Carlos May
| Carlos May | |||
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| Left fielder / Designated hitter / First baseman | |||
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Born: May 17, 1948 Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: September 6, 1968, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| NPB: 1978, for the Nankai Hawks | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: October 2, 1977, for the California Angels | |||
| NPB: 1981, for the Nankai Hawks | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .274 | ||
| Home runs | 90 | ||
| Runs batted in | 536 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .309 | ||
| Home runs | 70 | ||
| Runs batted in | 252 | ||
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Carlos May (born May 17, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American former professional baseball player. May played ten seasons on three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams – the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, and California Angels. May also played four seasons in Japan for the Nankai Hawks, from 1978 through 1981. Primarily a left fielder, May batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
May worked for the United States Postal Service for 20 years as a mail carrier and clerk after playing baseball. He is currently a community relations representative for the White Sox. Carlos May is the younger brother of Lee May who played in the major leagues for eighteen seasons. In 1969, they were the first brothers to appear together in the same All Star Game who represented both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL); Joe and Dom DiMaggio appeared together multiple times as AL All-Stars.
He began his major league career on September 6, 1968, but did not have his first full year until 1970. In 1969, he suffered an injury while in the Marine Reserves, blowing off his thumb. He won Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award, but lost to Lou Piniella for baseball's rookie of the year award. In 1970, as the White Sox' full-time left fielder, he had a good breakout season, batting .285 with 12 home runs and 68 RBIs. However, the White Sox had a miserable year, finishing 50 games under .500 and in last place in the American League, 42 games out of first place. In 1971 he batted .294 with 70 RBIs while playing regularly at first base for the only time in his career. He would move back to the outfield after an offseason trade that brought the White Sox superstar Dick Allen.
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