▁to ▁report ▁for ▁several ▁weeks , ▁then ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁struck ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁which ▁Brook lyn ▁released ▁any ▁claim ▁it ▁had ▁over ▁Mc Gu ire . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁season , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁again ▁shared ▁catch ing ▁duties ▁with ▁B uel ow ▁– ▁ 6 9 ▁games ▁for ▁Mc Gu ire ▁and ▁ 6 3 ▁for ▁B uel ow . ▁Mc Gu ire ▁hit ▁. 2 5 0 ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁ 1 . 2 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 5 – 7 1 ▁record . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁High land ers ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Detroit ▁sold ▁Mc Gu ire ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁High land ers . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁final ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁High land ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 0 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁caught ▁ 9 7 ▁games , ▁his ▁highest ▁t ally ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁catch ers ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁double ▁plays ▁turned ▁and ▁ranked ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁ 5 3 0 ▁put outs ▁and ▁ 1 2 0   ass ists . ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average