#26 Buckshot May, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Wednesday, 10/1/1930 |
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| Buckshot May
12/13/1899
30
Bakersfield, CA
6"2
174
Starting Pitcher
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R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,850,000
1930
$ 5,350,000 (5 year(s))
5 Year(s), 166 Days (1026 total Days)
168 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 166 Days (1026 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
52
3
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Fastball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 1 (Range), .940 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/3 | @BRO | L 0-2 | * | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 8/9 | @PHI | W 10-7 | * | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 8/14 | @PIT | L 4-6 | * | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8/19 | @NY1 | L 5-6 | * | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8/27 | BRO | W 4-0 | * | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/1 | CHN | W 4-0 | * | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/8 | BSN | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 9/13 | NY1 | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/18 | PIT | L 1-5 | * | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 9/24 | BSN | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 31 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3.28 | 263.2 | 241 | 121 | 96 | 86 | 107 | 27 | 87.1 | 3 | 18 | 58.1 |
| Projected | 31 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3.28 | 263.0 | 241 | 121 | 96 | 86 | 107 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.17 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 499 | 116 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .295 | .365 | .659 |
| vs. RHB | 495 | 125 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 72 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .302 | .414 | .717 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.77 | 136.2 | 114 | 57 | 42 | 45 | 52 |
| Road | 15 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3.83 | 127.0 | 127 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 55 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | 27.0 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| May | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.71 | 51.0 | 53 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 17 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | 39.2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 | 57.0 | 66 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 44.0 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 23 |
| Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | 45.0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1925 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.64 | 33.0 | 49 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 | .333 | CIN |
| 1926 | 39 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3.40 | 275.2 | 262 | 135 | 104 | 18 | 110 | 99 | 19 | 2 | 1.35 | .261 | CIN |
| 1927 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3.98 | 262.0 | 276 | 137 | 116 | 8 | 97 | 85 | 20 | 0 | 1.42 | .287 | CIN |
| 1928 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3.27 | 250.1 | 238 | 114 | 91 | 11 | 77 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 1.26 | .264 | CIN |
| 1929 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3.63 | 332.2 | 322 | 161 | 134 | 20 | 113 | 111 | 29 | 0 | 1.31 | .267 | CIN |
| 1930 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3.28 | 263.2 | 241 | 121 | 96 | 22 | 86 | 107 | 27 | 3 | 1.24 | .253 | CIN |
| Total | 196 | 164 | 85 | 58 | 8 | 3.61 | 1417.1 | 1388 | 701 | 569 | 86 | 494 | 491 | 115 | 6 | 1.33 | .268 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1924, AAA | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.57 | 252.0 | 237 | 111 | 100 | 12 | 92 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 1.31 | .273 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1925 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 14.0 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 37.0 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 | 53.0 | 54 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1925 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CIN |
| 1926 | 39 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .095 | .121 | .105 | .226 | CIN |
| 1927 | 32 | 104 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .114 | .154 | .268 | CIN |
| 1928 | 30 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .094 | .094 | .156 | .250 | CIN |
| 1929 | 39 | 111 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .117 | .123 | .144 | .267 | CIN |
| 1930 | 31 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .111 | .113 | .225 | CIN |
| Total | 196 | 508 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 120 | 1 | 3 | .104 | .112 | .134 | .246 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 31 | 31 | 25 | 53 | 4 | 83 | 5 | .940 | 263.2 | 2.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1924...
Earned first career win on 6/26/1925...
Had first career hit on 5/22/1926, off Herb Hall (SLN)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1926, going 5-1, 2.40...
Injured on 9/5/1927 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1928, going 4-1, 1.66...
Hit first career homerun on 6/16/1928, off Dick Redding (PHI)...
Injured on 9/5/1928 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5-6 weeks...
2/9/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
2/15/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/10/1930 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
7/16/1930: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $5,350,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1930, going 4-1, 1.20...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1926 - 3.40 - 6th
1927 - 3.98 - 10th
1928 - 3.27 - 7th
1929 - 3.63 - 5th
| WHIP
1928 - 1.26 - 9th
1929 - 1.31 - 6th
| Wins
1926 - 20 - 4th
1927 - 18 - 8th
1929 - 17 - 10th
| Losses
1929 - 17 - 9th
| Saves
1925 - 7 - 5th
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IP
1929 - 332.2 - 4th
| K's
1926 - 99 - 6th
1929 - 111 - 2nd
| BB
1926 - 110 - 7th
1927 - 97 - 10th
1929 - 113 - 4th
| CG
1929 - 29 - 5th
| SHO
1926 - 2 - 10th
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