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Where have you gone, Carlos May? Former All-Star for the White Sox recalls his career in the majors.(Interview)(Statistical Data Included)
FORMER WHITE SOX SLUGGER CARLOS MAY IS remembered and revered by die-hard White Sox fans as one of the club's standouts during the feel-good, red-pinstriped era of the early 1970s.
Along with big boppers Bill Melton and Dick Allen, May provided the pop to a White Sox team that gave the mighty Oakland A's a run for their money in 1972.
And though his solid 10-year big league career did not earn him millions of dollars or a place in Cooperstown, May's accomplishments are impressive enough, considering his career nearly ended before it started.
May broke into the major leagues in 1968 as a September call-up to the White Sox. He began the 1969 season as the starting left fielder and for four months, enjoyed one of the finest rookie campaigns in club history, batting .281 with 18 homers and 62 RBI in only 100 games. With those kinds of numbers and two months still remaining in the season, the first-year All-Star seemed well on his way to winning the American League's Rookie of the Year honors.
But then unexpectedly, his season came to a screeching halt.
"August 11, 1969, I'll never forget that day," recalled the 53-year-old May.
Neither will Sox fans.
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