Rudy May
Rudy May
Full name: Rudolph May
Born: July 18, 1944, Coffeyville, Kansas
First Game: April 18, 1965 ; Final Game: September 21, 1983
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205
Photo by Legend in Time, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Rudy May
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1965 CAL A Daily Splits 30 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 4 0 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .314 .300 0.0 1965 CAL A
1969 CAL A Daily Splits 44 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .082 .151 .082 0.0 1969 CAL A
1970 CAL A Daily Splits 38 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 31 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .087 .135 .116 0.0 1970 CAL A
1971 CAL A Daily Splits 32 68 2 10 1 0 0 4 4 0 40 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .147 .194 .162 0.0 1971 CAL A
1972 CAL A Daily Splits 35 62 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .113 .154 .129 0.0 1972 CAL A
1973 CAL A 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1973 CAL A
1974 CAL A 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 CAL A
1974 NY A 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 NY A
1974 TOT A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 TOT A
1975 NY A 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1975 NY A
1976 NY A 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 NY A
1976 BAL A 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 BAL A
1976 TOT A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 TOT A
1977 BAL A 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 BAL A
1978 MON N Daily Splits 27 42 2 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 19 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .200 .190 0.0 1978 MON N
1979 MON N Daily Splits 33 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .182 .143 0.0 1979 MON N
1980 NY A 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1980 NY A
1981 NY A 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1981 NY A
1982 NY A 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 NY A
1983 NY A 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 NY A
Total NL 60 63 4 9 2 0 0 6 3 0 27 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .194 .175 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 476 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 19 0 137 1 9 1 0 2 4 0 0 .119 .177 .144 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 536 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 22 0 164 2 17 1 0 3 4 0 0 .123 .180 .150 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
Division Series Batting Record Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 NY A
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1980 NY A
1981 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 NY A
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 NY A
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1965 CAL A Daily Splits 30 19 2 1 3 0 124 111 545 7 59 54 78 1 76 7 3 9 4 0 21 4 13 6 4 9 3.92 -0.4 1965 CAL A
1969 CAL A Daily Splits 43 25 4 0 7 2 180.1 142 722 20 81 69 66 5 133 6 2 3 3 4 19 2 26 13 10 13 3.44 -0.2 1969 CAL A
1970 CAL A Daily Splits 38 34 2 2 1 0 208.2 190 874 20 102 93 81 7 164 13 3 8 3 2 31 3 20 7 7 13 4.01 -1.0 1970 CAL A
1971 CAL A Daily Splits 32 31 7 2 1 0 208.1 160 852 12 74 70 87 6 156 10 3 0 2 0 31 0 14 7 11 12 3.02 0.9 1971 CAL A
1972 CAL A Daily Splits 35 30 10 3 3 1 205.1 162 849 15 79 67 82 6 169 13 2 3 0 0 26 1 19 19 12 11 2.94 -0.4 1972 CAL A
1973 CAL A Daily Splits 34 28 10 4 3 0 185 177 797 20 101 90 80 9 134 8 9 6 3 3 28 1 9 11 7 17 4.38 -1.9 1973 CAL A
1974 CAL A Daily Splits 18 3 0 0 4 2 27 29 122 2 24 21 10 0 12 1 4 4 1 0 7 2 1 5 0 1 7.00 -0.5 1974 CAL A
1974 NY A Daily Splits 17 15 8 2 1 0 114.1 75 459 5 36 29 48 0 90 5 4 2 4 1 12 4 8 4 8 4 2.28 1.5 1974 NY A
1974 TOT A 35 18 8 2 5 2 141.1 104 581 7 60 50 58 0 102 6 8 6 5 1 19 6 9 9 8 5 3.18 1.0 1974 TOT A
1975 NY A Daily Splits 32 31 13 1 0 0 212 179 894 9 87 72 99 2 145 11 8 5 2 0 31 4 17 13 14 12 3.06 1.4 1975 NY A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 11 11 2 1 0 0 68 49 270 5 32 27 28 2 38 2 1 3 1 0 4 4 9 5 4 3 3.57 -0.2 1976 NY A
1976 BAL A Daily Splits 24 21 5 1 1 0 152.1 156 637 11 73 64 42 3 71 7 4 1 0 0 19 3 9 8 11 7 3.78 -1.1 1976 BAL A
1976 TOT A 35 32 7 2 1 0 220.1 205 907 16 105 91 70 5 109 9 5 4 1 0 23 7 18 13 15 10 3.72 -1.3 1976 TOT A
1977 BAL A Daily Splits 37 37 11 4 0 0 251.2 243 1047 25 114 101 78 2 105 6 5 2 5 0 39 5 22 9 18 14 3.61 0.3 1977 BAL A
1978 MON N Daily Splits 27 23 4 1 1 0 144 141 613 15 73 62 42 1 87 9 4 1 6 5 28 2 13 17 8 10 3.88 -0.9 1978 MON N
1979 MON N Daily Splits 33 7 2 1 8 0 93.2 88 393 4 30 24 31 4 67 9 4 1 4 2 9 0 9 5 10 3 2.31 1.8 1979 MON N
1980 NY A Daily Splits 41 17 3 1 13 3 175.1 144 690 14 56 48 39 2 133 6 2 9 0 1 29 1 12 7 15 5 2.46 3.2 1980 NY A
1981 NY A Daily Splits 27 22 4 0 1 1 147.2 137 610 10 71 68 41 0 79 6 4 6 2 0 21 8 15 10 6 11 4.14 -0.7 1981 NY A
1982 NY A Daily Splits 41 6 0 0 22 3 106 109 438 4 43 34 14 5 85 9 5 2 1 0 24 1 3 9 6 6 2.89 1.2 1982 NY A
1983 NY A Daily Splits 15 0 0 0 4 0 18.1 22 90 1 15 14 12 1 16 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 1 2 1 5 6.87 -1.1 1983 NY A
Total NL 60 30 6 2 9 0 237.2 229 1006 19 103 86 73 5 154 18 8 2 10 7 37 2 22 22 18 13 3.26 0.9 Total NL
Total AL 475 330 81 22 64 12 2384.1 2085 9896 180 1047 921 885 51 1606 112 59 65 32 11 348 43 198 135 134 143 3.48 1.0 Total AL
Total Splits 535 360 87 24 73 12 2622 2314 10902 199 1150 1007 958 56 1760 130 67 67 42 18 385 45 220 157 152 156 3.46 1.9 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
Division Series Pitching Record Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1981 NY A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1981 NY A
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1980 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 6 32 0 3 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.38 1980 NY A
1981 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 16 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 1981 NY A
Total Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 11.1 12 48 0 6 6 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 4.76 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1981 NY A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 23 1 2 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2.84 1981 NY A
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1965 CAL A Daily P 30 19 2 124 4 15 0 0 0 4 9 3 1 1.000
1969 CAL A Daily P 43 25 4 180.1 6 26 6 3 0 1 10 6 1 .842
1970 CAL A Daily P 38 34 2 208.2 5 33 3 1 0 3 3 5 1 .927
1971 CAL A Daily P 32 31 7 208.1 7 31 4 3 0 0 9 6 0 .905
1972 CAL A Daily P 35 30 10 205.1 2 24 5 2 0 3 7 9 0 .839
1973 CAL A Daily P 34 28 10 185 2 39 1 0 0 2 9 10 7 .976
1974 CAL A Daily P 18 3 0 27 0 11 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1.000
1974 NY A Daily P 17 15 8 114.1 4 8 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1.000
1974 TOT A P 35 18 8 141.1 4 19 0 0 0 4 3 4 1 1.000
1975 NY A Daily P 32 31 12 212 9 25 2 0 0 1 11 8 0 .944
1976 NY A Daily P 11 11 2 68 4 10 1 1 0 1 6 7 0 .933
1976 BAL A Daily P 24 21 5 152.1 9 21 4 2 0 1 6 10 0 .882
1976 TOT A P 35 32 7 220.1 13 31 5 3 0 2 12 17 0 .898
1977 BAL A Daily P 37 37 11 251.2 6 33 4 1 0 2 12 16 4 .907
1978 MON N Daily P 27 23 4 144 5 15 3 2 0 0 5 16 0 .870
1979 MON N Daily P 33 7 2 93.2 6 15 0 0 0 1 5 10 0 1.000
1980 NY A Daily P 41 17 3 175.1 5 26 2 2 0 2 6 8 2 .939
1981 NY A Daily P 27 22 4 147.2 11 28 1 0 0 1 5 12 3 .975
1982 NY A Daily P 41 6 0 106 2 19 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 .955
1983 NY A Daily P 15 0 0 18.1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000
Total P 535 360 86 2622 87 382 37 18 0 27 109 134 21 .927
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1981 NY A Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1980 NY A Daily P 1 1 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1981 NY A Daily P 1 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 2 2 1 11.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1981 NY A Daily P 3 0 0 6.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota Twins (November 5, 1962 ).
Selected by Chicago White Sox from Minnesota Twins in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bill Heath and
a player to be named later (October 15, 1964 ); Chicago White Sox received Joel
Gibson (November 23, 1964 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Costen Shockley to California Angels in
exchange for Bo Belinsky (December 3, 1964 ).
Sold by California Angels to New York Yankees (June 15, 1974 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with Tippy Martinez , Dave Pagan , Scott McGregor and Rick
Dempsey to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ken Holtzman , Doyle Alexander , Grant
Jackson , Elrod Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman (June 15, 1976 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Randy Miller and Bryn Smith to Montreal Expos in
exchange for Don Stanhouse , Joe Kerrigan and Gary Roenicke (December 7, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1979 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (November 8, 1979 ).
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