▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁but ▁was ▁assigned ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁working ▁alongside ▁manager ▁Hugh ie ▁Jenn ings . ▁ ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁Life ▁wrote : ▁" With ▁Mc Gu ire ▁and ▁Jenn ings ▁on ▁the ▁co aching ▁lines ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁fort ified ▁in ▁this ▁department ▁than ▁any ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁league ." ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Detroit ▁players ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁protest ▁over ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁Ty ▁C obb ▁for ▁attack ing ▁a ▁fan , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁management ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁substitute ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Tig ers ' ▁replacement ▁players . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁hit ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁major ▁league ▁game , ▁but ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁lost ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 2 ▁score . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁coach ▁Detroit ' s ▁young ▁pitch ers ▁during ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁then ▁leave ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁assume ▁" his ▁regular ▁duties ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁sc outs ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁as ▁a ▁sc out . ▁In ▁January ▁