Lee Maye Notable

b. December 11, 1934 · Milwaukee Braves 1959–1965, Houston Astros 1965–1966, Cleveland Indians 1967–1969, Washington Senators 1969–1970, Chicago White Sox 1970–1971

Lee Maye played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1971.

Across 1,288 games he batted .274, with 1,109 hits and 533 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 190 doubles and 59 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1964, with 44. He played 1,040 games in the outfield, with 1,793 putouts and 57 errors.

He was born in Tuscaloosa, AL, USA on December 11, 1934, and died on July 17, 2002. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1959	MLN	51	140	17	42	5	1	4	16	7	26	2	.300
1960	MLN	41	83	14	25	6	0	0	2	7	21	5	.301
1961	MLN	110	373	68	101	11	5	14	41	36	50	10	.271
1962	MLN	99	349	40	85	10	0	10	41	25	58	9	.244
1963	MLN	124	442	67	120	22	7	11	34	36	52	14	.271
1964	MLN	153	588	96	179	44	5	10	74	34	54	5	.304
1965	HOU/MLN	123	468	46	120	19	7	5	43	22	43	1	.256
1966	HOU	115	358	38	103	12	4	9	36	20	26	4	.288
1967	CLE	115	297	43	77	20	4	9	27	26	47	3	.259
1968	CLE	109	299	20	84	13	2	4	26	15	24	0	.281
1969	CLE/WSA	114	346	50	96	14	3	10	41	28	40	2	.277
1970	CHW/WSA	102	261	28	68	12	1	7	31	21	33	4	.261
1971	CHW	32	44	6	9	2	0	1	7	5	7	0	.205
Career	—	1288	4048	533	1109	190	39	94	419	282	481	59	.274

On this day & linked events

1934

Born December 11, 1934

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

2002

Died July 17, 2002

1959

Major-league debut: Lee Maye

Lee Maye made a major-league debut on July 17, 1959.

1971

Final major-league game: Lee Maye

Lee Maye played a final major-league game on June 29, 1971.

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