Buckshot May
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1899 – 1984
Who was Buckshot May?
William Herbert "Buckshot" May was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1924. The 24-year-old right-hander stood 6'2" and weighed 169 lbs.
On May 9, 1924, May came in to pitch the top of the 9th inning in a home game against the Boston Braves at Forbes Field. He pitched a scoreless inning, with one strikeout, 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 the Baseball Hall of Fame were Max Carey, Kiki Cuyler, Rabbit Maranville, and Pie Traynor.
May died in his hometown of Bakersfield, California at the age of 84.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1899
Bakersfield - Profession
- Lived in
- Bakersfield
- Died
- Mar 15, 1984
Bakersfield
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on July 23, 2013
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