Lee Maye

Infobox MLB retired
name=Lee Maye
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=#af0039
bgcolor2=#0f437c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=December 11, 1934
city-state|Tuscaloosa|Alabama
deathdate=death date and age|2002|7|17|1934|12|11
city-state|Riverside|California
debutdate= June 17
debutyear= 1959
debutteam= Milwaukee Braves
finaldate=June 29
finalyear=1971
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.274
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=94
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=419
teams=
* Milwaukee Braves (1959-1965)
* Houston Astros (1965-1966)
* Cleveland Indians (1967-1969)
* Washington Senators (1969-1970)
* Chicago White Sox (1970-1971)
highlights=
*Led NL in Doubles (44) in 1964

Arthur Lee Maye (December 11, 1934 - July 17, 2002) was a Major League Baseball player and also a Rhythm & Blues singer. He is not to be confused with Lee May, a better known baseball player who played from 1965 to 1982.

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Maye was an outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves (1959-1965), Houston Astros (1965-1966), Cleveland Indians (1967-1969), Washington Senators (1969-1970), and Chicago White Sox (1970-1971).

Maye was a fair defensive outfielder (.970) who was in the lineup for his solid left-handed bat. From 1961 to 1966, and again in 1969, he started in more than half of his team's games, with a high of 133 games started in 1964. Maye was also used quite often as a pinch-hitter during his 13-season career.

His greatest year was in 1964, for the 88-74 Milwaukee Braves who finished the season just five games behind the pennant-winning St. Louis Cardinals. Maye had personal career-highs in almost every category, including 153 games played, 74 RBI, and a .304 batting average. He also led the National League with 44 doubles.

Other career highlights include:
*hit 2 home runs vs. the Chicago Cubs (August 8, 1962)
*a pair of 5-hit games...4 singles and a doubles vs. the Philadelphia Phillies (September 27, 1964) and three singles, a double, and a home run vs. the Chicago Cubs (August 11, 1966)
*eight 4-hit games, with the most impressive being two singles and two doubles, with four runs scored vs. the New York Yankees (April 21, 1970)

Maye's career totals include 1,288 games played, 1,109 hits, 94 home runs, 419 RBI, and a lifetime batting average of .274.

He was also lead singer for the Los Angeles based doo-wop group Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns in the 1950's.

Lee Maye died at the age of 67 in Riverside, California.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball doubles champions

External links

*baseball-reference|id=m/mayele01
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mayele01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Maye.Lee.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmayel101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/arthur_lee_maye.htm His music]