Lee May
1965–1982 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, NLS
2,071G
.267AVG
.313OBP
.459SLG
More career statistics
2,031H
354HR
1,244RBI
39SB
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,071 | 8,219 | 7,609 | 959 | 2,031 | 340 | 31 | 354 | 1,244 | 487 | 1,569 | 39 | 35 | 49 | 65 | 3,495 | .267 | .313 | .459 | .772 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1973-05-30 to 1973-06-22
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1974-04-29 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1979-06-26 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1979-05-26 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1046 | 4090 | 1044 | 179 | 640 | 248 | 777 | .277 | .316 | .477 |
| Away | 1025 | 4129 | 987 | 175 | 604 | 239 | 792 | .257 | .297 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 234 | 917 | 221 | 35 | 146 | 58 | 165 | .263 | .304 | .447 |
| May | 361 | 1411 | 338 | 74 | 214 | 91 | 281 | .259 | .304 | .468 |
| June | 361 | 1457 | 378 | 70 | 227 | 72 | 286 | .278 | .309 | .486 |
| July | 371 | 1509 | 377 | 68 | 239 | 95 | 275 | .270 | .313 | .476 |
| August | 365 | 1463 | 349 | 59 | 197 | 82 | 272 | .257 | .295 | .437 |
| September | 365 | 1412 | 356 | 45 | 212 | 87 | 279 | .273 | .314 | .435 |
| October | 14 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .250 | .280 | .479 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 135 | 521 | 125 | 25 | 88 | 21 | 118 | .256 | .280 | .465 |
| san-francisco-giants | 132 | 537 | 130 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 105 | .258 | .287 | .463 |
| atlanta-braves | 125 | 503 | 128 | 21 | 81 | 27 | 92 | .276 | .308 | .460 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 109 | 427 | 112 | 18 | 69 | 27 | 73 | .283 | .326 | .510 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 104 | 425 | 111 | 19 | 60 | 30 | 74 | .286 | .332 | .482 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 103 | 419 | 128 | 16 | 63 | 24 | 70 | .327 | .363 | .536 |
| chicago-cubs | 102 | 424 | 116 | 23 | 66 | 19 | 91 | .289 | .318 | .515 |
| new-york-mets | 98 | 393 | 94 | 28 | 68 | 32 | 94 | .263 | .321 | .557 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 75 | 25 | 2 | 10 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 127 | 438 | 116 | 12 | 57 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 146 | 559 | 162 | 22 | 80 | 4 | .290 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | 158 | 607 | 169 | 38 | 110 | 5 | .278 | – | – |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 605 | 153 | 34 | 94 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cincinnati Reds | 147 | 553 | 154 | 39 | 98 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Houston Astros | 148 | 592 | 168 | 29 | 98 | 3 | .284 | – | – |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 148 | 545 | 147 | 28 | 105 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 152 | 556 | 149 | 24 | 85 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Baltimore Orioles | 146 | 580 | 152 | 20 | 99 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 530 | 137 | 25 | 109 | 4 | .258 | – | – |
| 1977 | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 585 | 148 | 27 | 99 | 2 | .253 | – | – |
| 1978 | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 556 | 137 | 25 | 80 | 5 | .246 | – | – |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 456 | 116 | 19 | 69 | 3 | .254 | – | – |
| 1980 | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 222 | 54 | 7 | 31 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Kansas City Royals | 26 | 55 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .291 | – | – |
| 1982 | Kansas City Royals | 42 | 91 | 28 | 3 | 12 | – | .308 | – | – |