- Buckshot May
Infobox MLB retired
name = Buckshot May
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birthdate =birth date|1899|12|13
deathdate =death date and age|1984|3|15|1899|12|13
bats =Right
throws = Right
debutdate =May 9
debutyear =1924
debutteam =Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate =May 9
finalyear =1924
finalteam =Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label =Wins-Losses
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stat2value =0.00
stat3label =Strikeout s
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*Pittsburgh Pirates (1924)
highlights =William Herbert "Buckshot" May (
December 13 ,1899 –March 15 ,1984 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for thePittsburgh Pirates in 1924. The 24-year-old right-hander stood 6'2" and weighed 169 lbs. OnMay 9 ,1924 , May came in to pitch the top of the 9thinning in a home game against the Boston Braves atForbes Field . He pitched a scoreless inning, with onestrikeout , but the Pirates lost 10-7. His lifetime ERA stands at 0.00.His manager was future Hall of Famer
Bill McKechnie . Other notable teammates who would one day be members of theBaseball Hall of Fame wereMax Carey ,Kiki Cuyler ,Rabbit Maranville , andPie Traynor .May died in his hometown of
Bakersfield, California at the age of 84.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybu01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmay-b101.htm Retrosheet]
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