Rudy May Stats

Rudy May was born on Tuesday, July 18, 1944, in Coffeyville, Kansas. May was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1965, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rudy May baseball stats page.

"Joing the Yankees was like a new life. I have never won 20 games or been an All-Star, but now I've got a chance to play in a World Series." - Rudy May in The Yankees' Forgotten Star (Baseball Digest, May 1975)

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Rudy May

Rudy May Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#90)

Rudy May Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#90)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Rudolph May, Jr.
Nickname:   Dude or Rudy
Born On:   07-18-1944
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Coffeyville, Kansas
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   207
First Game:   04-18-1965 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-21-1983
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rudy May

Rudy May Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1965 Angels 30 19 3 4 9 .308 3.92 2 1 0 124.0 545 111 54 59 7 78 1 76 9 4 0 -
1969 Angels 43 25 7 10 13 .435 3.44 4 0 2 180.1 722 142 69 81 20 66 5 133 3 3 4 -
1970 Angels 38 34 1 7 13 .350 4.01 2 2 0 208.2 874 190 93 102 20 81 7 164 8 3 2 -
1971 Angels 32 31 1 11 12 .478 3.02 7 2 0 208.1 852 160 70 74 12 87 6 156 0 2 0 -
1972 Angels 35 30 3 12 11 .522 2.94 10 3 1 205.1 849 162 67 79 15 82 6 169 3 0 0 -
1973 Angels 34 28 3 7 17 .292 4.38 10 4 0 185.0 797 177 90 101 20 80 9 134 6 3 3 -
1974 Angels 18 3 4 0 1 .000 7.00 0 0 2 27.0 122 29 21 24 2 10 0 12 4 1 0 -
1974 Yankees 17 15 1 8 4 .667 2.28 8 2 0 114.1 459 75 29 36 5 48 0 90 2 4 1 -
1975 Yankees 32 31 0 14 12 .538 3.06 13 1 0 212.0 894 179 72 87 9 99 2 145 5 2 0 -
1976 Yankees 11 11 0 4 3 .571 3.57 2 1 0 68.0 270 49 27 32 5 28 2 38 3 1 0 -
1976 Orioles 24 21 1 11 7 .611 3.78 5 1 0 152.1 637 156 64 73 11 42 3 71 1 0 0 -
1977 Orioles 37 37 0 18 14 .563 3.61 11 4 0 251.2 1,047 243 101 114 25 78 2 105 2 5 0 -
1978 Expos 27 23 1 8 10 .444 3.88 4 1 0 144.0 613 141 62 73 15 42 1 87 1 6 5 -
1979 Expos 33 7 8 10 3 .769 2.31 2 1 0 93.2 393 88 24 30 4 31 4 67 1 4 2 -
1980 Yankees 41 17 13 15 5 .750 2.46 3 1 3 175.1 690 144 48 56 14 39 2 133 9 0 1 -
1981 Yankees 27 22 1 6 11 .353 4.14 4 0 1 147.2 610 137 68 71 10 41 0 79 6 2 0 -
1982 Yankees 41 6 22 6 6 .500 2.89 0 0 3 106.0 438 109 34 43 4 14 5 85 2 1 0 -
1983 Yankees 15 0 4 1 5 .167 6.87 0 0 0 18.1 90 22 14 15 1 12 1 16 2 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
16 Years 535 360 73 152 156 .494 3.46 87 24 12 2,622.0 10,902 2,314 1,007 1,150 199 958 56 1,760 67 42 18 -
Rudy May

Rudy May Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1965 Angels 30 30 2 6 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 15 2 0 1 0 .200 .314 .300
1969 Angels 44 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 1 0 0 1 .082 .151 .082
1970 Angels 38 69 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 31 2 1 0 1 .087 .135 .116
1971 Angels 32 68 2 10 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 40 2 0 0 1 .147 .194 .162
1972 Angels 35 62 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 2 0 0 1 .113 .154 .129
1973 Angels 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Angels 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Yankees 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 Yankees 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 Yankees 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 Orioles 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Orioles 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Expos 27 42 2 6 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 19 7 0 0 0 .143 .200 .190
1979 Expos 33 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 .143 .182 .143
1980 Yankees 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Yankees 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Yankees 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Yankees 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 536 341 12 42 9 0 0 0 14 22 0 164 17 1 2 4 .123 .180 .150
Rudy May

Rudy May Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1965 Angels P 30 19 372 19 0.6 19 4 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38 -
1969 Angels P 43 25 541 38 0.9 32 6 26 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .842 1.60 -
1970 Angels P 38 34 626 41 1.1 38 5 33 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .927 1.64 -
1971 Angels P 32 31 625 42 1.3 38 7 31 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .905 1.64 -
1972 Angels P 35 30 616 31 0.9 26 2 24 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .839 1.14 -
1973 Angels P 34 28 555 42 1.2 41 2 39 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.99 -
1974 Angels P 18 3 81 11 0.6 11 0 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.67 -
1974 Yankees P 17 15 343 12 0.7 12 4 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.94 -
1975 Yankees P 32 31 636 36 1.1 34 9 25 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.44 -
1976 Yankees P 11 11 204 15 1.4 14 4 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.85 -
1976 Orioles P 24 21 457 34 1.4 30 9 21 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .882 1.77 -
1977 Orioles P 37 37 755 43 1.2 39 6 33 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .907 1.39 -
1978 Expos P 27 23 432 23 0.9 20 5 15 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .870 1.25 -
1979 Expos P 33 7 281 21 0.6 21 6 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02 -
1980 Yankees P 41 17 526 33 0.8 31 5 26 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.59 -
1981 Yankees P 27 22 443 40 1.5 39 11 28 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.38 -
1982 Yankees P 41 6 318 22 0.5 21 2 19 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.78 -
1983 Yankees P 15 0 55 3 0.2 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.47 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 535 360 7,866 506 0.9 469 87 382 37 18 n/a n/a n/a .927 1.61 --
16 Years 535 360 7,866 506 0.9 469 87 382 37 18 n/a n/a n/a .927 1.61 --
Rudy May

Rudy May Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1965 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 30.0 0.97 5.52 5.66
1969 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.02 6.64 3.29
1970 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 34.5 2.02 7.07 3.49
1971 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 17.0 1.79 6.74 3.76
1972 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 62.0 2.06 7.41 3.59
1973 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.68 6.52 3.89
1974 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.20 4.00 3.33
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.88 7.08 3.78
1975 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.46 6.16 4.20
1976 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.36 5.03 3.71
1976 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.69 4.19 2.48
1977 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.35 3.75 2.79
1978 Expos 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 14.0 2.07 5.44 2.63
1979 Expos 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 7.0 2.16 6.44 2.98
1980 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.41 6.83 2.00
1981 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.93 4.81 2.50
1982 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.07 7.22 1.19
1983 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 7.85 5.89
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.1 24.4 1.84 6.04 3.29
Rudy May

Rudy May Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1965 California Angels 40 Undetermined - -
1969 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1970 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1971 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1972 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1973 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1974 California Angels 34 Undetermined - -
1974 New York Yankees 43 $28,000.00 - -
1975 New York Yankees 43 $42,500.00 - -
1976 New York Yankees 43 Undetermined - -
1976 Baltimore Orioles 43 $60,000.00 - -
1977 Baltimore Orioles 43 $138,000.00 - -
1978 Montreal Expos 43 Undetermined - -
1979 Montreal Expos 43 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 45 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Yankees 45 Undetermined - Stats
1982 New York Yankees 45 Undetermined - -
1983 New York Yankees 45 Undetermined - -


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