Lee May
1965–1982 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, NLS
2,071G
.267AVG
.313OBP
.459SLG
2,031H
354HR
1,244RBI
39SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1973-06-21 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1975-04-18 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1974-04-29 | 1 in 2,522 player-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 | – | – |