Max Carey
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: January 11, 1890 Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| Died: May 30, 1976 (aged 86) Miami, Florida |
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| Batted: Both | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| October 3, 1910 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 1929 for the Brooklyn Robins |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .285 | |
| Hits | 2665 | |
| Stolen Bases | 738 | |
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| Member of the National | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Elected | 1961 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
Max George Carey (January 11, 1890 – May 30, 1976) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. During his 20-year career, he led the league in stolen bases ten times and finished with 738 swipes, a National League record until 1974 and the 9th-highest total in major league history through 2008.
He was originally born Maximillian George Carnarius in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1] He first adopted the name Max Carey when he played his first professional baseball game in order to retain his amateur status at Concordia College; the name would stick with him for his entire career.
Carey played for the Pirates from his arrival in the league in 1910 until 1926, winning a World Series championship in 1925. He was known as a skilled fielder and excellent base stealer. He regularly stole 40 or more bases and maintained a favourable steal percentage; in 1922 he stole 51 bases and was only caught twice. He also stole home 33 times in his career, second best to Ty Cobb's 50 on the all time list.
Carey played his final three and a half years with the Brooklyn Robins, but was aging and no longer the same player. He retired in 1929, but went on to manage the Dodgers from 1932 to 1933, as well as the Milwaukee Chicks and the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Carey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961. He died at age 86 in Miami, Florida and is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum).
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 500 stolen bases
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
[edit] References
- ^ Bennett, John. The Baseball Biography Project - Max Carey. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
| Preceded by Bob Bescher George Burns George Burns Frankie Frisch |
National League Stolen Base Champion 1913 1915-1918 1920 1922-1925 |
Succeeded by George Burns George Burns Frankie Frisch Kiki Cuyler |
| Preceded by Wilbert Robinson |
Brooklyn Dodgers Manager 1932–1933 |
Succeeded by Casey Stengel |
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