Lee May played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1965 to 1982 for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals.
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13 Facts About Lee May
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Lee May was a three-time All-Star player and was the American League RBI champion in 1976.
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Lee May appeared in the postseason three times, including the 1970 World Series for the Reds and the 1979 World Series for the Orioles as well as the 1981 postseason with the Royals.
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Lee May was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Lee May began his professional career in 1961 with the Tampa Tarpons in the Florida State League, a D-league affiliate of the Reds.
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Lee May broke camp as a full-time member of the Reds in 1967.
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Also in 1969, Lee May had three consecutive multi-home run games, a feat that has only happened three other times in major league history.
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On June 24,1970, Lee May hit the last home run in the history of Crosley Field during the park's final game.
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Lee May was the most productive member of the Big Red Machine in the 1970 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Lee May was acquired along with Jay Schlueter by the Baltimore Orioles from the Astros for Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews at the Winter Meetings on December 3,1974.
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Lee May previously served as a manager and coach in the Cleveland Indians system for seven seasons beginning in 2004, and then joined the Boston Red Sox organization in 2016, serving as the hitting coach for the Greenville Drive.
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Lee May died of pneumonia at a hospital in Cincinnati on July 29,2017, aged 74.
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