Max Carey returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning

On July 26, 1927 — Max Carey, who played 17 years with the Pirates before he was dismissed, returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning. It is his 33rd and last steal of home, a National League record. The Robins couldn’t hold off the first place buc’s, doen 1 in the 8th, Pie Traynor tripled to lead off the 8th and future HOF team mate Kiki Cuyler singled to tie the game and he would later come around on Glenn Wrights single. The Pirates will come away with a 6-5 win at Forbes Field, there 55 vs 36 losses on the season.

 

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Robins 5

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, July 26, 1927 (D) at Forbes Field

BRO N 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 – 5 9 0
PIT N 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 x – 6 13 1

Play by Play

Starting Lineups:

Brooklyn Robins Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Partridge 2b L. Waner cf
2. Statz cf Rhyne 2b
3. Carey rf P. Waner rf
4. Hendrick 1b Traynor 3b
5. Felix lf Cuyler lf
6. Butler 3b Harris 1b
7. Flowers ss Wright ss
8. Hargreaves c Spencer c
9. Elliott p Meadows p

ROBINS 1ST: Partridge lined to left; Statz flied out to right;
Carey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Robins 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: L. Waner grounded out (second to first); Rhyne
walked; P. Waner out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rhyne
to second]; Traynor lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Robins 0, Pirates 0.

ROBINS 2ND: Hendrick popped to third in foul territory; Felix
grounded out (shortstop to first); Butler grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Cuyler flied out to center; Harris tripled; Wright
flied to right; Spencer doubled to right [Harris scored];
Meadows grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Robins 0, Pirates 1.

ROBINS 3RD: Flowers flied out to center; Hargreaves walked;
Elliott was called out on strikes; Partridge singled to right
[Hargreaves to second]; Statz grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Robins 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: L. Waner singled to center; On a bunt Rhyne forced
L. Waner (pitcher to shortstop); P. Waner flied out to left;
Traynor singled to second [Rhyne to second]; Cuyler singled to
center [Rhyne scored, Traynor to third]; Harris forced Cuyler
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Robins 0, Pirates
2.

ROBINS 4TH: Carey singled to left; Hendrick singled to center
[Carey to second]; Felix out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Carey to third, Hendrick to second]; Butler out on a
sacrifice fly (center unassisted) [Carey scored, Hendrick to
third]; Flowers was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Robins 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Wright popped to first in foul territory; Spencer
flied to right; Meadows grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 1, Pirates 2.

ROBINS 5TH: Hargreaves flied to right; Elliott was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Partridge grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: L. Waner singled; Rhyne out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [L. Waner to second]; P. Waner doubled to
center [L. Waner scored]; Traynor grounded out (second to first)
[P. Waner to third]; Cuyler flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Robins 1, Pirates 3.

ROBINS 6TH: Statz doubled; Carey singled to center [Statz
scored]; Hendrick singled to center [Carey to second]; Felix
struck out while Carey stole third and Hendrick stole second;
Butler popped to first; Carey stole home and Hendrick stole
third; Flowers was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Robins 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Harris doubled to left [Harris out at third (left
to third)]; Wright flied out to center; Spencer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 3, Pirates 3.

ROBINS 7TH: Hargreaves was hit by a pitch; Bubbles Hargreaves
struck on the side of the head;
CORGAN RAN FOR HARGREAVES;
On a bunt Elliott made an out to pitcher; Corgan was picked off
first (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to shortstop to
first to second); Partridge flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Robins 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: DEBERRY REPLACED CORGAN (PLAYING C ); Meadows
struck out; L. Waner singled to shortstop; L. Waner stole
second; Rhyne flied out to right; P. Waner singled to right [L.
Waner scored]; P. Waner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 3, Pirates 4.

ROBINS 8TH: Statz grounded out (second to first); Carey singled
to right; Hendrick struck out while Carey stole second; Felix
singled to center [Carey scored, Felix to third (error by L.
Waner)]; Butler singled [Felix scored (unearned)]; Flowers
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Robins 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Traynor tripled; Cuyler singled to left [Traynor
scored]; Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Cuyler to second]; Wright singled [Cuyler scored]; CLARK
REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); Spencer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wright out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 5, Pirates 6.

ROBINS 9TH: GOOCH REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING C ); HERMAN BATTED
FOR DEBERRY; Herman grounded out (shortstop to first); TREMPER
BATTED FOR CLARK; Tremper popped to third; Partridge flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Robins 5, Pirates 6.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Robins 5 9 0 5
Pirates 6 13 1 5