FILE - In this March 4, 1968, file photo, Cincinnati Reds infielder Lee May poses for a photo during spring training in Florida. May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three different teams, has died. He was 74. The Reds said Sunday, July 30, 2017, that May died over the weekend. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup, File)
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Lee May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three teams, has died. He was 74.
The Cincinnati Reds said Sunday that May died over the weekend. He was a member of the team's Hall of Fame and lived in the area. The Reds didn't provide additional details on his death.
Known for wagging his bat before taking meaty cuts, May hit 354 homers with 1,244 RBIs in 18 years. He drove in more than 100 runs in a season for the Reds, Houston and Baltimore. He finished with Kansas City in 1982.
May starred for the Reds in the 1970 World Series, going 7 for 18 (.389) with two homers and eight RBIs in a five-game loss to Baltimore. He was a three-time All-Star first baseman.
Born in Alabama, he was nicknamed "The Big Bopper from Birmingham" while playing for Cincinnati. May was enshrined in the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.
FILE- In this Sept. 17, 1977, fie photo Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastzremski is tagged out at first base by Baltimore Oriole first baseman Lee May during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three different teams, has died. He was 74. The Reds said Sunday, July 30, 2017, that May died over the weekend. (AP Photo/WAS, File)
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FILE- In this Aug. 25, 2007, file photo, former Cincinnati Reds stars pose for a group photo after a news conference at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. From left are Lee May, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Sparky Anderson, Concepcion, sitting, Tony Perez, George Foster and Ken Griffey Sr. May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three different teams, has died. He was 74. The Reds said Sunday, July 30, 2017, that May died over the weekend. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
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FILE- In this July 16, 2006, file photo, former Cincinnati Reds players Tom Browning, Lee May and Tom Seaver, from left, stand next to their plaques during a ceremony inducting them into the Reds Hall of Fame before the baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Cincinnati. May, an All-Star slugger who put up 100-RBI seasons for three different teams, has died. He was 74. The Reds said Sunday, July 30, 2017, that May died over the weekend. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman, File)
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