▁ ▁One ▁account , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁physical ▁be ating :" A ▁picture ▁of ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁hands ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁interesting ▁and ▁wonderful ▁exhib it . ▁ ▁The ▁ma im ed ▁and ▁miss h ap en ▁members ▁which ▁he ▁will ▁carry ▁with ▁him ▁after ▁he ▁qu its ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁grave ▁are ▁m ute ▁rem ind ers ▁of ▁many ▁a ▁f oul ▁tick ed ▁off ▁the ▁bat , ▁a ▁wild ▁thrown ▁ball ▁stopped ▁with ▁the ▁finger ▁tips ▁after ▁a ▁le ap ▁into ▁the ▁air , ▁or ▁a ▁low ▁one ▁cla wed ▁up ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁plate , ▁and ▁an ▁occas ional ▁one ▁caught ▁full ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁digit , ▁splitting ▁the ▁flesh ▁and ▁n ail ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁former ▁team mate ▁Sam ▁C rane ▁called ▁Mc Gu ire ▁" a ▁wonder ▁– ▁phys ically ▁and ▁ment ally " ▁and ▁" a ▁human ▁oct opus ." ▁C rane ▁also ▁described ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁hands :" H is ▁big , ▁bra wn y , ▁strong ▁hands , ▁now ▁gro tes qu ely ▁dis fig ured ▁by ▁the ▁continuous ▁batter ing ▁they ▁have ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁v ici ously ▁w icked ▁in sh o ots , ▁curves , ▁sl ants ▁and ▁b enders ▁of ▁the ▁speed iest ▁pitch ers ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁have ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁un fl inch able ▁bar rier ▁to ▁the