Baltimore Orioles: The best designated hitters in the team’s history

Lee May played with the Orioles between 1975 and 1980. During that time, he batted a slash of .254/.299/.423. In his six seasons, he hit 123 home runs and 487 RBIs. His most notable stat with the Orioles was the league-leading RBI total of 109 he had in 1976.

Lee was not the full-time designated hitter until 1978. During his time with the O’s, he played in 411 games at the DH spot. In the others, he played first base. He was the DH when the Orioles lost the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

He wasn’t necessarily the best DH in the history of the Orioles, but he played in several of the team’s better seasons. In all six of his seasons, the Orioles had winning seasons.