posted 22 wins and 16 losses in 326 innings over 49 appearances with the Yankees. Two years to the day after he was acquired by New York, May was acquired along with Rick Dempsey, Scott McGregor, Tippy Martinez and Dave Pagan by the Baltimore Orioles for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Elrod Hendricks, Grant Jackson and Jimmy Freeman at the trade deadline on June 15, 1976. He had fallen out of favor with Yankees manager Billy Martin over being removed prematurely from starts. He appeared in 58 games posting a record of 28 wins and 21 losses over 403 innings with the Orioles. May was traded along with Randy Miller and Bryn Smith from the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Don Stanhouse, Joe Kerrigan and Gary Roenicke at the Winter Meetings on December 7, 1977. May pitched primarily out of the bullpen for Montreal and recorded 18 wins and 13 losses, appearing in 49 games and recording 237 innings. May re-signed with the New York Yankees on November 8, 1979. During the 1980 season with New York, May led the American League with an ERA of 2.46, which was his best career mark. Through his final four seasons in Major League Baseball, May won 28 games and lost 27. In 1965 with the Angels, May earned a salary of $6,000. In 1983, his final year with the Yankees, his salary was $620,000. Personal life When May was 17 he enrolled in an underwater diving program. After completion of the course, May was a certified diver. See also List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders References External links Rudy May at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1944 births Living people African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American League ERA champions Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Kansas Bismarck-Mandan Pards players California Angels players Columbus Clippers players El Paso Sun Kings players Indianapolis Indians players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players New York Yankees players People from Coffeyville, Kansas San Jose Bees players Seattle Angels players Tidewater Tides players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople