Deacon McGuire

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Deacon McGuire

Born:	November 18, 1863
Birthplace:	Youngstown, Ohio
Hometown:
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	185
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
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Other Teams:	Toledo 1884 Detroit Wolverines 1885, 88 Phillies 1886-88 Spiders 1888 Rochester Broncos 1890 Senators 1891-99 Brooklyn Dodgers 1899-1901 Detroit Tigers1902-1903, 1912 New York Yankees 1904-07 Indians 1908-1910
Years with Boston:	1907-1908

1 Overall Career
2 Managerial Record
3 Trivia
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Overall Career

James Thomas McGuire was born on November 18, 1863, in Youngstown, Ohio. McGuire was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 21, 1884, with the Toledo Blue Stockings.

McGuire appeared in more major league seasons than any catcher in baseball history - 26. He reached his peak with the National League Washington club, topping the .300 mark each year from 1894 through 1897, and never again. At a time when pinch hitters were rarely used, he was a good one (14-for-41 lifetime).

McGuire had a 25-year career primarily as a catcher. In 1781 career games, he finished with a .278 average, 45 HR and 840 RBI. As well as playing, he was a manager with the Washington Senators in 1898, with the Red Sox from 1907 to 1908, and with the Cleveland Indians from 1909 to 1911. Though he managed in six different years, only the 1910 Indians were his for an entire season, and he never had a winning record.

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Managerial Record

Year    League   Team     Age    G     W    L   WP Finish
1898 National Lg Washngtn  34    70   21   47   .309  11 Play/Manag

1907 American Lg BostonRS  43   112   45   61   .425  7 Play/Manag
1908 American Lg BostonRS  44   115   53   62   .461  5 Play/Manag

1909 American Lg Clvlnd    45    41   14   25   .359  6
1910 American Lg Clvlnd    46   161   71   81   .467  5 Play/Manag
1911 American Lg Clvlnd    47    17    6   11   .353  3

                 BostonRS       227   98  123   .443
                 Clvlnd         219   91  117   .437
                 Washngtn        70   21   47   .309
     TOTAL                      516  210  287   .423

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Trivia

Appeared as a 48 year old in 1912
Once committed 8 passed balls in a game against the Chicago White Stockings

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Transactions

November 19, 1885: Returned to league control by the Detroit Wolverines.
January, 1886: Under league control and obtained by the Philadelphia Quakers.
July 14, 1899: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Brooklyn Superbas for Dan McGann and Aleck Smith.
Before 1902 Season: Jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.
February 21, 1904: Purchased by the New York Highlanders from the Detroit Tigers.
June 7, 1907: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Highlanders.
August, 1908: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from the Boston Red Sox.