▁league ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁he ▁has ▁no ▁superior ▁as ▁a ▁coach er ▁of ▁pitch ers ▁and ▁for ▁steady ▁and ▁un inter rupted ▁work ." ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁Sport ing ▁Life ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁trade ▁" mark ed ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consistent ▁and ▁reliable ▁player ▁that ▁ever ▁wore ▁a ▁Washington ▁uniform " ▁and ▁called ▁Mc Gu ire ▁" the ▁back bone ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁team ." ▁▁ ▁Play ing ▁for ▁a ▁winning ▁ball ▁club ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁de cade , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁caught ▁ 4 6 ▁games ▁and ▁bl oss omed . ▁ ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average ▁b ounced ▁back ▁to ▁. 3 1 8 ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 8 5 ▁on - base ▁percentage , ▁. 4 4 6   slug ging ▁average ▁and ▁ 1 . 4 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁strong ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 3 9 – 1 4 ▁record ▁after ▁August ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ant ▁by ▁eight ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁shared ▁catch ing ▁responsibility ▁with ▁Duke ▁Far rell , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁handling ▁ 6 9 ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁position ▁and ▁Far rell ▁ 7 6 . ▁Mc Gu ire ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 8 6 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁. 3 4 8 ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁and ▁ 1 . 2 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁▁ ▁His ▁performance ▁helped