2 1 , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁Def ens ively , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁league ' s ▁catch ers ▁in ▁multiple ▁categories ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁total ing ▁ 9 8 ▁games ▁at ▁catch er ▁( 1 st ), ▁ 3 4 9 ▁put outs ▁( 1 st ), ▁ 8 7 ▁ass ists ▁( 2 nd ), ▁ 3 0 ▁errors ▁( 1 st ), ▁ 1 4 ▁double ▁plays ▁( 1 st ), ▁ 2 0 5 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁allowed ▁( 1 st ), ▁and ▁ 9 7 ▁run ners ▁caught ▁ste aling ▁( 2 nd ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁season ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁mod est ▁improvement ▁for ▁the ▁Sen ators , ▁finishing ▁in ▁sixth ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 1 – 7 1 ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁appeared ▁in ▁fewer ▁games , ▁ 7 3 ▁at ▁catch er ▁and ▁six ▁at ▁first ▁base , ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 3 4 3 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁( the ▁highest ▁of ▁his ▁career ), ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁Sen ators ' ▁improvement ▁diss ip ated , ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 1 – 1 0 1 ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 3 1 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Sen ators , ▁ 9 3 ▁at ▁catch er ▁and ▁ 3