Max Carey

Maximillian George Carnarius (January 11, 1890 – May 30, 1976), also known as Max George Carey, was an American professional baseball center fielder and manager. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of a Prussian soldier and swimming teacher who had emigrated to the United States after the Franco-Prussian War and worked as a contractor. Carey's parents intended for him to become a Lutheran minister, and he attended Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he studied in the pre-ministerial program. He also played baseball and was a member of the swimming and track-and-field teams, graduating in 1909.

Carey played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1910 through 1926 and for the Brooklyn Robins from 1926 through 1929. He later managed the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932 and 1933. Carey starred for the Pirates, helping them win the 1925 World Series. Over his 20-year playing career he led the league in stolen bases ten times and finished with 738 steals, a National League record until 1974 and still the ninth-highest total in major league history. Carey was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.