Pinky May
1939–1943 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
666G
.276AVG
.353OBP
.337SLG
610H
4HR
212RBI
14SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | 2,547 | 2,214 | 210 | 610 | 102 | 11 | 4 | 212 | 263 | 122 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 746 | .276 | .353 | .337 | .690 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1940-08-11 to 1940-08-25
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1939-05-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1940-05-20 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1939-08-31 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 321 | 1219 | 279 | 0 | 94 | 146 | 55 | .268 | .349 | .333 |
| Away | 345 | 1328 | 331 | 4 | 118 | 117 | 67 | .282 | .337 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 165 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 9 | .273 | .364 | .329 |
| May | 116 | 450 | 89 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 20 | .230 | .311 | .289 |
| June | 105 | 358 | 99 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 16 | .309 | .349 | .369 |
| July | 122 | 455 | 122 | 1 | 48 | 53 | 19 | .314 | .385 | .393 |
| August | 134 | 534 | 129 | 3 | 47 | 49 | 31 | .276 | .333 | .340 |
| September | 143 | 572 | 128 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 27 | .259 | .334 | .309 |
| October | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .308 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 99 | 371 | 87 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 16 | .272 | .358 | .331 |
| new-york-giants | 98 | 376 | 95 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 23 | .286 | .356 | .383 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 98 | 367 | 95 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 13 | .300 | .368 | .347 |
| chicago-cubs | 97 | 378 | 107 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 12 | .317 | .362 | .396 |
| boston-braves | 94 | 357 | 82 | 0 | 31 | 41 | 22 | .270 | .345 | .322 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 93 | 366 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 22 | .259 | .317 | .309 |
| cincinnati-reds | 87 | 332 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 14 | .217 | .286 | .255 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 464 | 133 | 2 | 61 | 5 | .287 | – | – |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 501 | 147 | 1 | 47 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 490 | 131 | – | 39 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 115 | 345 | 82 | – | 18 | 3 | .238 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 414 | 117 | 1 | 47 | 2 | .283 | – | – |