Rudy May

California · #34 · P
$12,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'3", 207 lbs
BIRTHDATE7/18/1944 (25)
BAT/THRL/L
BIRTHPLACECoffeyville, Kansas
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

W-L

9-7

Tied-13th

ERA

2.17

29th

K

111

9th

WHIP

1.01

16th

News

sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jul. 5th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 933,683 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 727,712
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 639,987
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 621,148

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 867,263
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 780,603
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 682,410

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 770,604
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 542,846
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 538,520

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 867,190
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 697,055
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 605,638

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 853,693
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 790,210
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 730,285

LEFT FIELD
1. Roy White, New York Yankees: 860,577
2. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 846,993
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 671,893

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 933,683
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 780,562
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 705,292

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 885,697
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 822,605
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 655,330

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 667,104
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 558,131
3. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 540,329
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 535,361
5. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 526,899

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 465,631
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 383,678
3. Wilbur Wood, Montreal Expos: 354,319
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 336,251
5. Bob Locker, Milwaukee Brewers: 300,500



In his career, Smith has hit .280 with 557 hits, 106 doubles, 22 triples and 66 home runs. His totals also include 273 RBIs and 286 runs scored.

sBNN · Jul 5, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 757,669 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 576,232
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 508,378
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 493,196

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 707,703
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 634,082
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 552,130

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 615,708
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 429,768
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 421,397

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 708,933
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 565,702
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 461,113

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 700,228
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 621,992
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 560,094

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 691,082
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 678,154
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 530,888

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 757,669
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 621,283
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 563,152

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 717,175
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 664,148
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 522,394

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 558,667
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 456,285
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 435,083
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 434,984
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 425,345

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 375,442
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 308,290
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 280,379
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 263,256
5. Ken Tatum, California Angels: 247,051



His career numbers show Smith is currently carrying a .282 lifetime batting average with 66 home runs and 273 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 28, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 581,610 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 447,327
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 387,242
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 380,494

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 544,392
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 488,889
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 424,454

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 471,778
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 330,673
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 312,875

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 553,152
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 435,575
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 345,419

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 538,564
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 472,242
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 420,080

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 533,025
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 512,531
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 400,763

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 581,610
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 476,927
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 431,631

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 550,280
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 513,212
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 395,371

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 433,705
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 352,935
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 332,077
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 331,925
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 326,760

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 286,471
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 239,992
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 213,739
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 195,482
5. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 186,744



Lifetime in 527 games Smith is batting .280 with 63 home runs and 267 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 21, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 417,430 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 311,362
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 270,850
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 269,262

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 385,911
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 346,606
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 296,726

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 337,312
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 232,682
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 223,844

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 397,864
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 312,862
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 241,605

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 387,522
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 332,129
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 295,070

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 376,066
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 356,883
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 281,924

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 417,430
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 337,797
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 304,710

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 391,823
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 364,545
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 277,140

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 314,852
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 260,472
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 241,534
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 236,730
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 231,253

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 212,212
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 176,569
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 156,352
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 142,597
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 139,549



His career numbers show Smith has batted .279 and collected 534 hits, 63 home runs and 262 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 259,928 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 188,382
2. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 164,568
3. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 161,514

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 232,160
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 209,473
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 180,219

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 207,574
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 142,104
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 133,509

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 250,238
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 192,458
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 144,053

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 239,112
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 198,068
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 187,399

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 232,252
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 215,183
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 176,155

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 259,928
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 208,240
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 186,113

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 241,412
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 220,960
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 166,455

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 198,013
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 168,190
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 151,696
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 149,887
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 143,470

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 135,137
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 103,920
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 92,553
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 91,730
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 87,720



A check of his lifetime stats shows Smith has played in 515 games with a .280 batting average. Among his 530 hits are 62 home runs. He has also scored 274 runs and driven in 259 runs.

sBNN · Jun 7, 1970
Angels

Detroit Blanked by May

Rudy May came out firing strikes and, when the game ended, the California Angels hurler had struck out 8, leading California past the Detroit Tigers, 5-0. May allowed just 6 hits in the ballgame.

"I'm glad that one is in the rearview mirror," said Detroit manager <Mayo Smith:coach#9>.

In 12 starts this season, May has gathered 6 wins while suffering 4 losses. He has pitched 90 innings, allowed 57 hits, struck out 83 and has a 1.60 ERA.

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sBNN · Jun 3, 1970
Angels

May Pitches Angels to Shutout Victory

California pitcher Rudy May gave the New York Yankees fits, as he blanked them, 3-0, on 6 hits. He registered 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout.

"When he's locating his pitches, he becomes unpredictable," Angels manager Lefty Phillips said. "He had New York guessing the entire game."

Thus far this season, May has posted a 5-2 record, started 7 games, struck out 52 batters in 55.2 innings and compiled a 1.46 ERA.

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sBNN · May 10, 1970
Angels

May Struts Stuff in Win Over Washington

The California Angels shut out the Washington Senators, 5-0, behind the strong pitching of Rudy May. May surrendered only 1 hit in recording the complete-game victory, and struck out 11.

Following the last out, May appeared to celebrate a little too boisterously for Washington manager <Ted Williams:coach#23>, who could be seen scolding the famously outspoken left-hander as the clubs left the field. May's own manager then intervened with some words for his counterpart.

The Senators skipper would not comment on the exchange but, at the Angels press conference, May confirmed that it was regarding the celebration.

"He basically told me I was being a lousy winner," May said.

"And I told him he was being a lousy loser," California manager Lefty Phillips added.

Thus far this season, May has tossed 46.2 innings in 6 starts, fanned 44 batters, walked 11 and put up a 1.74 ERA with 4 wins and 2 losses.

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sBNN · May 5, 1970
Angels

May Razor-Sharp, Shuts Out Kansas City

California hurler Rudy May put on quite a show, as he blitzed the Kansas City Royals with a 3-0 shutout. He baffled them with fastballs and changeups, allowing 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk to pick up the win.

"I think every time we were looking for a fastball, he threw a changeup and every time we were looking for a changeup, he threw a fastball," Kansas City manager <Charlie Metro:coach#11> told reporters after the game.



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sBNN · Apr 10, 1970