▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Philadelphia ▁lost ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ning ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁Stock ings . ▁ ▁Mc Ge ary ▁committed ▁five ▁errors ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁his ▁Philadelphia ▁team m ates ▁committed ▁another ▁ 1 6 ▁errors . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁was ▁published ▁that ▁g amb lers ▁had ▁paid ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁team ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁errors ▁by ▁Mc Ge ary ▁were ▁also ▁c ited ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁a ▁Philadelphia ▁loss ▁in ▁which ▁heavy ▁bet ting ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁league ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁accused ▁of ▁game - fix ing . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁susp ended ▁but ▁then ▁re inst ated ▁after ▁an ▁investigation ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁produce ▁evidence . ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁management ▁sus pected ▁him ▁of ▁" throw ing " ▁a ▁game ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁The ▁game ▁took ▁place ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Mut uals ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Gr ounds , ▁and ▁Mc Ge ary ▁made ▁four ▁errors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁Life ▁published ▁a ▁story ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Mc Ge ary ▁had ▁used ▁" a ▁very ▁peculiar ▁yellow ▁um bre