Lee May
Lee May
Lee Andrew Mayis a retired American Major League Baseballfirst baseman and designated hitter who played 18-seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw right-handed. He is the older brother of former Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees outfielder Carlos May...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 March 1943
explain greatness met wonderful words
Ellie was a kind, wonderful person. He never met a stranger. I don't have enough words, I don't have enough time, to explain the greatness of this guy.
dome georgia huge turn
We turn the Georgia Dome into a huge church. ... It is a production.
hold nobody pitchers problem score
We could hit. We had a problem with pitching. We had pitchers nobody else wanted. We would score a lot of runs, but we couldn't hold them.
age-and-aging born family guess leave red
It's like you're born into a family -- you get up there in age, you leave home, but you're always part of the family. So I guess I'll always be a Red at heart.
bring caught easy helps people
It's easy to get caught up in the fanfare, and you can really see that a lot of people get into all of that. But it helps bring people to the church.
heart red
But I'll always be a Red at heart.
anybody kicked life might played point sudden together took worst
That might have been the worst point of my life in baseball. I had never played with anybody but the Reds. We had gelled together and all of a sudden I got traded, kicked out of the house. It took a while to get over it.
against asked game gave good talked
I never had a good game against him because, in catching, Ellie talked too much. I asked him, 'Please give me one at bat, but just don't talk.' He gave me one pitch, (then it was) back to the conversation.
appreciate given
I never thought I'd make it. I had given up on it. I really appreciate it.