	2.31	67	30	24	2	1	0	93.2	88	4	31	4	1	4
1980	NY	A	41	17	15	5	2.46	133	56	48	3	1	3	175.1	144	14	39	2	9	0
1981	NY	A	27	22	6	11	4.14	79	71	68	4	0	1	147.2	137	10	41	0	6	2
1982	NY	A	41	6	6	6	2.89	85	43	34	0	0	3	106	109	4	14	5	2	1
1983	NY	A	15	0	1	5	6.87	16	15	14	0	0	0	18.1	22	1	12	1	2	1
Total	NL		60	30	18	13	3.26	154	103	86	6	2	0	237.2	229	19	73	5	2	10
Total	AL		475	330	134	143	3.48	1606	1047	921	81	22	12	2384.1	2085	180	885	51	65	32
Total			535	360	152	156	3.46	1760	1150	1007	87	24	12	2622	2314	199	958	56	67	42

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1965	CAL	A	P	30	19	124	4	15	0	0	4	3	9	1	1.000
1969	CAL	A	P	43	25	180.1	6	26	6	3	1	6	10	1	.842
1970	CAL	A	P	38	34	208.2	5	33	3	1	3	5	3	1	.927
1971	CAL	A	P	32	31	208.1	7	31	4	3	0	6	9	0	.905
1972	CAL	A	P	35	30	205.1	2	24	5	2	3	9	7	0	.839
1973	CAL	A	P	34	28	185	2	39	1	0	2	10	9	7	.976
1974	NY	A	P	17	15	114.1	4	8	0	0	1	3	2	0	1.000
1974	CAL	A	P	18	3	27	0	11	0	0	3	1	1	1	1.000
1974	TOT	A	P	35	18	141.1	4	19	0	0	4	4	3	1	1.000
1975	NY	A	P	32	31	212	9	25	2	0	1	8	11	0	.944
1976	NY	A	P	11	11	68	4	10	1	1	1	7	6	0	.933
1976	BAL	A	P	24	21	152.1	9	21	4	2	1	10	6	0	.882
1976	TOT	A	P	35	32	220.1	13	31	5	3	2	17	12	0	.898
1977	BAL	A	P	37	37	251.2	6	33	4	1	2	16	12	4	.907
1978	MON	N	P	27	23	144	5	15	3	2	0	16	5	0	.870
1979	MON	N	P	33	7	93.2	6	15	0	0	1	10	5	0	1.000
1980	NY	A	P	41	17	175.1	5	26	2	2	2	8	6	2	.939
1981	NY	A	P	27	22	147.2	11	28	1	0	1	12	5	3	.975
1982	NY	A	P	41	6	106	2	19	1	1	1	4	2	0	.955
1983	NY	A	P	15	0	18.1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.000
Total			P	535	360	2622	87	382	37	18	27	134	109	21	.927

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1965	CAL	A	30	30	2	6	1	.200	.314	.300	3	4	15	1	2	0
1969	CAL	A	44	49	1	4	0	.082	.151	.082	0	4	22	0	1	1
1970	CAL	A	38	69	0	6	2	.087	.135	.116	2	4	31	0	2	1
1971	CAL	A	32	68	2	10	4	.147	.194	.162	1	4	40	0	2	1
1972	CAL	A	35	62	3	7	1	.113	.154	.129	1	3	29	0	2	1
1973	CAL	A	34	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	NY	A	17	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	CAL	A	18	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	TOT	A	35	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	NY	A	32	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	NY	A	11	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	BAL	A	24	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	TOT	A	35	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	BAL	A	37	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	MON	N	27	42	2	6	3	.143	.200	.190	2	3	19	0	7	0
1979	MON	N	33	21	2	3	3	.143	.182	.143	0	0	8	1	1	0
1980	NY	A	41	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	NY	A	27	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	NY	A	41	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	NY	A	15	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		60	63	4	9	6	.143	.194	.175	2	3	27	1	8	0
Total	AL		476	278	8	33	8	.119	.177	.144	7	19	137	1	9	4
Total			536	341	12	42	14	.123	.180	.150	9	22	164	2	17	4

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota Twins (November 5, 1962).
Selected by Chicago White Sox from Minnesota Twins in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bill Heath and a player to be named later (October 15, 1964); Chicago White Sox received Joel Gibson (November 23, 1964).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Costen Shockley to California Angels in exchange for Bo Belinsky (December 3, 1964).
Sold by California Angels to New York Yankees (June 15, 1974).
Traded by New York Yankees with Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor and Rick Dempsey to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman (June 15, 1976).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Randy Miller and Bryn Smith to Montreal Expos in exchange for Don Stanhouse, Joe Kerrigan and Gary Roenicke (December 7, 1977).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
Signed by New York Yankees (November 8, 1979).

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