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Rudy
May		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 222
 
Born: July 18, 1944 in Usa, KS, COFFEYVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 20 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1966 21 COL NL $ 300,000 8 7 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1967 22 COL NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5
1968 23 COL NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1969 24 COL NL $ 350,000 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5
1971 26 OAK AL $ 310,000 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5
1972 27 OAK AL $ 350,000 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 5
1973 28 BOS AL $ 750,000 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 5
1974 29 BOS AL $ 750,000 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 6 5 5
1975 30 BOS AL $ 750,000 7 5 4 4 4 2 3 6 5 5
1977 32 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 6 4 5 4 3 3 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 4 2 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 20 KCR AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 21 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 22 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 23 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 24 COL NL $ 350,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 26 OAK AL $ 310,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 27 OAK AL $ 350,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 28 BOS AL $ 750,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 29 BOS AL $ 750,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 30 BOS AL $ 750,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 32 BAL AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1965 20 KCR AL 8 7 .533 23 19 1 0 0 143.3 129 64 17 59 99 4.02 .238 .311 .378 .688 5.2
    AAA   2 1 .667 5 5 1 1 0 34.0 32 11 4 10 40 2.91 .244 .298 .359 .657  
1966 21 COL NL 1 2 .333 26 0 0 0 0 23.7 27 18 6 7 14 6.85 .284 .330 .547 .877 0.0
1967 22 COL NL 2 3 .400 35 0 0 0 8 32.7 46 23 8 13 19 6.34 .324 .381 .521 .902 0.0
1968 23 COL NL 7 4 .636 59 0 0 0 25 77.0 58 28 9 33 30 3.27 .216 .300 .361 .661 12.7
1969 24 COL NL 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 24.3 20 6 2 16 17 2.22 .225 .340 .315 .654 1.9
1971 26 OAK AL 2 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 2 0 1 0 7.73 .300 .364 .400 .764 0.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 19.3 19 7 2 12 16 3.26 .260 .365 .411 .776  
1972 27 AAA   2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 1 46.3 39 25 11 26 28 4.86 .238 .342 .476 .818  
1973 28 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 3.3 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 .100 .250 .300 .550 1.3
    AAA   2 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 4 24.7 19 7 2 14 14 2.55 .221 .330 .337 .667  
1974 29 AAA   3 4 .429 61 0 0 0 4 57.3 44 21 7 30 33 3.30 .234 .339 .378 .717  
1975 30 AAA   2 0 1.000 29 0 0 0 2 40.0 55 28 7 27 14 6.30 .340 .434 .537 .971  
1977 32 BAL AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 11.3 11 13 1 18 6 10.33 .256 .468 .349 .817 0.0
    A   2 2 .500 44 0 0 0 4 49.0 34 19 1 24 46 3.49 .194 .291 .251 .543  
8 Years Sim 21 17 .553 175 19 1 0 34 318.0 295 154 43 149 185 4.36 .246 .327 .398 .725 21.3
6 Years AAA 11 7 .611 166 5 1 1 11 221.7 208 99 33 119 145 4.02 .259 .354 .425 .780  
1 Years A 2 2 .500 44 0 0 0 4 49.0 34 19 1 24 46 3.49 .194 .291 .251 .543  
7 Years Minors 13 9 .591 210 5 1 1 15 270.7 242 118 34 143 191 3.92 .247 .343 .394 .737  
Season Average 2 2 .500 21 2 0 0 4 39.7 36 19 5 18 23 4.36 .246 .327 .398 .725  
Career Highs 8 7 1.000 59 19 1 0 25 143.3 129 64 17 59 99 10.33 .324 .468 .547 .902  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   211 120 30 123 126   .255 .351 .411 .762
vs LH   84 34 13 26 59   .226 .276 .368 .645
Home 11 9 .550 86 9 0 0 11 156.3 153 83 22 83 89 4.78 .256 .347 .411 .758
Away 10 8 .556 89 10 1 0 23 161.6 142 71 21 66 96 3.95 .235 .311 .385 .696
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 3 41.3 43 21 5 16 29 4.57 .265 .331 .407 .739
May 5 2 .714 28 6 0 0 6 68.3 58 28 12 31 42 3.69 .233 .318 .402 .719
June 1 6 .143 26 6 0 0 7 65.7 66 41 7 31 31 5.62 .261 .342 .407 .749
July 2 2 .500 22 0 0 0 5 26.7 18 6 4 11 15 2.03 .189 .274 .358 .631
August 5 4 .556 35 7 1 0 8 80.0 77 43 10 43 51 4.84 .248 .340 .394 .733
Sep/Oct 6 1 .857 38 0 0 0 5 36.0 33 15 5 17 17 3.75 .250 .336 .402 .737
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1965 20 KCR AL 23 48 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 .167 .167 .188 .354 0.4 0.0
1967 22 COL NL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1968 23 COL NL 59 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8 0.3
3 Years Sim 117 53 3 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 .189 .189 .208 .396 1.1 0.3
162 Game Average 73 4 13 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 23 .189 .189 .208 .396 1.6  
Career Highs 59 48 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   40 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .200 .200 .225 .425 1.1
vs LH   13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.4
Home 33 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.9
Away 40 31 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 .258 .258 .290 .548 1.7
RISP   10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Close/Late   8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .625 1.125 1.8
Mar/Apr 10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
May 6 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
June 6 13 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846 2.0
August 18 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .158 .158 .158 .316 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1965 20 KCR AL P 23 19 143.3 11 28 1 1 .975 2.45    
1966 21 COL NL P 26 0 23.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.52    
1967 22 COL NL P 35 0 32.7 4 9 1 1 .929 3.58    
1968 23 COL NL P 59 0 77.0 5 18 1 1 .958 2.69    
1969 24 COL NL P 11 0 24.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.85    
1971 26 OAK AL P 11 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1973 28 BOS AL P 2 0 3.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1977 32 BAL AL P 8 0 11.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.79    
Career Totals   175 19 318.0 22 64 3 3 .966 2.43    
Career Highs   59 19 143.3 11 28 1 1 1.000 3.58    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1968-2-25
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Seattle in 1965
Traded from Seattle to Kansas City on 2/3/1965 (Going to SEM: P Fred Norman, C Tom Satriano. Going to KCR: P Rudy May)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1965
Had first career hit on 6/1/1965, off Larry Sherry (NYG)
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/1/1966 (Going to COL: C Johnny Roseboro, SS Ozzie Virgil, P Bill Landis, P Rudy May. Going to KCR: P Gene Conley, C Billy Bryan)
Injured on 3/4/1966 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/20/1967 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/28/1968 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Colorado on 4/2/1970
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/8/1971 to a 1-year deal worth $310,000 per year
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/2/1973 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1977 to a minor league deal
 
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