Dave May Notable

b. December 23, 1943 · Baltimore Orioles 1967–1970, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1974, 1978, Atlanta Braves 1975–1976, Texas Rangers 1977, Pittsburgh Pirates 1978

Dave May played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1967 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1978. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1970 to 1974.

Across 1,252 games he batted .251, with 920 hits and 462 runs. He finished with 96 home runs, 130 doubles and 60 stolen bases.

He played 1,021 games in the outfield, with 2,177 putouts and 50 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1973.

He was born in New Castle, DE, USA on December 23, 1943, and died on October 20, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1973

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	BAL	36	85	12	20	1	1	1	7	6	13	0	.235
1968	BAL	84	152	15	29	6	3	0	7	19	27	3	.191
1969	BAL	78	120	8	29	6	0	3	10	9	23	2	.242
1970	BAL/MIL	125	373	42	88	8	2	8	37	48	60	8	.236
1971	MIL	144	501	74	139	20	3	16	65	50	59	15	.277
1972	MIL	143	500	49	119	20	2	9	45	47	56	11	.238
1973	MIL	156	624	96	189	23	4	25	93	44	78	6	.303
1974	MIL	135	477	56	108	15	1	10	42	28	73	4	.226
1975	ATL	82	203	28	56	8	0	12	40	25	27	1	.276
1976	ATL	105	214	27	46	5	3	3	23	26	31	5	.215
1977	TEX	120	340	46	82	14	1	7	42	32	43	4	.241
1978	MIL/PIT	44	81	9	15	4	0	2	11	10	11	1	.185
Career	—	1252	3670	462	920	130	20	96	422	344	501	60	.251

On this day & linked events

1943

Born December 23, 1943

New Castle, DE, USA

2012

Died October 20, 2012

1967

Major-league debut: Dave May

Dave May made a major-league debut on July 28, 1967.

1978

Final major-league game: Dave May

Dave May played a final major-league game on October 1, 1978.

Image: Baltimore Orioles / MLB, public domain