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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
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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
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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
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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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