▁compiling ▁a ▁ 5 3 – 6 2 ▁(. 4 6 1 ) ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁seven ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁for ▁Boston , ▁princip ally ▁as ▁a ▁pin ch - h itter , ▁and ▁made ▁three ▁hits , ▁including ▁a ▁home ▁run , ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁five ▁plate ▁appearances . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁Boston ▁teams ▁did ▁not ▁achieve ▁a ▁winning ▁record , ▁his ▁teams ▁lack ed ▁batt ing ▁strength . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁Cy ▁Young ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er , ▁but ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁team ▁finished ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁batt ing ▁average ▁(. 2 3 4 ) ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League . ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁" wh ipped ▁the ▁bunch ▁of ▁veter ans ▁and ▁k ids ▁from ▁tail enders ▁into ▁a ▁fighting ▁machine , ▁lay ing ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁wh irl wind ▁team " ▁that ▁went ▁ 8 8 – 6 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁N aps ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁N aps ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁game , ▁at ▁first ▁base . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁served ▁princip ally ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ▁for ▁Cleveland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and