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Max Carey
Max Carey
Full name Max George Carey
Born January 11, 1890, Terre Haute, Indiana
Died May 30, 1976, Miami, Florida
Buried at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Florida (Section 25- Lot 9- Grave 42)
Born as: Maximilian Carnarius First Game: October 3, 1910 ; Final Game: September 29, 1929
Managed First Game: April 12, 1932 ; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1933
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1961
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1925)
Ejections as player: 1913 (1), 1914 (1), 1917 (1), 1919 (1), 1920 (1), 1923 (1), 1924 (1), 1925 (2), 1929 (1). Total: 10 Ejections as coach: 1930 (2) Ejections as manager: 1932 (4), 1933 (3) . Total: 7 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1910 PIT N Daily Splits 2 6 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .625 .833 0.3 1910 PIT N
1911 PIT N Daily Splits 129 427 77 110 15 10 5 43 44 0i 75 7 25 27 .258 .337 .375 -0.3 1911 PIT N
1912 PIT N Daily Splits 150 587 114 177 23 8 5 68 61 79 5 37 0 45 .302 .372 .394 0.6 1912 PIT N
1913 PIT N Daily Splits 154 620 99 172 23 10 5 49 55 0i 67 3 14 0 14i 2i 61 34i .277 .339 .371 1.7 1913 PIT N
1914 PIT N Daily Splits 156 593 76 144 25 17 1 31 59 0 56 2 10 0 16 2 38 45 .243 .313 .347 -0.1 1914 PIT N
1915 PIT N Daily Splits 140 564 76 143 26 5 3 27 57 0 58 4 5 0 14 1 36 17 .254 .326 .333 1.2 1915 PIT N
1916 PIT N Daily Splits 154 599 90 158 23 11 7 42 59 3 58 7 14 0 21 4 63 19 .264 .337 .374 3.6 1916 PIT N
1917 PIT N Daily Splits 155 588 82 174 21 12 1 51 58 7 38 10 12 0 13 1 46 30 .296 .369 .378 3.0 1917 PIT N
1918 PIT N Daily Splits 126 468 70 128 14 6 3 48 62 1 25 4 15 0 10 1 58 36 .274 .363 .348 1.5 1918 PIT N
1919 PIT N Daily Splits 66 244 41 75 10 2 0 9 25 0 24 2 4 0 8 0 18 11 .307 .376 .365 0.1 1919 PIT N
1920 PIT N Daily Splits 130 485 74 140 18 4 1 35 59 2 31 3 20 0 7 5 52 10 .289 .369 .348 -0.1 1920 PIT N
1921 PIT N Daily Splits 140 521 85 161 34 4 7 56 70 3 30 4 30 0 15 5 37 12 .309 .395 .430 1.8 1921 PIT N
1922 PIT N Daily Splits 155 629 140 207 28 12 10 70 80 1 26 4 19 0 16 3 51 2 .329 .408 .459 3.3 1922 PIT N
1923 PIT N Daily Splits 153 610 120 188 32 19 6 63 73 0 28 7 9 0 11 0 51 8 .308 .388 .452 3.0 1923 PIT N
1924 PIT N Daily Splits 149 599 113 178 30 9 8 55 58 1 17 7 19 0 14 6 49 13 .297 .366 .417 0.9 1924 PIT N
1925 PIT N Daily Splits 133 542 109 186 39 13 5 44 66 3 19 4 8 0 6 3 46 11 .343 .418 .491 2.4 1925 PIT N
1926 PIT N Daily Splits 86 324 46 72 14 5 0 28 30 0 14 0 16 0 6 3 10 5 .222 .288 .296 -2.4 1926 PIT N
1926 BRO N Daily Splits 27 100 18 26 3 1 0 7 8 0 5 0 5 0 3 1 0 2 .260 .315 .310 -0.7 1926 BRO N
1926 TOT N 113 424 64 98 17 6 0 35 38 0 19 0 21 0 9 4 10 7 .231 .294 .300 -3.1 1926 TOT N
1927 BRO N Daily Splits 144 538 70 143 30 10 1 54 64 1 18 1 20 0 20 1 32 8 .266 .345 .364 -1.1 1927 BRO N
1928 BRO N Daily Splits 108 296 41 73 11 0 2 19 47 1 24 2 8 0 4 4 18 3 .247 .354 .304 -1.1 1928 BRO N
1929 BRO N Daily Splits 19 23 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .407 .304 -0.1 1929 BRO N
Total (20 Years) Splits 2476 9363 1545 2665 419 159 70 802 1040 23i 695 77 290 0i198i 43i 738 266i .285 .361 .386 17.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1925 PIT N Daily Splits 7 24 6 11 4 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 .458 .552 .625 1925 PIT N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1910 PIT N Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 17 10 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1910 PIT N LF 2 2 2 17 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
1911 PIT N Daily Splits OF 112 109 108 952 304 11 8 5 0 .975 46 67 0
1911 PIT N CF 67 64 64 561 i 189 8 3 3 0 .985
1911 PIT N LF 46 45 44 391 i 115 3 5 2 0 .959
1912 PIT N Daily Splits OF 150 150 148 1365.1 369 19 13 10 0 .968 148 4 0
1912 PIT N LF 148 146 146 1337.1 358 18 12 11 0 .969
1912 PIT N CF 4 4 2 28 11 1 1 0 0 .923
1913 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 154 152 1384 363 28 16 6 0 .961 144 11 0
1913 PIT N LF 144 144 142 1292 333 26 12 6 0 .968
1913 PIT N CF 11 10 10 92 28 1 3 0 0 .906
1914 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 154 153 1353 318 23 12 3 0 .966 154 0 0
1914 PIT N LF 154 154 153 1353 321 24 12 5 0 .966
1915 PIT N Daily Splits OF 139 138 137 1218 307 21 6 5 0 .982 139 0 0
1915 PIT N LF 139 138 137 1218 305 19 6 5 0 .982
1916 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 153 150 1382 419 32 8 10 0 .983 21 134 0
1916 PIT N CF 134 133 131 1203.1 370 29 6 11 0 .985
1916 PIT N LF 21 20 19 178.2 49 3 2 1 0 .963
1917 PIT N Daily Splits OF 153 153 151 1370.1 440 28 10 8 0 .979 0 153 0
1917 PIT N CF 153 153 151 1370.1 439 28 10 9 0 .979
1918 PIT N Daily Splits OF 126 126 126 1144.1 359 25 17 9 0 .958 0 126 0
1918 PIT N CF 126 126 126 1144.1 361 25 17 9 0 .958
1919 PIT N Daily Splits OF 63 63 62 577 173 5 10 2 0 .947 0 63 0
1919 PIT N CF 63 63 62 577 177 6 10 2 0 .948
1920 PIT N Daily Splits OF 128 128 125 1158 345 10 12 0 0 .967 0 128 0
1920 PIT N CF 128 128 125 1158 346 12 12 1 0 .968
1921 PIT N Daily Splits OF 139 139 135 1267 431 15 20 6 0 .957 0 139 0
1921 PIT N CF 139 139 135 1267 431 16 20 6 0 .957
1922 PIT N Daily Splits OF 155 155 153 1382.1 449 22 15 4 0 .969 3 152 0
1922 PIT N CF 152 152 150 1357.2 447 21 15 4 0 .969
1922 PIT N LF 3 3 3 24.2 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1923 PIT N Daily Splits OF 153 153 151 1360 450 28 19 4 0 .962 0 153 0
1923 PIT N CF 153 153 151 1360 450 28 19 4 0 .962
1924 PIT N Daily Splits OF 149 149 144 1335.2 428 16 16 3 0 .965 0 149 0
1924 PIT N CF 149 149 144 1335.2 428 16 16 3 0 .965
1925 PIT N Daily Splits OF 130 130 126 1144 363 20 20 2 0 .950 0 130 0
1925 PIT N CF 130 130 126 1144 363 20 20 2 0 .950
1926 PIT N Daily Splits OF 82 80 75 704.1 225 8 14 3 0 .943 0 82 0
1926 PIT N CF 82 80 75 704.1 225 8 14 3 0 .943
1926 BRO N Daily Splits OF 27 27 25 228 70 0 5 0 0 .933 0 27 0
1926 BRO N CF 27 27 25 228 70 0 5 0 0 .933
1926 TOT N CF 109 107 100 932.1 295 8 19 3 0 .941
1926 TOT N OF 109 107 100 932.1 295 8 19 3 0 .941 0 109 0
1927 BRO N Daily Splits OF 141 140 130 1246.1 331 19 11 6 0 .970 1 40 108
1927 BRO N RF 108 105 99 937.2 235 16 7 6 0 .973
1927 BRO N CF 40 34 31 303.2 92 3 5 0 0 .950
1927 BRO N LF 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1928 BRO N Daily Splits OF 95 72 63 693.2 202 8 3 1 0 .986 2 64 35
1928 BRO N CF 64 61 53 526.2 174 7 3 1 0 .984
1928 BRO N RF 35 11 10 164.2 27 1 0 0 0 1.000
1928 BRO N LF 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1929 BRO N Daily Splits OF 4 3 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 2
1929 BRO N RF 2 1 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1929 BRO N CF 2 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (20 Years) Splits OF 2410 2378 2319 21310.1 6363 339 235 87 0 .966 660 1624 145
Total (17 Years) CF 1624 1608 1563 14379 i 4604 229 179 58 0 .964
Total (10 Years) LF 660 653 646 5819 i 1498 95 49 30 0 .970
Total ( 3 Years) RF 145 117 110 1112.1 266 17 7 6 0 .976
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1925 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 14 0 1 0 0 .933 0 7 0
1925 PIT N CF 7 7 7 61 14 0 1 0 0 .933
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1932 BRO N 154 81 73 .526 752 747 3
1933 BRO N 157 65 88 .425 617 695 6
Total ( 2 Years) 311 146 161 .476 1369 1442
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1930 PIT N 4-15 9-28
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-13-1913(2) BOX PIT N Bill Klem Balls and strikes
5-20-1914 BOX PIT N Lord Byron Call at 2B
9-11-1917(2) BOX PIT N Pete Harrison Call at 2B
7-30-1919(2) BOX PIT N Ernie Quigley Called third strike
5- 9-1920 BOX PIT N Bob Emslie Call at 1B
7-11-1923 BOX PIT N Bill Klem Balls and strikes
8- 2-1924 BOX PIT N Bob Hart Threw bat at umpire
8- 7-1925 BOX PIT N Cy Pfirman Fighting
9- 5-1925 BOX PIT N Peter McLaughlin Balk non-call
6- 8-1929 BOX BRO N Beans Reardon Balls and strikes
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-29-1932(2) BOX BRO N Charles Donnelly Balls and strikes
6-23-1932 BOX BRO N George Barr Call at 1B
7-16-1932 BOX BRO N George Barr Balk call
8-12-1932 BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Called third strike
5-14-1933 BOX BRO N Cy Pfirman Balls and strikes
8-16-1933(2) BOX BRO N Ted McGrew Call at HP
9- 9-1933(2) BOX BRO N Bill Klem Call at 2B
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 6-1930 BOX PIT N Michael Donohue Bench jockeying
8-31-1930 BOX PIT N Bob Clarke Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
Sold by South Bend (Central) to Pittsburgh Pirates with Alex McCarthy (August 15,
1910 ).
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Robins from Pittsburgh Pirates (August 13, 1926 ).
Released by Brooklyn Robins (October 10, 1929 ).
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