3B Bill May #18
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/16/1976
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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
114 429 124 23 5 2 34 28 35 .289 .334 .380 15 1.9
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
08/15/1976 @ DEN Loss, 1-8 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/15/1976 @ DEN Loss, 1-8 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1976 @ DEN Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1976 @ DEN Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/12/1976 STL Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
08/11/1976 STL Win, 5-3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1976 STL Win, 5-4 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/09/1976 CHI Win, 2-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1976 CHI Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1976 CHI Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 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:132 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 114 429 124 23 5 2 34 57 28 35 .289 .334 .380 .714 .325 .091 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 467 2 0 0 8 6 2 163 30 15 8 65.2 54.0 4.43 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 40 11 1 0 13 14 11 12 0 1 1 .328 .388 .434 .822
Versus Right   307 84 12 4 2 21 42 17 23 2 5 1 .274 .312 .358 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 10 2 0 0 3 6 2 3 0 1 0 .385 .429 .462 .890
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   54 18 3 0 0 7 9 4 7 0 1 0 .333 .379 .389 .768
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   2779 785 130 30 38 312 324 182 343 17 62 10 .282 .327 .392 .719
Home   219 61 11 3 2 18 30 14 17 1 2 2 .279 .326 .384 .710
Road   210 63 12 2 0 16 27 14 18 1 4 0 .300 .342 .376 .718
Grass   415 119 23 5 2 33 55 27 34 2 6 2 .287 .332 .381 .713
Turf   14 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
Day   275 83 20 3 1 24 39 20 24 2 6 1 .302 .349 .407 .756
Night   154 41 3 2 1 10 18 8 11 0 0 1 .266 .307 .331 .638
As Starter   419 120 22 5 2 32 54 27 35 2 6 2 .286 .331 .377 .708
As Reliever / Substitution   10 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Close/Late   98 24 3 0 0 10 12 9 9 0 1 0 .245 .308 .276 .584
Inning 1-3   157 47 15 3 2 12 21 7 13 1 4 1 .299 .331 .471 .803
Inning 4-6   133 38 4 1 0 7 18 10 9 1 1 0 .286 .333 .331 .664
Inning 7-9   134 37 2 1 0 15 14 10 13 0 1 1 .276 .331 .306 .637
Extra Innings   5 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
0 Outs   155 34 9 0 1 5 21 9 11 1 6 0 .219 .261 .297 .557
1 Outs   160 58 11 4 1 18 29 13 14 1 0 1 .362 .411 .500 .911
2 Outs   114 32 3 1 0 11 6 6 10 0 0 1 .281 .322 .325 .647
Scoring Position   97 29 4 0 0 30 11 8 10 2 6 1 .299 .352 .340 .692
Bases Empty   260 73 13 4 2 2 35 18 19 0 0 1 .281 .330 .385 .714
Runner on 1st   72 22 6 1 0 2 10 2 6 0 0 0 .306 .324 .417 .741
Runner on 2nd   32 12 1 0 0 6 4 4 5 0 5 0 .375 .444 .406 .851
Runner on 3rd   9 5 1 0 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 .556 .583 .667 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .217 .280 .261 .541
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   15 2 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 .133 .176 .200 .376
Two Strikes   138 38 5 1 2 13 21 13 35 0 0 0 .275 .338 .370 .707
First Pitch   89 22 5 0 0 6 9 0 0 1 2 2 .247 .261 .303 .564
Count 0-1   51 15 3 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 .294 .294 .392 .686
Count 0-2   19 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .368 .368 .368 .737
Count 1-0   58 18 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .379 .690
Count 1-1   43 14 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .326 .419 .744
Count 1-2   45 11 1 0 1 5 5 0 17 0 0 0 .244 .244 .333 .578
Count 2-0   19 6 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Count 2-1   26 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .308 .296 .385 .681
Count 2-2   40 13 3 1 1 4 5 0 8 0 0 0 .325 .325 .525 .850
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .600 .875 1.000 1.875
Full Count   34 7 1 0 0 4 10 13 8 0 0 0 .206 .426 .235 .661
Behind in Count   115 33 4 1 1 10 13 0 19 0 2 0 .287 .287 .365 .652
Ahead in Count   108 35 6 3 0 7 15 15 0 1 2 0 .324 .403 .435 .838
Batting Leadoff   40 12 1 0 1 2 6 4 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Batting 2nd   225 71 15 3 1 15 33 13 22 1 6 1 .316 .354 .422 .776
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   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
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   182 58 10 3 1 7 19 14 16 0 0 2 .319 .374 .423 .797
Medium Leverage   172 49 8 2 1 14 26 7 14 1 5 0 .285 .311 .372 .683
High Leverage   73 17 5 0 0 13 10 7 4 1 1 0 .233 .296 .301 .598
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 28 114 429 124 23 5 2 34 57 28 2 2 35 15 8 .289 .334 .380 .714 104 111 1.9
Total MLB 929 2779 785 130 30 38 312 324 182 10 17 343 45 30 .282 .327 .392 .719 107 105 9.5
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 36 33 86 97 23 190 7 .963 291.2 5.65 -0.4 .971
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 42 42 35 76 9 116 5 .957 353.2 2.82 +1.5 1.005
1976 Los Angeles - MLB SS 35 32 62 104 15 176 10 .943 287.1 5.20 -6.4 .899
TOTAL 1B 8 1 13 3 3 16 0 1.000 16.2 8.64 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL 2B 376 324 815 984 222 1844 45 .976 2920.2 5.54 +12.7 1.012
TOTAL 3B 291 247 182 520 44 761 59 .922 2246.0 2.81 -29.6 .927
TOTAL SS 168 58 153 277 37 458 28 .939 756.0 5.12 -14.5 .904
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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