Rudy May, ex-Yankees hurler and ERA champ, dead at 80
Rudy May, who played seven seasons, with the Yankees, died at the age of 80.
Former Yankees pitcher Rudy May died at the age of 80 on Saturday.
May played 16 years in Major League Baseball, including seven with the Yankees over several stints in the 70s and 80s. He also suited up for the California Angels, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles.
A cause of death was not given, though the southpaw reportedly dealt with diabetes.
Rudy May on his way to a 2-hitter win over the Red Sox on August 5, 1974. New York Post
During the course of his career, May went 152-156 with a 3.46 ERA and 1,760 strikeouts and was a member of Yankees squads that lost in the American League Championship Series in 1980 and the World Series in 1981.
May began his first stint with the Bronx Bombers on June 15, 1974, when he was purchased from the Angels and remained a member of the club until he was traded to the Orioles two years to the day that he was acquired on June 15, 1976.
The lefty eventually returned to the Yankees in the winter of 1979 when he signed with them as a free agent.
In an interview with the New York Times just days before he inked a contract with the Yankees, May expressed plenty of excitement over the prospect of returning to the Bronx.
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