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Dave May
David La France May

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 186 lb.

MLB Debut July 28, 1967
Final Game October 1, 1978
Born December 23, 1943 in New Castle, DE
Died October 20, 2012 (age 68)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 23 BAA AL    2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250  .250  .250  .500    74     1   0   0   0   0   0  
 1968 24 BAA AL   28   13    1    2   1   0   0    1   2   0    0    3  .154  .154  .231  .385    60     3   1   0   0   0   1  
 1969 25 BAA AL   12   11    6    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    2  .364  .462  .727 1.189   170     8   0   0   0   0   0  
 1970 26 CHA AL  127  381   46   73   9   3   5   32  10   8   55   68  .192  .293  .270  .563    79   103   0   4   2   1  12  
 1971 27 CHA AL  153  504   76  146  21   5  21   79   8   5   60   36  .290  .362  .476  .839   121   240   4   8   6   2  21  
 1972 28 CHA AL  132  402   40   91  16   2   9   31   9  13   43   35  .226  .305  .343  .648    97   138   5   1   2   3  14  
 1973 29 CHA AL  163  640   99  194  20   4  28  103   4   5   62   79  .303  .366  .478  .844   115   306   0   6   6   5  16  MVP-6
 1974 30 ATN NL  146  505   46  114  16   7   6   40   3   1   27   76  .226  .262  .321  .583    81   162  20   6   0   0  16  
 1975 31 ATN NL  114  208   27   61  10   0  15   34   0   0   26   28  .293  .384  .558  .942   130   116   0   2   1   6   8  
 1976 32 SLN NL   15   31    3    7   1   0   2    5   1   1    4    7  .226  .314  .452  .766   114    14   0   0   0   0   0  
         KCA AL    3   11    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .455  .538  .545 1.084   157     6   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      18   42    4   12   2   0   2    5   1   1    6    9  .286  .375  .476  .851          20   0   0   0   0   0 
 1977 33 CHN NL  113  358   47   76  13   1   8   32   0   0   40   45  .212  .293  .321  .614    87   115   5   3   1   2   7  
 1978 34 CHA AL   18   38    5   12   2   0   0    8   0   0    2    5  .316  .366  .368  .734   101    14   1   0   0   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1026 3106  397  786 111  22  95  369  37  33  323  386  .253  .325  .395  .719        1226  36  30  18  20  95
 Per 600 PA           530   68  134  19   4  16   63   6   6   55   66                                 209   6   5   3   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      593 1965  266  516  68  14  63  253  31  31  222  223  .263  .338  .408  .746         801  10  19  16  12  63
   With ATN      260  713   73  175  26   7  21   74   3   1   53  104  .245  .300  .390  .690         278  20   8   1   6  24
   With CHN      113  358   47   76  13   1   8   32   0   0   40   45  .212  .293  .321  .614         115   5   3   1   2   7
   With BAA       42   28    7    7   2   0   1    5   2   0    2    5  .250  .300  .429  .729          12   1   0   0   0   1
   With SLN       15   31    3    7   1   0   2    5   1   1    4    7  .226  .314  .452  .766          14   0   0   0   0   0
   With KCA        3   11    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .455  .538  .545 1.084           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1252 3670  462  920 130  20  96  422  60  47  344  501  .251  .318  .375  .694        1378  25  18  41  28  91
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1967 23 BAA AL   0    0   2.2   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             -92   
 1968 24 BAA AL   8    0    .7   7   2   0  .286   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e7  -170   
 1969 25 BAA AL   0    3  15.2   9   3   0  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             517   
 1970 26 CHA AL  41   30   2.5  19   0   0  .000   3   31   28  .903    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5   -95   
 1971 27 CHA AL  13   83   5.7  11   6   0  .545   9   57   43  .754    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e10   70   
 1972 28 CHA AL   8   38   3.0  11   3   0  .273   3   55   45  .818    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e7     2   
 1973 29 CHA AL  31  110   6.3   0   0   0  .000  11   84   63  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e10   20   
 1974 30 ATN NL  38   40   2.5   5   2   0  .400   6   56   25  .446    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e4   -15   
 1975 31 ATN NL  38   43   7.6  54  17   7  .315   1    9    5  .556    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e15   89   
 1976 32 SLN NL   3    4   4.8   5   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e8   157   
         KCA AL  46    3  15.8   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e8   475   
         TOT                     5   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000
 1977 33 CHN NL  14   35   3.2  18   3   1  .167   2   29   20  .690    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e11  -47   
 1978 34 CHA AL   0    5   5.5   4   0   0  .000   0    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e18  135   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          400   4.3 145  36   8  .248  35  330  237  .718    0    0  .000                   8   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 13.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1967 23 BAA AL  LF     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1968 24 BAA AL  RF    18     7     0    0    0  1.000     0    24.0   2.62
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.1   0.00
 1969 25 BAA AL  RF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     7.0   0.00
 1970 26 CHA AL  CF    79   166     5    3    0   .983    58   574.2   2.68
                 RF    33    52     2    0    1  1.000    33   279.2   1.74
                 LF     6     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.0   1.29
 1971 27 CHA AL  RF    72   107     4    7    1   .941    69   570.2   1.75
                 CF    82   141     3    1    0   .993    55   558.2   2.32
                 LF     7     3     0    1    0   .750     0    14.0   1.93
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1972 28 CHA AL  CF   127   316     8    3    0   .991   111  1021.2   2.85
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1973 29 CHA AL  CF   163   422    15   11    1   .975   163  1476.0   2.66
 1974 30 ATN NL  RF   138   253    15    6    2   .978   135  1190.2   2.03
                 LF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   0.56
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1975 31 ATN NL  RF    49    77     3    1    0   .988    38   353.0   2.04
                 LF     5     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.1   1.26
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1976 32 SLN NL  RF     8    13     1    0    0  1.000     7    56.0   2.25
 1977 33 CHN NL  RF    82   138     4    2    0   .986    78   708.0   1.81
                 CF     6    16     1    0    0  1.000     6    52.0   2.94
                 LF     4     6     1    0    0  1.000     4    37.0   1.70
 1978 34 CHA AL  CF    13    23     2    0    1  1.000     9    80.0   2.81
                 RF     4     3     1    0    0  1.000     1    13.0   2.77
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   6.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   473  1086    34   18    2   .984   403  3774.0   2.67
                 RF   408   650    30   16    4   .977   361  3204.0   1.91
                 LF    33    18     2    1    0   .952     8   110.2   1.63
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1969 ALCS  BAA MNA   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    BAA NYN   W    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   1  1  0  .000 1.000  .000  0
 1976 WS    KCA CIN   L    3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .333  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1967  BAA   93-69   Gary Dewing
 1968  BAA   82-80   Mike Skiffington
 1969  BAA   94-68   Mike Skiffington
 1970  CHA   53-109  Ben Lea
 1971  CHA   91-71   Ben Lea
 1972  CHA   85-77   Ben Lea
 1973  CHA   89-74   Ben Lea
 1974  ATN   54-108  Tom Austad
 1975  ATN   62-100  Tom Austad
 1976  SLN   70-92   Steve Dewing
 1976  KCA   96-66   Gary Dewing
 1977  CHN   59-103  Alan Bosslet
 1978  CHA   78-84   Ben Lea

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