Milt May
1970–1984 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
1,192G
.263AVG
.318OBP
.371SLG
More career statistics
971H
77HR
443RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,192 | 4,075 | 3,693 | 313 | 971 | 147 | 11 | 77 | 443 | 305 | 361 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 1,371 | .263 | .318 | .371 | .689 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1982-05-29 to 1982-06-16
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1972-07-07 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1979-06-02 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1975-08-03 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 586 | 1915 | 433 | 42 | 209 | 154 | 165 | .251 | .307 | .370 |
| Away | 606 | 2160 | 538 | 35 | 234 | 151 | 196 | .274 | .319 | .372 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 159 | 576 | 143 | 12 | 60 | 43 | 38 | .272 | .323 | .390 |
| May | 223 | 761 | 174 | 16 | 93 | 57 | 74 | .253 | .304 | .359 |
| June | 216 | 715 | 168 | 11 | 65 | 50 | 79 | .256 | .305 | .356 |
| July | 173 | 599 | 163 | 19 | 70 | 51 | 47 | .305 | .357 | .452 |
| August | 193 | 674 | 153 | 13 | 82 | 47 | 59 | .248 | .297 | .374 |
| September | 215 | 707 | 162 | 6 | 69 | 54 | 59 | .256 | .306 | .322 |
| October | 13 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .256 | .225 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 93 | 322 | 81 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 32 | .271 | .311 | .365 |
| montreal-expos | 91 | 280 | 72 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 20 | .286 | .339 | .373 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 88 | 271 | 69 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 22 | .284 | .351 | .407 |
| atlanta-braves | 84 | 289 | 74 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 20 | .281 | .325 | .354 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 82 | 281 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 36 | .219 | .299 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 78 | 262 | 66 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 22 | .272 | .313 | .416 |
| new-york-mets | 76 | 255 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 37 | .195 | .239 | .267 |
| san-diego-padres | 76 | 262 | 63 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 20 | .275 | .347 | .406 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 126 | 35 | 6 | 25 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 139 | 39 | – | 14 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 101 | 283 | 76 | 7 | 31 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Houston Astros | 127 | 405 | 117 | 7 | 54 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 111 | 386 | 93 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Detroit Tigers | 6 | 25 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 397 | 99 | 12 | 46 | – | .249 | – | – |
| 1978 | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 352 | 88 | 10 | 37 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 71 | 213 | 54 | 7 | 31 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1980 |  San Francisco Giants | 111 | 358 | 93 | 6 | 50 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 97 | 316 | 98 | 2 | 33 | 1 | .310 | – | – |
| 1982 | San Francisco Giants | 114 | 395 | 104 | 9 | 39 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 73 | 198 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 8 | – | .177 | – | – |