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Carlos May
Carlos May

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 6, 1968
  vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1977
Born May 17, 1948 in Birmingham, AL

Brother of Lee May

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 20 CHW AL  17   67    4   12   1  0   0    1   0  0   3  15  .179  .214  .194   22   13   1   0   1   0   1
 1969 21 CHW AL 100  367   62  103  18  2  18   62   1  4  58  66  .281  .385  .488  137  179   0   3   7   6  11 RoY-3,AS
 1970 22 CHW AL 150  555   83  158  28  4  12   68  12  5  79  96  .285  .373  .414  117  230   0   6   9   3  25
 1971 23 CHW AL 141  500   64  147  21  7   7   70  16  7  62  61  .294  .375  .406  118  203   1   5   5   6  16
 1972 24 CHW AL 148  523   83  161  26  3  12   68  23 14  79  70  .308  .405  .438  148  229   0   4  14   9  10 MVP-21,AS
 1973 25 CHW AL 149  553   62  148  20  0  20   96   8  6  53  73  .268  .334  .412  106  228   1   5   5   5  14 MVP-29
 1974 26 CHW AL 149  551   66  137  19  2   8   58   8  9  46  76  .249  .306  .334   82  184   2   4   3   1   9
 1975 27 CHW AL 128  454   55  123  19  2   8   53  12  7  67  46  .271  .373  .374  111  170   0   4  13   9  12
 1976 28 TOT AL 107  351   45   91  13  2   3   43   5  1  43  37  .259  .344  .333  100  117   1   5   2   5   6
         CHW AL  20   63    7   11   2  0   0    3   4  0   9   5  .175  .278  .206   43   13   0   0   0   0   0
         NYY AL  87  288   38   80  11  2   3   40   1  1  34  32  .278  .358  .361  112  104   1   5   2   5   6
 1977 29 TOT AL  76  199   21   47   7  1   2   17   0  0  22  25  .236  .311  .312   72   62   1   3   4   1   8
         NYY AL  65  181   21   41   7  1   2   16   0  0  17  24  .227  .292  .309   66   56   1   3   4   1   7
         CAL AL  11   18    0    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   5   1  .333  .478  .333  131    6   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1165 4120  545 1127 172 23  90  536  85 53 512 565  .274  .357  .392  111 1615   7  39  63  45 112
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        573   76  157  24  3  13   75  12  7  71  79  .274  .357  .392  111  225   1   5   9   6  16
 Career High    150  555   83  161  28  7  20   96  23 14  79  96  .308  .405  .488  148  230   2   6  14   9  25
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 20 CHW AL   71   57    3   1.4    84| .179  .244| .214  .314| .194  .361| .408  .676|  22  .159  -6.6  -0.8   0%
 1969 21 CHW AL  434  282   69   6.6   100| .281  .261| .385  .339| .488  .394| .873  .733| 137  .694  20.3   2.1  20%
 1970 22 CHW AL  643  433   84   5.2    98| .285  .259| .373  .333| .414  .395| .787  .729| 117  .588  15.7   1.6  70%
 1971 23 CHW AL  574  382   77   5.4    95| .294  .259| .375  .332| .406  .385| .781  .717| 118  .633  14.1   1.5  69%
 1972 24 CHW AL  615  390   96   6.6    85| .308  .250| .405  .319| .438  .361| .843  .680| 148  .750  36.2   4.0  62%
 1973 25 CHW AL  617  431   75   4.7    97| .268  .265| .334  .335| .412  .390| .746  .725| 106  .533   3.7   0.4  57%
 1974 26 CHW AL  604  438   56   3.4    92| .249  .262| .306  .327| .334  .376| .640  .703|  82  .417 -13.2  -1.4  47%
 1975 27 CHW AL  534  354   66   5.0    94| .271  .260| .373  .330| .374  .382| .747  .713| 111  .569   9.6   1.0  63%
 1976 28 TOT AL  405  273   44   4.4    86| .259  .256| .344  .321| .333  .361| .677  .682| 100  .540   1.7   0.1  83%
         CHW AL   72   52    5   2.6    87| .175  .257| .278  .322| .206  .363| .484  .684|  43  .314  -4.3  -0.5 100%
         NYY AL  333  221   39   4.8    86| .278  .256| .358  .320| .361  .361| .719  .681| 112  .581   6.0   0.6  50%
 1977 29 TOT AL  226  164   19   3.1    99| .236  .265| .311  .328| .312  .403| .623  .731|  72  .325  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         NYY AL  203  151   16   2.8    99| .227  .265| .292  .329| .309  .403| .601  .732|  66  .289  -8.3  -0.8   0%
         CAL AL   23   13    3   6.2    96| .333  .262| .478  .325| .333  .398| .811  .723| 131  .629   1.3   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4723 3204  589   5.0    94| .274  .259| .357  .329| .392  .382| .749  .711| 111  .582  74.4   7.8  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 20 CHW AL OF 17 24 0 1 0 .960 .980 1.41 1.80 1.52 2.08 17 142.0 LF 15 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.47 1.45 1.57 1.85 15 126.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.55 1.69 1.86 2 16.0 1969 21 CHW AL OF 100 154 10 3 0 .982 .978 1.64 1.84 1.71 2.13 98 863.7 AS LF 80 123 9 3 0 .978 .978 1.65 1.60 1.72 1.99 77 689.3 AS RF 22 28 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.32 1.60 1.50 1.91 21 174.3 AS 1970 22 CHW AL LF 141 199 12 2 2 .991 .978 1.50 1.48 1.57 1.81 141 1209.0 1B 7 73 11 2 6 .977 .991 12.00 8.14 11.40 9.58 7 66.3 1971 23 CHW AL 1B 130 1189 71 18 90 .986 .992 9.69 7.69 10.15 8.06 123 1117.0 LF 9 16 1 1 1 .944 .983 1.89 1.60 2.13 1.93 9 71.7 1972 24 CHW AL LF 145 210 13 4 2 .982 .980 1.54 1.53 1.60 1.89 144 1254.3 AS 1B 5 32 2 1 0 .971 .991 6.80 8.04 12.24 9.76 2 25.0 AS 1973 25 CHW AL DH 75 LF 70 118 7 1 1 .992 .977 1.79 1.68 1.92 2.00 70 585.7 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.25 6.00 9.85 2 18.0 1974 26 CHW AL LF 129 246 11 3 1 .988 .974 1.99 1.75 2.07 2.12 126 1116.7 DH 13 1975 27 CHW AL 1B 63 508 46 6 54 .989 .990 8.79 8.32 9.46 9.84 62 527.0 LF 46 71 6 2 1 .975 .977 1.67 1.80 1.80 2.18 45 384.0 DH 19 1976 28 TOT AL DH 81 TOT AL OF 16 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 2.00 2.21 2.26 2.47 15 127.7 TOT AL LF 16 31 0 1 0 .969 .978 1.94 1.91 2.18 2.23 15 127.7 CHW AL DH 10 LF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.44 1.91 1.96 2.23 8 59.7 NYY AL DH 71 LF 7 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 2.57 1.91 2.38 2.22 7 68.0 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 9.00 8.90 10.12 9.90 1 8.0 1977 29 TOT AL DH 54 NYY AL DH 53 OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 1.23 2.33 2 22.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.06 2.12 2 17.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 CAL AL 1B 3 15 2 0 1 1.000 .988 5.67 8.80 6.38 10.01 3 24.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 22 CHW AL 1B 7 73 11 2 6 .977 .991 12.00 8.14 11.40 9.58 7 66.3 1971 23 CHW AL 1B 130 1189 71 18 90 .986 .992 9.69 7.69 10.15 8.06 123 1117.0 1972 24 CHW AL 1B 5 32 2 1 0 .971 .991 6.80 8.04 12.24 9.76 2 25.0 1973 25 CHW AL 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.25 6.00 9.85 2 18.0 1975 27 CHW AL 1B 63 508 46 6 54 .989 .990 8.79 8.32 9.46 9.84 62 527.0 1976 28 NYY AL 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 9.00 8.90 10.12 9.90 1 8.0 1977 29 CAL AL 1B 3 15 2 0 1 1.000 .988 5.67 8.80 6.38 10.01 3 24.0 1973 25 CHW AL DH 75 1974 26 CHW AL DH 13 1975 27 CHW AL DH 19 1976 28 TOT AL DH 81 CHW AL DH 10 NYY AL DH 71 1977 29 TOT AL DH 54 NYY AL DH 53 CAL AL DH 1 1968 20 CHW AL LF 15 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.47 1.45 1.57 1.85 15 126.0 1969 21 CHW AL LF 80 123 9 3 0 .978 .978 1.65 1.60 1.72 1.99 77 689.3 1970 22 CHW AL LF 141 199 12 2 2 .991 .978 1.50 1.48 1.57 1.81 141 1209.0 1971 23 CHW AL LF 9 16 1 1 1 .944 .983 1.89 1.60 2.13 1.93 9 71.7 1972 24 CHW AL LF 145 210 13 4 2 .982 .980 1.54 1.53 1.60 1.89 144 1254.3 1973 25 CHW AL LF 70 118 7 1 1 .992 .977 1.79 1.68 1.92 2.00 70 585.7 1974 26 CHW AL LF 129 246 11 3 1 .988 .974 1.99 1.75 2.07 2.12 126 1116.7 1975 27 CHW AL LF 46 71 6 2 1 .975 .977 1.67 1.80 1.80 2.18 45 384.0 1976 28 TOT AL LF 16 31 0 1 0 .969 .978 1.94 1.91 2.18 2.23 15 127.7 CHW AL LF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.44 1.91 1.96 2.23 8 59.7 NYY AL LF 7 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 2.57 1.91 2.38 2.22 7 68.0 1977 29 NYY AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.06 2.12 2 17.0 1968 20 CHW AL OF 17 24 0 1 0 .960 .980 1.41 1.80 1.52 2.08 17 142.0 1969 21 CHW AL OF 100 154 10 3 0 .982 .978 1.64 1.84 1.71 2.13 98 863.7 1970 22 CHW AL OF 141 203 12 2 2 .991 .980 1.52 1.85 1.60 2.14 141 1209.0 1971 23 CHW AL OF 9 17 1 1 0 .947 .984 2.00 1.96 2.26 2.23 9 71.7 1972 24 CHW AL OF 145 215 13 4 2 .983 .983 1.57 1.91 1.64 2.22 144 1254.3 1973 25 CHW AL OF 70 118 7 1 0 .992 .979 1.79 2.02 1.92 2.29 70 585.7 1974 26 CHW AL OF 129 245 11 3 1 .988 .980 1.98 2.12 2.06 2.41 126 1116.7 1975 27 CHW AL OF 46 72 6 2 1 .975 .979 1.70 2.10 1.83 2.37 45 384.0 1976 28 TOT AL OF 16 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 2.00 2.21 2.26 2.47 15 127.7 CHW AL OF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.44 2.21 1.96 2.47 8 59.7 NYY AL OF 7 19 0 1 0 .950 .979 2.71 2.21 2.51 2.47 7 68.0 1977 29 NYY AL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 1.23 2.33 2 22.0 1968 20 CHW AL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.55 1.69 1.86 2 16.0 1969 21 CHW AL RF 22 28 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.32 1.60 1.50 1.91 21 174.3 1977 29 NYY AL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 677 1083 60 18 6 .984 .980 1.69 1.96 1.78 2.25 667 5776.7 653 0 26# LF* 653 1038 59 18 8 .984 .977 1.68 1.62 1.77 1.97 644 5581.3 DH 242 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 211 1837 133 27 151 .986 .991 9.34 7.93 9.93 8.72 200 1785.3 RF* 26 33 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.31 1.60 1.57 1.91 23 195.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 888 2920 193 45 157 .986 .987 3.51 3.38 3.70 3.77 867 7562
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   3  10   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   4  .200  .273  .300   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY CIN     L   4   9   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   7  19   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   5  .105  .150  .158   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1969   CHW AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1972   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1969 *
1972

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-AL-21-0.02
1973-AL-29-0.01
Car-1221-0.03 shares

Batting Average
1971 AL-.294-7
1972 AL-.308-4

On-base %
1972 AL-.405-2

OPS
1972 AL-.843-6

Runs
1972 AL-83-7

Hits
1972 AL-161-5

Total Bases
1972 AL-229-10

Triples
1971 AL-7-4

RBI
1973 AL-96-6

Bases on Balls
1972 AL-79-4

Stolen Bases
1971 AL-16-10
1972 AL-23-9

Singles
1972 AL-120-6

Adjusted OPS+
1972 AL-148-8

Runs Created
1972 AL-96-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1972 AL-36-5

Batting Wins
1972 AL-4.0-4

Times on Base
1972 AL-249-3

Offensive Win%
1972 AL-.750-6

Hit By Pitch
1972 AL-9-3
1975 AL-9-4

Intentional Walks
1972 AL-14-5
1975 AL-13-5

Grounded into Double Plays
1970 AL-25-2

Caught Stealing
1972 AL-14-2

Power/Speed Number
1972 AL-15.8-7

Youngest Player
1968 AL-20-2

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 25 (876) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.8 (1452) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (1187) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

May 18, 1976: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Ken Brett and Rich Coggins.

September 16, 1977: Purchased by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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