2B Bill May #18
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/05/1976
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2B 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
78 291 78 15 4 1 23 17 22 .268 .311 .357 10 0.3
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: 60
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
07/04/1976 @ MIL Loss, 7-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1976 @ MIL Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/1976 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
07/02/1976 @ MIL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/01/1976 STL Win, 5-1 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
06/30/1976 STL Win, 2-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/29/1976 STL Loss, 7-10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1976 STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/1976 CHI Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/26/1976 CHI Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
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:90 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 78 291 78 15 4 1 23 35 17 22 .268 .311 .357 .668 .304 .089 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 316 2 0 0 7 4 2 104 20 10 6 62.5 31.2 3.63 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   86 26 7 1 0 11 10 7 8 0 1 1 .302 .362 .407 .769
Versus Right   205 52 8 3 1 12 24 10 14 2 3 1 .254 .289 .337 .626
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 1 .333 .357 .444 .802
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   19 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
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   2641 739 122 29 37 301 302 171 330 17 60 10 .280 .324 .390 .714
Home   137 34 8 3 1 13 15 8 9 1 1 2 .248 .297 .372 .670
Road   154 44 7 1 0 10 20 9 13 1 3 0 .286 .323 .344 .667
Grass   277 73 15 4 1 22 33 16 21 2 4 2 .264 .306 .357 .664
Turf   14 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
Day   189 55 14 2 1 19 22 12 14 2 4 1 .291 .333 .402 .735
Night   102 23 1 2 0 4 13 5 8 0 0 1 .225 .269 .275 .543
As Starter   287 77 15 4 1 23 34 16 22 2 4 2 .268 .309 .359 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   67 16 2 0 0 6 8 7 6 0 1 0 .239 .311 .269 .579
Inning 1-3   103 27 11 2 1 9 12 3 6 1 2 1 .262 .287 .437 .724
Inning 4-6   95 25 2 1 0 5 11 6 6 1 1 0 .263 .304 .305 .609
Inning 7-9   90 25 1 1 0 9 10 7 10 0 1 1 .278 .337 .311 .648
Extra Innings   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   104 16 4 0 0 3 10 7 8 1 4 0 .154 .205 .192 .398
1 Outs   108 39 8 3 1 14 18 6 9 1 0 1 .361 .397 .519 .915
2 Outs   79 23 3 1 0 6 6 4 5 0 0 1 .291 .333 .354 .688
Scoring Position   72 21 4 0 0 20 7 6 6 2 4 1 .292 .346 .347 .693
Bases Empty   169 44 7 3 1 1 20 10 12 0 0 1 .260 .306 .355 .661
Runner on 1st   50 13 4 1 0 2 7 1 4 0 0 0 .260 .275 .380 .655
Runner on 2nd   22 9 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 0 .409 .458 .455 .913
Runner on 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .545 .625 1.170
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .211 .286 .263 .549
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   11 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .091 .154 .182 .336
Two Strikes   93 26 5 1 1 7 15 8 22 0 0 0 .280 .337 .387 .724
First Pitch   61 11 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 2 2 .180 .203 .197 .400
Count 0-1   32 9 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .281 .344 .625
Count 0-2   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   42 12 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 1-1   31 9 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .419 .710
Count 1-2   30 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Count 2-0   16 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .562 .875
Count 2-1   14 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .357 .333 .429 .762
Count 2-2   30 11 3 1 1 4 4 0 6 0 0 0 .367 .367 .633 1.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 .500 1.375
Full Count   21 5 1 0 0 2 7 8 4 0 0 0 .238 .448 .286 .734
Behind in Count   74 19 3 0 0 6 5 0 12 0 1 0 .257 .257 .297 .554
Ahead in Count   74 23 3 3 0 4 12 9 0 1 1 0 .311 .381 .432 .813
Batting Leadoff   18 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 2nd   112 35 8 2 1 8 16 6 12 1 4 1 .312 .350 .446 .796
Batting 3rd   9 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Batting 4th   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Batting 5th   46 9 3 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 .196 .245 .261 .506
Batting 6th   89 24 3 1 0 9 9 7 6 1 0 1 .270 .327 .326 .652
Batting 7th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Low Leverage   110 37 7 2 1 4 13 7 7 0 0 2 .336 .387 .464 .850
Medium Leverage   129 31 5 2 0 11 16 4 11 1 3 0 .240 .261 .310 .571
High Leverage   50 10 3 0 0 8 4 6 3 1 1 0 .200 .281 .260 .541
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 78 291 78 15 4 1 23 35 17 2 2 22 10 6 .268 .311 .357 .668 92 97 0.3
Total MLB 893 2641 739 122 29 37 301 302 171 10 17 330 40 28 .280 .324 .390 .714 105 103 7.9
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 13 11 25 41 8 69 3 .957 93.2 6.34 -1.2 .958
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 32 32 30 58 6 93 5 .946 270.2 2.93 +0.2 .986
1976 Los Angeles - MLB SS 32 31 57 101 14 168 10 .940 274.1 5.18 -6.4 .898
TOTAL 1B 8 1 13 3 3 16 0 1.000 16.2 8.64 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL 2B 353 302 754 928 207 1723 41 .976 2722.2 5.56 +11.9 1.014
TOTAL 3B 281 237 177 502 41 738 59 .920 2163.0 2.83 -30.9 .922
TOTAL SS 165 57 148 274 36 450 28 .938 743.0 5.11 -14.5 .903
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RBI Rank
1974 90 7
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