▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁Sen ators ▁reb ounded ▁only ▁slightly ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 8 7 ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁improved ▁marked ly . ▁ ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average ▁jump ed ▁ 4 9 ▁points ▁to ▁. 3 0 6 , ▁and ▁his ▁W AR ▁rating ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 . 5 . ▁ ▁Def ens ively , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁ 2 7 8 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁allowed ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁among ▁the ▁league ' s ▁catch ers ▁with ▁ 1 1 4 ▁ass ists , ▁ 1 2 7 ▁run ners ▁caught ▁ste aling , ▁ 3 6 ▁errors ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁passed ▁balls . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁season ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁as ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 3 6 ▁with ▁ 4 8 ▁extra ▁bases ▁hits ▁( including ▁ 1 0 ▁home ▁runs ), ▁ 9 7   R B Is ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁His ▁W AR ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 0 ▁was , ▁by ▁far , ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Def ens ively , ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁major ▁league ▁record ▁by ▁catch ing ▁all ▁ 1 3 3 ▁games . ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁called ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁ 1 3 3 ▁games ▁the