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Milton Scott May (born August 1, 1950) is a former professional baseball player and coach who played in the Major Leagues from to for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and San Francisco Giants.〔(Milt May at Baseball Reference )〕 May was a catcher who hit for a fairly high batting average during the era in which he played. May drove in the one millionth run in Major League Baseball history on May 4, , with a three-run home run.〔''MEET THE RAYS.'' MARC TOPKIN. St. Petersburg Times (Florida). SPORTS; BASEBALL 2002: Play Time; RAYS 2002; Pg. 6X. March 31, 2002〕 ==Major League career== Milt was signed as an infielder in the 11th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pirates, who then converted him into a catcher.〔(Milt May Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac )〕 He was a good handler of pitchers and a left-handed line drive hitter who rarely swung at a bad pitch, but also was reputedly the slowest runner in the majors for much of his career.〔(Sports Illustrated, April 26, 1982 )〕 At age 21, May was a member of the Pirates team that won the 1971 World Series.〔 In the seventh inning of Game Four of that series, his pinch-hit single drove in Bob Robertson with the winning run in a 4-3 Pirate victory.〔(1971 World Series Game 4 box score at Baseball Reference )〕 Tragedy struck the Pirates in late 1972, when outfielder Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash. May was slated to replace Clemente in the Pirates' lineup in 1973, with catcher Manny Sanguillén moving to right field.〔(''Manny Sanguillen...Out From Clemente's Shadow'', by Bob Lenoir, Baseball Digest, July 1975, Vol. 34, No. 7, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 However the experiment ended by July when it was determined that Sanguillen could not adjust to playing in the outfield and May was back on the Pirates' bench.〔(Milt May at BR Bull Pen )〕 After the 1973 season, May was traded to the Houston Astros for Jerry Reuss.〔 He became the Astros starting catcher, replacing veteran Johnny Edwards.〔(1974 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference )〕 He led National League catchers with a .993 fielding percentage in 1974.〔(Baseball Digest, July 2001, Vol. 60, No. 7, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 May led all National League catchers in with 70 assists and 47 baserunners caught stealing.〔 He was also charged with 18 passed balls in 1975 for the Astros, who had knuckleballer Joe Niekro on their staff.〔 On May 4, 1975, May drove in Bob Watson for Major League Baseball's one millionth run.〔 May was then traded to Detroit, where he played six games in 1976, before a broken ankle sidelined him for the season. He recovered in 1977 to record 12 double plays and 0 passed balls.〔 In 1978, May platooned with an up and coming Lance Parrish. By 1979, Parrish had taken over as the regular Tigers catcher, and May was traded to the Chicago White Sox. After only one year in Chicago, he then signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent.〔 On June 13, 1980, during a 3-1 win over the New York Mets‚ May hit the 9000th home run in the history of the Giants franchise. John Montgomery Ward hit home run #1 in 1883‚ and the 8‚000th was hit by Bobby Bonds on September 4‚ 1971. In 1981, he batted .310 -which was the highest mark ever for a Giants catcher. In August 1983, the Giants traded him back to the Pirates for catcher Steve Nicosia.〔 May retired as a player after the 1984 season.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milt May」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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