1943
Born December 14, 1943
Staunton, VA, USA
Jerry May Notable
b. December 14, 1943 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1964–1970, Kansas City Royals 1971–1973, New York Mets 1973
Jerry May played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1964 and closing with the New York Mets in 1973.
Across 556 games he batted .234, with 357 hits and 120 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 63 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 525 games behind the plate, with 2,649 putouts and 29 errors. He turned 36 double plays.
He was born in Staunton, VA, USA on December 14, 1943, and died on June 30, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | PIT | 11 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .258 |
| 1965 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1966 | PIT | 42 | 52 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .250 |
| 1967 | PIT | 110 | 325 | 23 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 55 | 0 | .271 |
| 1968 | PIT | 137 | 416 | 26 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 41 | 80 | 0 | .219 |
| 1969 | PIT | 62 | 190 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 53 | 1 | .232 |
| 1970 | PIT | 51 | 139 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 0 | .209 |
| 1971 | KCR | 71 | 218 | 16 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 0 | .252 |
| 1972 | KCR | 53 | 116 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | .190 |
| 1973 | KCR/NYM | 15 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 556 | 1527 | 120 | 357 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 130 | 157 | 293 | 1 | .234 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died June 30, 1996
1964
Major-league debut: Jerry May
Jerry May made a major-league debut on September 19, 1964.
1973
Final major-league game: Jerry May
Jerry May played a final major-league game on June 3, 1973.
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