Carlos May Notable

b. May 17, 1948 · Chicago White Sox 1968–1976, New York Yankees 1976–1977, California Angels 1977

Carlos May played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1968 and closing with the California Angels in 1977.

Across 1,165 games he batted .274, with 1,127 hits and 545 runs. He finished with 90 home runs, 172 doubles, 512 walks and 85 stolen bases.

He played 677 games in the outfield, with 1,083 putouts and 18 errors. He also played 211 games at first base.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1969 and 1972.

He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on May 17, 1948. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1969, 1972
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1969

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1968	CHW	17	67	4	12	1	0	0	1	3	15	0	.179
1969	CHW	100	367	62	103	18	2	18	62	58	66	1	.281
1970	CHW	150	555	83	158	28	4	12	68	79	96	12	.285
1971	CHW	141	500	64	147	21	7	7	70	62	61	16	.294
1972	CHW	148	523	83	161	26	3	12	68	79	70	23	.308
1973	CHW	149	553	62	148	20	0	20	96	53	73	8	.268
1974	CHW	149	551	66	137	19	2	8	58	46	76	8	.249
1975	CHW	128	454	55	123	19	2	8	53	67	46	12	.271
1976	CHW/NYY	107	351	45	91	13	2	3	43	43	37	5	.259
1977	CAL/NYY	76	199	21	47	7	1	2	17	22	25	0	.236
Career	—	1165	4120	545	1127	172	23	90	536	512	565	85	.274

On this day & linked events

1948

Born May 17, 1948

Birmingham, AL, USA

1968

Major-league debut: Carlos May

Carlos May made a major-league debut on September 6, 1968.

1977

Final major-league game: Carlos May

Carlos May played a final major-league game on October 2, 1977.

Image: Chicago White Sox, public domain