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Derrick May
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1995
Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Houston Astros for player to be named later (Tom Nevers) on June 21, 1995 ... Turned his season around when he got to the Astros, averaging an RBI every 5.0 at bats ... Belted a pinch-hit grand slam on Sept. 5 vs. Cincinnati.

1994
Hit .317 in April and .357 in May ... Made his first career Opening Day start and went 3-for-5 with three RBI ... Went 11-for-21 over July 27-31 ... Strike interrupted a 20-for-51 (.392) hot streak in the final 14 games ... Struck out only once in every 11.1 at-bats, the sixth best in the league.

1993
Put up strong numbers (.295, 10 homers, 77 RBI) despite being hampered by injuries to his right shoulder and left hamstring ... Made the Opening Day roster for the first time and batted .345 to establish himself as Chicago's starting left fielder ... Recorded his second career two-homer game April 9 at Philadelphia, equaling his career high with five RBI ... Had a career-high 15-game hitting streak June 23-July 9 ... Batted .337 with a club-high 18 RBI in July ... Hit his first major league grand slam Aug. 27 off Atlanta's Mike Stanton ... Hit .305 prior to straining his left hamstring Aug. 3, but was 3-for-25 for the rest of the season after returning from the disabled list Sept. 9 ... Went 5-for-49 in 12 games against expansion Florida and batted .317 against the rest of the National League.

1992
Opened the season at Class AAA Iowa and batted .367 before being called up April 21 ... Had his first major-league two-homer game June 19 at Philadelphia, driving in five runs.

1991
Was recalled by the Cubs in September and hit .227 with one homer and three RBI ... Homered off Philadelphia's Andy Ashby in a pinch-hit at-bat Sept. 24.

1990
Saw his first major-league action after his contract was purchased from Iowa Sept. 4, hitting .246 in 17 games ... First major-league hit was a two-run double off Montreal's Mel Rojas Sept. 11 ... Hit his first home run Sept. 19 off Pittsburgh's Ted Power.


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