Merrill May MLB Baseball Statistics

High Level

MLB

Years

1939-1943 (1939-1943)

Proper Name

Merrill Glend May

Nickname

Pinky

Positions

3B (646) ... SS (1)

Positions

3B - SS

Height / Weight

6-0 / 165

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

January 18,1911

Death Date

September 4,2000 Age: 89.230

Place

Laconia, Indiana

Colleges

Indiana University (Bloomington,IN)

MLB Debut

April 21,1939

MLBAM ID

118475

Retrosheet#

may-p101

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Batting Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	iw	dp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so_bb	ab_hr
1939	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	19	28	3B	135	464	49	133	27	3	2	62	4	0	41	20	1	25	0	0	16	172	531	32	101	.287	.346	.371	.717	.000	.084	.000	7.72	3.77	0.49	232.00
1940	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	19	29	3B	136	501	59	147	24	2	1	48	2	0	58	33	4	8	0	0	9	178	571	27	120	.293	.371	.355	.726	.000	.062	.000	10.16	5.78	0.57	501.00
1941	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	19	30	3B	142	490	46	131	17	4	0	39	2	0	55	30	2	8	0	0	18	156	555	21	110	.267	.344	.318	.662	.000	.051	.000	9.91	5.41	0.55	0.00
1942	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	26	31	3B	115	345	25	82	15	0	0	18	3	0	51	17	1	11	0	0	8	97	408	15	67	.238	.338	.281	.619	.000	.043	.000	12.50	4.17	0.33	0.00
1943	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	2	32	3B	137	415	31	117	19	2	1	48	2	0	56	21	1	9	0	0	18	143	481	22	95	.282	.369	.345	.714	.000	.063	.000	11.64	4.37	0.38	415.00
1939	MLB	Total	--	PHI	--	--	--	135	464	49	133	27	3	2	62	4	0	41	20	1	25	0	0	16	172	531	32	101	.287	.346	.371	.717	.181	.084	.296	7.72	3.77	0.49	232.00	NL	1939
1940	MLB	Total	--	PHI	--	--	--	136	501	59	147	24	2	1	48	2	0	58	33	4	8	0	0	9	178	571	27	120	.293	.371	.355	.727	.182	.062	.313	10.16	5.78	0.57	501.00	NL	1940
1941	MLB	Total	--	PHI	--	--	--	142	490	46	131	17	4	0	39	2	0	55	30	2	8	0	0	18	156	555	21	110	.267	.344	.318	.662	.167	.051	.285	9.91	5.41	0.55		NL	1941
1942	MLB	Total	--	PHI	--	--	--	115	345	25	82	15	0	0	18	3	0	51	17	1	11	0	0	8	97	408	15	67	.238	.338	.281	.619	.200	.043	.250	12.50	4.17	0.33		NL	1942
1943	MLB	Total	--	PHI	--	--	--	137	415	31	117	19	2	1	48	2	0	56	21	1	9	0	0	18	143	481	22	95	.282	.369	.345	.713	.202	.063	.295	11.64	4.37	0.38	415.00	NL	1943
Tot:	MLB (5 yrs)		MLB					665	2215	210	610	102	11	4	215	13	0	261	121	9	61	0	0	69	746	2546	117	493	.275	.354	.337	.691	.185	.061	.290	10.25	4.75	0.46	553.75
Tot:	NL (5 yrs)		NL					665	2215	210	610	102	11	4	215	13	0	261	121	9	61	0	0	69	746	2546	117	493	.275	.354	.337	.691	.185	.061	.290	10.25	4.75	0.46	553.75

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year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	iw	dp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so_bb	ab_hr
1940	National League	Major League Baseball	AllStar	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	AllStar (1 Yrs)		AllStar		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00

Player batting statistics considered to be non-regular season leagues and events.

Fielding Statistics

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year	team	league	level	age	pos	g	gs	inn	po	a	e	dp	tc	tsc	sb	cs	sb%	fpct	rfg	rfi	rf9i	tm share	pl share	tm rank
1939	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	28	3B	132	-	-	153	263	19	28	435	416	0	0		.956	3.2	0.00	0.00	87.4	97.8	1
1940	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	29	3B	135	-	-	139	297	21	12	457	436	0	0		.954	3.2	0.00	0.00	88.2	99.3	1
1940	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	29	SS	1	-	-	1	6	1	1	8	7	0	0		.875	7.0	0.00	0.00	0.7	0.7	7
1941	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	30	3B	140	-	-	194	324	15	31	533	518	0	0		.972	3.7	0.00	0.00	90.9	98.6	1
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Yearly Summary

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year	team	league	level	mlb-class	age	w	l	rank	rpi	gp	manager	salary	service time	playoffs	awards
1939	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	28	45	106	8	-	135	Doc Prothro			dnq
1940	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	29	50	103	8	-	136	Doc Prothro			dnq
1941	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	30	43	111	8	-	142	Doc Prothro			dnq
1942	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	31	42	109	8	-	115	Hans Lobert			dnq
1943	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	32	64	90	7	-	137				dnq
5 record(s)

Based on playing years with listed statistics and available season data.

Transactions

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date	transaction description	team	minor team	40-man	status
1946-05-07	Released by Phillies			No	Hist
1938-10-04	Selected from New York Yankees by Philadelphia Phillies in MLB Rule 5 Draft	Philadelphia Phillies		No	Hist
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Team

.320

[Career Highlights]

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[1939] Played for Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) ... Led NL in Sacrifice Hits ... Finished top 10 in NL in Grounded into Double Play, Strikeouts Percentage, Strikeout-Walk Ratio

[1940] Played for Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) ... Played in Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the National League ... Finished 29th in NL-MVP voting with 3 points ... Finished top 10 in NL in On Base Percentage, Strikeout-Walk Ratio

[1941] Played for Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) ... Finished top 10 in NL in Grounded into Double Play, Strikeouts Percentage

[1942] Played for Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)

[1943] Played for Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) ... Finished top 10 in NL in Grounded into Double Play, Strikeout-Walk Ratio

Stat Capsule	ab	r	h	hr	rbi	sb	avg	ops
MLB Career	2215	210	610	4	215	13	.275	.691