3B Bill May #18
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/06/1977
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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
58 211 58 20 4 1 27 16 30 .275 .326 .422 6 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 60 65
BABIP 60 60 60 65
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 45 45
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
06/05/1977 @ KCB Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/04/1977 @ KCB Loss, 1-8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/03/1977 @ KCB Win, 11-6 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 2
06/02/1977 STL Win, 11-5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/01/1977 STL Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/1977 STL Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/1977 STL Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/29/1977 MIL Win, 11-6 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
05/28/1977 MIL Win, 9-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/27/1977 MIL Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Stands in a corner in a crowded bar.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:06/24/1947
Born in:Essex, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$44,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 17 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 58 211 58 20 4 1 27 25 16 30 .275 .326 .422 .748 .319 .147 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 230 0 2 0 3 3 0 89 25 6 4 60.0 28.3 4.70 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   56 23 10 1 1 10 9 5 8 0 1 0 .411 .459 .679 1.138
Versus Right   155 35 10 3 0 17 16 11 22 0 2 0 .226 .277 .329 .606
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 1 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 .240 .269 .280 .549
April   91 27 8 0 1 9 10 5 12 0 2 0 .297 .333 .418 .751
May   102 26 11 4 0 16 11 10 16 0 1 0 .255 .321 .441 .763
June   18 5 1 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .316 .333 .649
Spring Training   78 25 2 1 0 4 5 6 12 0 0 2 .321 .384 .372 .756
Last Year   554 158 30 6 4 43 74 43 43 2 9 2 .285 .338 .383 .720
2 Years Ago   237 74 12 2 3 30 30 23 20 1 1 2 .312 .376 .418 .794
Career   3115 877 157 35 41 348 366 213 381 17 68 10 .282 .328 .394 .722
Home   105 25 7 1 1 12 11 5 16 0 2 0 .238 .273 .352 .625
Road   106 33 13 3 0 15 14 11 14 0 1 0 .311 .376 .491 .867
Grass   211 58 20 4 1 27 25 16 30 0 3 0 .275 .326 .422 .748
Day   126 31 12 0 1 15 9 11 19 0 3 0 .246 .307 .365 .672
Night   85 27 8 4 0 12 16 5 11 0 0 0 .318 .356 .506 .861
As Starter   207 56 20 4 1 26 25 15 30 0 3 0 .271 .320 .420 .740
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   55 11 3 1 0 4 6 3 6 0 1 0 .200 .241 .291 .532
Inning 1-3   62 16 7 0 1 5 7 3 11 0 2 0 .258 .292 .419 .712
Inning 4-6   75 23 7 2 0 12 8 9 11 0 0 0 .307 .381 .453 .834
Inning 7-9   65 18 6 1 0 10 9 4 8 0 1 0 .277 .319 .400 .719
Extra Innings   9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
0 Outs   74 18 8 1 0 1 14 6 9 0 3 0 .243 .300 .378 .678
1 Outs   68 17 7 0 0 7 7 5 13 0 0 0 .250 .301 .353 .654
2 Outs   69 23 5 3 1 19 4 5 8 0 0 0 .333 .378 .536 .915
Scoring Position   65 22 4 3 1 27 7 7 9 0 3 0 .338 .403 .538 .941
Bases Empty   107 27 12 1 0 0 15 8 13 0 0 0 .252 .304 .383 .688
Runner on 1st   39 9 4 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 .231 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 2nd   21 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 3 0 .190 .227 .238 .465
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 7 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .467 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 4 0 2 1 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 .800 .857 2.200 3.057
Bases Loaded   13 4 2 0 0 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .462 .819
Two Strikes   101 20 5 2 0 11 15 10 30 0 0 0 .198 .270 .287 .557
First Pitch   30 7 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .233 .281 .367 .648
Count 0-1   26 12 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 0-2   18 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389
Count 1-0   16 5 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 .312 .312 .625 .938
Count 1-1   20 9 5 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .850 1.300
Count 1-2   28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   24 8 4 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 3-1   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   31 7 0 2 0 6 7 10 8 0 0 0 .226 .415 .355 .769
Behind in Count   72 17 5 0 0 6 6 0 15 0 0 0 .236 .236 .306 .542
Ahead in Count   34 10 4 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 2 0 .294 .368 .471 .839
Batting Leadoff   15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Batting 2nd   10 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   18 8 1 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 .444 .474 .500 .974
Batting 6th   56 13 4 0 0 2 7 6 9 0 0 0 .232 .306 .304 .610
Batting 7th   53 14 7 0 1 11 4 5 7 0 3 0 .264 .328 .453 .780
Batting 8th   53 17 6 4 0 11 6 4 8 0 0 0 .321 .368 .585 .953
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   77 20 8 0 0 4 7 2 10 0 0 0 .260 .278 .364 .642
Medium Leverage   79 23 9 2 0 10 11 8 13 0 2 0 .291 .356 .456 .812
High Leverage   55 15 3 2 1 13 7 5 7 0 1 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
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 .720 110 111 2.1
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 29 58 211 58 20 4 1 27 25 16 0 0 30 6 4 .275 .326 .422 .748 95 99 0.7
Total MLB 1022 3115 877 157 35 41 348 366 213 10 17 381 54 37 .282 .328 .394 .722 107 105 10.5
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
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 2 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 16.0 3.38 -0.5 .866
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 44 44 46 99 16 150 5 .967 393.1 3.32 -1.6 .980
1977 Los Angeles - MLB SS 11 8 10 21 4 31 0 1.000 65.1 4.27 -0.2 1.017
TOTAL 1B 8 1 13 3 3 16 0 1.000 16.2 8.64 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL 2B 380 327 821 991 223 1858 46 .975 2953.2 5.52 +11.8 1.010
TOTAL 3B 360 316 248 673 65 988 67 .932 2849.2 2.91 -31.5 .938
TOTAL SS 187 70 178 315 46 522 29 .944 872.0 5.09 -17.5 .900
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.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RBI Rank
1974 90 7
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