3B Bill May #18
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/16/1976
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3B BILL MAY #18 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 554 158 30 6 4 43 43 43 .285 .338 .383 18 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 20
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1976 @ SDC Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1976 @ SDC Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1976 @ MIL Loss, 7-8 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1976 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1976 @ MIL Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1976 KCB Win, 8-6 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/18/1976 KCB Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 KCB Win, 8-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1976 SDC Win, 7-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Just an average Joe.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:06/24/1947
Born in:Essex, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$44,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 26th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 554 158 30 6 4 43 74 43 43 .285 .338 .383 .720 .328 .097 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 610 2 0 0 10 9 2 212 40 18 11 62.1 71.2 4.49 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 48 12 1 0 15 16 13 15 0 1 1 .300 .356 .388 .744
Versus Right   394 110 18 5 4 28 57 30 28 2 8 1 .279 .330 .381 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 23 4 1 0 7 10 5 7 0 1 0 .277 .318 .349 .668
May   89 20 4 1 0 8 11 7 3 1 0 1 .225 .286 .292 .578
June   100 28 4 2 1 6 11 5 10 1 3 1 .280 .318 .390 .708
July   103 35 8 1 1 6 16 7 8 0 1 0 .340 .382 .466 .848
August   104 28 4 0 2 14 15 11 8 0 3 0 .269 .339 .365 .705
September   75 24 6 1 0 2 11 8 7 0 1 0 .320 .386 .427 .812
Spring Training   54 15 4 1 0 2 6 3 8 1 0 1 .278 .322 .389 .711
Last Year   237 74 12 2 3 30 30 23 20 1 1 2 .312 .376 .418 .794
2 Years Ago   575 169 33 6 7 90 62 54 52 6 6 0 .294 .351 .409 .760
Career   2904 819 137 31 40 321 341 197 351 17 65 10 .282 .328 .392 .720
Home   282 78 15 3 4 23 39 20 20 1 4 2 .277 .328 .394 .721
Road   272 80 15 3 0 20 35 23 23 1 5 0 .294 .348 .371 .719
Grass   540 153 30 6 4 42 72 42 42 2 9 2 .283 .336 .383 .720
Turf   14 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
Day   356 109 25 4 3 33 53 32 27 2 8 1 .306 .363 .424 .787
Night   198 49 5 2 1 10 21 11 16 0 1 1 .247 .290 .308 .599
As Starter   539 153 28 6 4 41 69 40 43 2 9 2 .284 .334 .380 .715
As Reliever / Substitution   15 5 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .467 .911
Pinch Hitting   8 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Close/Late   132 34 6 0 0 11 20 15 10 0 2 0 .258 .333 .303 .636
Inning 1-3   211 63 17 4 4 18 28 11 17 1 6 1 .299 .335 .474 .809
Inning 4-6   164 46 6 1 0 9 20 15 12 1 1 0 .280 .339 .329 .668
Inning 7-9   168 46 5 1 0 15 21 16 14 0 2 1 .274 .341 .315 .656
Extra Innings   11 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
0 Outs   199 46 11 0 3 8 31 17 15 1 9 0 .231 .290 .332 .622
1 Outs   199 70 14 4 1 19 34 18 16 1 0 1 .352 .406 .477 .884
2 Outs   156 42 5 2 0 16 8 8 12 0 0 1 .269 .309 .327 .636
Scoring Position   115 35 5 0 0 35 15 9 11 2 9 1 .304 .354 .348 .702
Bases Empty   337 96 18 5 3 3 44 28 22 0 0 1 .285 .342 .395 .736
Runner on 1st   102 27 7 1 1 5 14 6 10 0 0 0 .265 .306 .382 .688
Runner on 2nd   35 12 1 0 0 6 4 5 5 0 8 0 .343 .425 .371 .796
Runner on 3rd   13 6 1 0 0 7 3 2 2 1 0 0 .462 .500 .538 1.038
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 10 2 0 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 1 .312 .353 .375 .728
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Loaded   17 2 1 0 0 8 1 1 2 1 0 0 .118 .158 .176 .334
Two Strikes   182 48 7 1 2 16 25 20 43 0 0 0 .264 .337 .346 .683
First Pitch   118 29 6 0 0 7 10 0 0 1 3 2 .246 .256 .297 .553
Count 0-1   64 19 4 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .297 .391 .688
Count 0-2   26 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 1-0   68 23 3 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 .338 .338 .412 .750
Count 1-1   56 17 4 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .304 .429 .732
Count 1-2   59 16 2 0 1 6 7 0 21 0 0 0 .271 .271 .356 .627
Count 2-0   22 7 0 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .636 .955
Count 2-1   33 9 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 .273 .265 .364 .628
Count 2-2   55 14 3 1 1 4 5 0 11 0 0 0 .255 .255 .400 .655
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .909 .000 .909
Count 3-1   10 6 3 1 0 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 .600 .826 1.100 1.926
Full Count   42 10 2 0 0 6 12 20 9 0 0 0 .238 .484 .286 .770
Behind in Count   149 43 6 1 1 11 16 0 23 0 2 0 .289 .289 .362 .651
Ahead in Count   134 45 9 4 1 11 24 23 0 1 3 0 .336 .430 .485 .915
Batting Leadoff   46 15 1 0 2 3 10 7 4 0 0 0 .326 .415 .478 .893
Batting 2nd   339 101 21 4 2 23 44 23 30 1 9 1 .298 .343 .401 .745
Batting 3rd   9 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Batting 4th   10 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Batting 5th   46 9 3 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 .196 .245 .261 .506
Batting 6th   90 24 3 1 0 9 9 7 6 1 0 1 .267 .323 .322 .645
Batting 7th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Low Leverage   236 75 14 4 1 7 23 20 18 0 0 2 .318 .376 .424 .800
Medium Leverage   220 58 10 2 2 18 30 13 19 1 7 0 .264 .303 .355 .658
High Leverage   96 25 6 0 1 18 19 10 5 1 2 0 .260 .327 .354 .681
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Kansas City - MLB 19 8 26 8 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .308 .357 .385 .742 127 125 -0.1
1968 Kansas City - MLB 20 70 245 67 4 3 2 17 25 11 0 2 39 5 3 .273 .302 .339 .641 100 89 0.0
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 99 314 90 12 4 10 38 44 13 0 1 53 2 1 .287 .314 .446 .760 122 117 2.1
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 129 347 97 18 6 4 42 42 22 3 4 58 3 2 .280 .324 .401 .725 100 94 1.4
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 96 246 67 10 2 3 20 31 8 2 0 38 6 2 .272 .301 .366 .667 95 83 0.7
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 95 181 45 10 2 1 17 15 8 0 1 26 3 2 .249 .279 .343 .621 82 82 -0.1
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 90 179 44 6 0 6 22 16 13 1 0 19 2 5 .246 .301 .380 .680 90 87 0.1
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 26 160 575 169 33 6 7 90 62 54 0 6 52 8 5 .294 .351 .409 .760 117 119 2.6
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 27 68 237 74 12 2 3 30 30 23 2 1 20 1 1 .312 .376 .418 .794 122 129 0.9
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 28 149 554 158 30 6 4 43 74 43 2 2 43 18 11 .285 .338 .383 .720 107 113 2.3
Total MLB 964 2904 819 137 31 40 321 341 197 10 17 351 48 33 .282 .328 .392 .720 107 106 9.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 17 21 93 46 13 4 3 30 40 9 1 0 4 14 3 .495 .544 .817 1.361 100 100 2.4
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 5 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 -22 0.7
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -101 -0.5
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 9 8 4 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .545 .875 1.420 292 271 0.1
Total MLB 16 17 5 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 .294 .350 .471 .821 145 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 5 4 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 37.0 3.89 -0.3 .959
1967 Kansas City - MLB SS 4 2 3 10 0 16 3 .812 25.0 4.68 -1.1 .817
1968 Kansas City - MLB 2B 36 33 64 103 16 171 4 .977 298.2 5.03 -1.1 .971
1968 Kansas City - MLB 3B 27 21 6 36 1 53 11 .792 202.0 1.87 -7.4 .790
1968 Kansas City - MLB SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.0 1.071
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 81 76 191 206 42 406 9 .978 655.1 5.45 +1.2 .986
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 .000
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 13 1 6 5 0 12 1 .917 26.2 3.71 -0.4 .900
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 90 73 209 252 64 473 12 .975 682.1 6.08 +5.0 1.044
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 1.050
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 16 0 6 10 2 18 2 .889 26.2 5.40 -0.8 .868
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 52 47 125 150 40 281 6 .979 432.2 5.72 +6.2 1.102
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 6 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 +0.2 1.043
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 23 0 12 13 0 26 1 .962 50.2 4.44 -0.9 .873
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 7 1 13 3 3 16 0 1.000 15.2 9.19 +0.1 1.027
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 18 14 38 40 11 81 3 .963 125.0 5.62 +0.8 1.012
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 16 8 5 22 1 30 3 .900 82.0 2.96 -2.0 .956
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 39 10 29 64 8 99 6 .939 162.1 5.16 -3.5 .906
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 21 17 44 46 15 92 2 .978 147.0 5.51 -0.7 .941
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 33 13 35 70 12 110 5 .955 171.1 5.52 -1.3 .937
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 33 27 51 77 9 130 2 .985 244.0 4.72 +2.1 1.004
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 128 118 90 243 22 358 25 .930 1055.1 2.84 -13.7 .927
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.1 1.033
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 62 58 45 137 10 196 14 .929 520.2 3.15 -7.5 .920
1975 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 38 35 90 100 24 197 7 .964 308.2 5.54 -0.8 .966
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 67 67 55 130 14 193 8 .959 564.0 2.95 +1.2 .995
1976 Los Angeles - MLB SS 43 36 77 121 20 209 11 .947 338.0 5.27 -9.1 .878
TOTAL 1B 8 1 13 3 3 16 0 1.000 16.2 8.64 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL 2B 378 326 819 987 223 1851 45 .976 2937.2 5.53 +12.3 1.011
TOTAL 3B 316 272 202 574 49 838 62 .926 2456.1 2.84 -29.9 .932
TOTAL SS 176 62 168 294 42 491 29 .941 806.2 5.15 -17.3 .895
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 26, 54th overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of high school Delcastle Vo-Tech (Delcastle Vo-Tech; Wilmington, DE).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 25 (45).
04/12/1966 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1967 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Kansas City Bulls, along with a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for 3B Joe Rafferty.
10/20/1967 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
12/23/1968 Was traded by the Kansas City Bulls to the Pittsburgh Industrials in exchange for 1B Bob Navel and a 2nd round draft pick.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
06/10/1969 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/14/1969 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 3 weeks.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/29/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $61,710.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/05/1971 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $86,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
08/01/1973 Injured (sore back),out for one week.
10/17/1973 Wins the 1973 World Series with the Pittsburgh Industrials.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
02/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $176,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
04/15/1974 Goes 5-5 against the San Diego Captains, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/02/1974 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/1974 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/08/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Denver Burros, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/12/1975 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/05/1975 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/20/1975 Injured (fractured collarbone),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
06/29/1976 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/06/1976 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RBI Rank
1974 90 7
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