July 26 in Pittsburgh Pirates History: Max Carey returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning (1927)

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

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