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Pinky May
Merrill Glend May

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
School Indiana

MLB Debut April 21, 1939
Final Game October 3, 1943
Born January 18, 1911 in Laconia, IN
Died September 4, 2000 (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 28 CHA AL   98  180   20   48   9   1   1   22   1   3   16    8  .267  .333  .344  .678    89    62   4   0   0   2   7  
 1940 29 CHA AL  136  498   43  161  25   2   1   55   0  11   52   36  .323  .388  .388  .776    95   193   5   5   0   4  12  
 1941 30 CHA AL  128  510   70  129  21   5   0   51   1   3   51   31  .253  .318  .314  .632    85   160  10   5   0   0  21  
 1942 31 CHA AL  103  398   34   84  20   0   0   22   2   4   41   31  .211  .286  .261  .547    83   104   0   1   0   1   9  
 1943 32 CHA AL  123  454   39  120  15   2   0   50   6   9   51   21  .264  .338  .306  .644    98   139   4   7   5   3   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      588 2040  206  542  90  10   2  200  10  30  211  127  .266  .335  .323  .657         658  23  18   5  10  57
 Per 600 PA           532   54  141  23   3   1   52   3   8   55   33                                 172   6   5   1   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      588 2040  206  542  90  10   2  200  10  30  211  127  .266  .335  .323  .657         658  23  18   5  10  57
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      665 2215  210  610 102  11   4  215  13      261  121  .275  .354  .337  .691         746  61           9  69
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1939 28 CHA AL  56   19   3.6  61  15   0  .246   8   18    8  .444    0    0  .000  3B   3e22      -39   
 1940 29 CHA AL  21   73   5.3   3   0   0  .000  12   54   34  .630    0    0  .000  3B   3e23       49   
 1941 30 CHA AL   4   49   3.2   1   0   0  .000   7   42   27  .643    0    0  .000  3B   3e17      -30   
 1942 31 CHA AL  18   29   2.5   0   0   0  .000  10   55   35  .636    0    0  .000  3B   3e18      -72   
 1943 32 CHA AL  10   48   3.6   1   0   0  .000  14   78   47  .603    0    0  .000  3B   3e18      -69   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons          219   3.7  66  15   0  .227  51  247  151  .611    0    0  .000                 -28   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1939 28 CHA AL  3B    35    37    75    8    7   .933    27   265.0   3.80
 1940 29 CHA AL  3B   134   181   331   11   32   .979   133  1166.2   3.95
                 SS     3     2     2    1    1   .800     0    11.0   3.27
 1941 30 CHA AL  3B   126   108   260    7   23   .981   121  1087.0   3.05
 1942 31 CHA AL  3B   102   126   269   10   28   .975   102   906.1   3.92
 1943 32 CHA AL  3B   122   146   336   14   35   .972   120  1107.1   3.92
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   519   598  1271   50  125   .974   503  4532.1   3.71
                 SS     3     2     2    1    1   .800     0    11.0   3.27
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1939  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1940  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1941  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
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