▁the ▁Super bas ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁p enn ant ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 2 – 5 4 ▁record . ▁During ▁one ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁threw ▁out ▁seven ▁run ners ▁attempting ▁to ▁ste al ▁second ▁base , ▁caught ▁another ▁" as leep ▁on ▁second ▁and ▁ni pped ▁still ▁another ▁sl umber ing ▁off ▁third ." ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁res umed ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁Super bas ' ▁number ▁one ▁catch er ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁caught ▁ 8 1 ▁games ▁and ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 9 6 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁. 3 4 2 ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁and ▁ 1 . 6 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁The ▁Super bas ▁remained ▁compet itive , ▁finishing ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 9 – 5 7 ▁record . ▁ ▁Ch alleng ing ▁the ▁" res erve ▁clause " ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁jump ed ▁to ▁the ▁still ▁new ▁American ▁League , ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Brook lyn ▁club ▁su ed ▁Mc Gu ire ▁for ▁bre aching ▁his ▁contract ▁to ▁play ▁there ▁and ▁sought ▁an ▁inj unction ▁prohib iting ▁him ▁from ▁playing ▁anywhere ▁else . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁went ▁to ▁trial ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁federal ▁court . ▁ ▁Brook lyn ▁club ▁president ▁Charles ▁E bb ets ▁test ified ▁in ▁court ▁" to ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁qual ities