Monday, January 20, 2025

MISSING IN ACTION: 1966 RUDY MAY

Let's go way back into the 1960s for today's "missing" card, that of pitcher Rudy May, then of the California Angels, and a 1966 edition:


May made his Major League debut in 1965 as a 20-year-old, appearing in 30 games and tossing 124 innings, certainly good enough for a card in the 1966 set.
He posted a record of 4-9 with a 3.92 earned run average, striking out 76 batters while throwing a shutout.
All told, he posted a 152-159 career record, with a 3.46 earned run average, 24 shutouts, 12 saves and 1760 strikeouts between 1965 and 1983.
His finest year was easily 1980, when he led the American League in E.R.A. with a nice 2.46 mark, WHIP at 1.044 and strikeouts-to-walks with a 3.41 number as a member of the New York Yankees.

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