May was part of a five-for-one trade that sent him, Ken Henderson, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, Carl Morton and $200,000 from the Braves to the Rangers for Jeff Burroughs on December 9, 1976.
In a five-for-one deal on December 9, 1976, May was traded from the Braves to the Rangers along with Ken Henderson, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, Carl Morton, and $200,000 in exchange for Jeff Burroughs.