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Ex-Braves
Outfielder Lee Maye Dies
.c The Associated
Press
07/31/02 06:56
EDT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Lee Maye, who played in the
Milwaukee Braves outfield with Hank Aaron in the 1960s while enjoying a
career as a professional singer, has died at 67.
Maye died July 17 of pancreatic cancer at Riverside
Community Hospital, his wife, Patricia, said.
Maye began his 13-year major league career in 1959 and
played with the Braves from 1959 to 1965. He later played for the Houston
Astros, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox
before retiring in 1971.
Maye had a lifetime average of .274 and was admired for his
ability to juggle his baseball and music careers.
He performed with two doo-wop groups - Arthur Lee Maye and
the Crowns, and Country Boys & City Girls - and sometimes sang with
The Platters.
He produced several popular singles during his 1960s
recording career, including ``Gloria,'' ``Cool Loving,'' and ``I Wanna
Love.'' Maye's 1964 album ``Halfway Out of Love'' sold more than 500,000
copies.
``He knew that it was unique and special,'' brother Eugene
Maye said of the dual pursuits. ``There is no one that I could think of
that could play sports and sing
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