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Faced with injuries and an improving AL West, Astros were 'playing from behind the whole season
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Lee May (1943-2017) - Mémorial Find a Grave
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MLB Power Rankings Week 6: AL East teams dominate top 10 - ESPN
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Former Oriole Lee Big Bopper May dead at 74
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Former Astros slugger Lee May dead at 74
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Former Astros slugger Lee May dead at 74
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All-Star slugger Lee May dies at 74; was born in Alabama
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Former Astros slugger Lee May dead at 74
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Baltimore Orioles' Hall of Famer 'Big Bopper' Lee May dies at 74
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Lee May, 'Big Bopper from Birmingham,' dead at age 74